Met a man with an ass
Some years ago, on an impulse, we purchased a GPS that came with lots of features. Too many to master, actually. And, on occasion, I let the unit serve as a logger while we visited various parts of the continent.
Now, when a unit is no longer supported by software updates, that is meant to serve as a warning: you will soon be shopping for “our next generation of product”. So far, we’ve looked, and flinched at how the perceived value to the company hardly matches our perception. Recently, the unit stopped recording any travel, although the “lock to satellites” and datum info worked as before.
This afternoon, we went on a short road trip. Around the point and back, with a few stops along the way. The GPS remembered nothing of the afternoon. I decided to try reformatting the SD card (which serves as onboard storage). And, hey! It seems to work again. I’ll be continuing tests, but for the moment we’re not buying anything new. Sorry, Mr. Garmin.
This afternoon marked the longest (and furthest) I’ve been from home in many weeks. Left me feeling anxious. Back home, I realize that I’m just “out of practice”.
Along the way, we met a man “hauling his ass along the highway”. No, really. Four hooves and an attitude: was it an ass or a donkey? I couldn’t tell. In any case, the animal serves as a natural coyote deterrent (the man raises animals, other than ass/donkey/mule?) and is willing to accept the stubborn nature of the beast to keep his other charges safe. I think that’s really cool.
