My Brother-in-Law and his wife were recently traveling in Colorado. Their borrowed car had one of those cool GPS doo-hickies that would tell them where to go. Unfortunately it kept telling them to go the wrong way. They ended up going out of the way over and over again, causing them to name the GPS and it's female voice, "The Hussy". They were not amused.
Nonetheless, I wanted a Hussy of my own. Some kind voice to tell me when I've overshot my exit "Recalculating..." and when I've arrived at the right place "Arriving at destination".
I tend to be an early adopter when it comes to gadgets. Makes my husband a little crazy. I had purchased a GPS system a few years ago that I thought would help me not get lost so often. Basically it's a $400 paperweight. I bought too early. So prior to last Christmas I sent him an email. The gist of it was "I know what you're thinking, don't say it. Please get this for me for Christmas, it would make me very happy." I figured that my chances of actually getting another $300+ possible paperweight were probably pretty slim, but didn't think it hurt to ask.
Imagine my delight (I'm such a geek for electronic and computer stuff) when I found my own little hussy under the tree! I thanked him profusely for the gift and for NOT saying anything smart while giving it to me, as much as I might have deserved it.
To show him that I had done my research on this one, I ran out to get velcro to stick it on my dashboard and started it right up. He was impressed. Unlike my Brother-in-law's hussy, my Hussy has NEVER steered me in the wrong direction. My husband probably still thinks it's a bit of an extravagance, but he admits that it does what it's supposed to do - keep his wandering wife from ending up off course all the time. Thanks honey!
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