tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post5550871317044589303..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Sixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-3057760949782933942013-06-01T15:42:12.343-04:002013-06-01T15:42:12.343-04:00Just heard about two different people who's gp...Just heard about two different people who's gps failed completely on the way to Quebec City. Could not pick up the satellites. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-19652842507652821462013-06-01T11:22:27.790-04:002013-06-01T11:22:27.790-04:00I was in Houston, Tx. last week when the gps in my...I was in Houston, Tx. last week when the gps in my truck started changing elevations from -168 feet to +348 feet within a tenth of a mile of travel. It did that for about five miles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-38951971451806070042013-05-31T21:01:20.397-04:002013-05-31T21:01:20.397-04:00You've got to be smarter than your gizmos.You've got to be smarter than your gizmos. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-9845033197122856632013-05-31T15:23:48.287-04:002013-05-31T15:23:48.287-04:00GPS's are one of those instruments that make p...GPS's are one of those instruments that make people dumb. Well, just dumber than usual in some case. How about the idiot who did what his GPS said: "turn right, turn right"...he did and found himself driving on the railway line. This was at the railway crossing...(That was in my towh here last year)Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844967794207697583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-40131923491156867792013-05-31T15:16:21.884-04:002013-05-31T15:16:21.884-04:00Good point. Good point. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-87425173758251560402013-05-31T13:06:47.449-04:002013-05-31T13:06:47.449-04:00And if you geo cache 'supplies', better ta...And if you geo cache 'supplies', better take back note information just in case GPS system does go kablooey . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-38526529412379040362013-05-31T12:05:58.885-04:002013-05-31T12:05:58.885-04:00I see some interest in off shore sailors developin...I see some interest in off shore sailors developing the skill. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-2418906404359776142013-05-31T09:52:19.686-04:002013-05-31T09:52:19.686-04:00When off shore more than 20 miles, you may want an...When off shore more than 20 miles, you may want an old fashioned sextant. The stars don't change or blink off very often (grin). But then you will have to have good watch and calander. . .Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.com