So, today has been something of a Murphy’s Law kind of day…as in, everything that could go wrong pretty much did. I will not bore you with all of the details, except to say that I am safely in Florida now. I did, however, want to share one story with you.

When I stopped at the rental counter to pick up my car, they told me that for just $10 per day, I could have a GPS in the car. Now, I have a GPS on my phone, but I figured this might be better. Bigger screen, more features, reliable local maps, so I ( meaning the office) sprang for the extra money and got the GPS. What a mistake that turned out to be.

I should have known something was wrong when it took forever to obtain the satellite signal. The problem I had was that it never really wanted to tell me where to go, or how to get where I was going. It did a great job of showing where I was…some of the time.

After about a half our of driving around, hopelessly lost, I finally found a place to pull into a parking lot, grabbed my car charger out of the trunk, and plugged in my phone ( for the record, HTC Hero on Sprint). I fired up the Sprint Navigator app (which is powered by Telenav ( www.Telenav.com)), and away I went.

After completely retracing my steps and driving all the way back through the airport, Sprint Navigator, which I had in my pocket all along, got me to my hotel quickly and easily, and more importantly without a single missed turn..thanks for nothing, Enterprise.

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