I put my male ego aside and tried out my GPS service on my cell phone last week. For me to swallow my pride and allow this talking voice tell me how to travel was a huge step. Granted, I had somewhat of an ideal where I needed to go but not completely.

My wife and I got into our gas guzzling SUV after eating breakfast and I programmed the GPS device. First thing up, I never hear of the street it told me I was on. However, I decided ok let's do what this "stupid" lady was instructing me to travel.

I pulled out of the parking lot onto the street and suddenly the grumpy lady gave me new directions. This time, the directions made sense to me. I started down this road and started following what she was telling me to, turn here, turn there. So far, so good!

I knew I would need to head toward the interstate and from where I was, there was two ways to get there. One was much closer but it was full of lights while the other had a few more lights in getting to the road but once there, the road to the interstate was a straight shot with highway speeds and only 1 light to contend with. Naturally, the GPS device chose the shorter route with the lights. I had already committed myself to this so I dutifully followed her directions.

After about 10 minutes, the lady on the device spoke up and told me that I would be needing to turn right on the interstate in a fraction of a mile. This was impressive since it gave me warning. My wife usually waits till I pass my turn off to tell me I was suppose to turn back there. I made the turn and it told me to get onto the interstate and several miles.

So, I am headed where I thought I should be going even though I was sure of the exact final destination stop. This lady would every few miles speak up and tell me to stay in the left lane and travel a few more miles. After about 10 miles, I am thinking I am coming up on my turn off. Here is where it got interesting. This lady who was acting like she was in charge kept telling me to go straight and travel about 6 more miles. Everything in me wanted to take my exit but I had made this commitment so I proceeded on past my turn off convince this GPS system was going to get me lost.

At the appointed time, the announce came on that I was to turn ahead which I exit the interstate onto the new road. After about a half mile, the lady told me my destination was ahead on the right just point 6/10 of a mile. Well, when I got there, it wasn't there. It was just an intersection. I did see the cross street and made a turn onto it. The place I was trying to get to was indeed 6/10 of a mile from the intersection on the right. Bottom-line, had I listen to my inner self, I would have missed this place by quite a few miles. My GPS ladies manage to miss it by less than a mile. I guess I will continue to use it since it did better than me.