Comments on: Questions – Answered and Unanswered

By: Llew

Llew — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 01:21:16 +0000

Kevin, I agree with you about learning your way around if you’re staying a while.

I spent my first month here this year in a residential area of Summerlin. Kind of tricky to get to. Luckily, I made myself learn how to get “home” without using GPS. One day I forgot my phone and was able to get “home” without it.

By: Llew

Llew — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:08:00 +0000

I drive here to Las Vegas from Pennsylvania every winter (yes, I’m a “snowbird.”). No way could I do it without Google maps. I even took a different route this year, through Mississippi, New Orleans, Texas, Sedona. Saw a lot of new places. It was wonderful.

As for Russell Fox: Russ doesn’t do my taxes because I live in PA. But if he’s half as good a tax preparer (which his reputation indicates that he is) as he is a poker player, you would be in very good hands with him (no pun intended).

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:44:32 +0000

I used to navigate the old-fashioned way–with a map. That was never a good idea when I was driving. I therefore use Google Maps and turn on the voice function. It ain’t perfect. It has this annoying feature of not telling you what you’re going to do at an intersection until you’re three seconds away. Its location database is always out of date (so you can get directed to nonexistent locations on occasion). But it’s been indispensable when I’m somewhere unfamiliar.

I wouldn’t use it if I’m trying to get familiar with a new town, though. Navigating by trial and error–and getting lost–helps you familiarize yourself with a new place. I am highly skilled at getting lost.

By: mickey crimm

mickey crimm — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 14:00:05 +0000

I’ve spent a lot of time the last few years cruising around the country and in and around a lot of strange towns. I use Google Maps on my Iphone for navigation. I bought a phone mount at a truck stop that I mounted on the windshield just to the left of the rear view mirror. This is where I sit the phone when I have it on Google Maps. I listen to the instructions and take an occasional glance up to the blue line on Google Maps to make sure I don’t overshoot any turns. So I actually still see the road while looking at it. It works like a champ and navigating like this is pretty easy.