TomTom... [Freewriters Daily Prompt - Sunday]
Hmm.. what is a TomTom, I wondered. I know of a TimTam, a rich chocolate coated biscuit originated from a company in Australia. I can only eat a bite or two of it because it is sweet, too sweet for my liking. But it is quite far from a TomTom. Then, I thought of a local snack called Tam Tam. But it is not a TomTom for sure. TomTom sounded like a toy but I wasn't sure. I thought for quite a long while, scrolling through my pages of memories in my head before I gave up, or rather, gave in to technology. I had to ask Mr. G.
Ahh.. there it was... TomTom is a GPS. Okay, I do not know of a TomTom GPS. I only know of a Garmin before Google Maps and Waze took over. When I traveled to the US many years back, we rented a car with Garmin. It brought us to places we needed to go. Helpful and thank the trees for it, else we would take forever to reach our destinations. But now, with Google Maps and Waze, we don't need a Garmin anymore. And I think I will never have a need for a TomTom.
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Never heard of Waze...
I still have Garmin and some low budget English navigation system. It was bought with old cards and should be updated but we never managed to do that for some reason it is impossible and the customer service keeps silent.
The benefit is Google is not informed where we are heading and the phone iy's battery isn't drained plus not internet needed. Still do not have it only phone.
I agree, Google maps does not inform and is battery thirsty both Google and Waze. Garmin was not cheap either and needed software upgrade and update each time. I use Waze more now but now there are new policies to use it. Need to look for alternative now.
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Battery thirsty indeed + noisy and digging in your phone checking everything and most likely taking selfies of you every few minutes...
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Dang.. that is a scary thought - the selfies - and I don't doubt that. Might as well just get lost and find my way eventually.
You will find your way. There was a time we did without and rarely got lost. You can cover your cam/selfie camera like I do.
Do you use a sticker?
Yah I got lost many times even with the navigators. Can’t seem to be able to tell which road it is showing when there is a fork of 2 or 3 roads haha
It’s just a piece of paper with sticky tape over it, but I’ve also used medical plaster on occasion, and sometimes it’s just a bit of thicker paper/card that I fold over and tuck between the back of the case.
Strangely enough, I often find my way, but when I’m almost home, I get lost.
I’d better not tell you about the experience I had with friends who were using the sat-nav and how long we ended up wandering or driving in circles. In any case, it makes people less alert, and in that respect too, the brain gets less practice in navigating and recognising landmarks whilst on the move. Another brain killer and more dumb people.
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Clever piece of writing; I liked how you used the pun with the brands that resembled that darn TomTom. I, too, had to resort to Mr. G.
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Thank you ladyaryastark! I liked your TomTom drum!!