I was supposed to go and meet some guys in a cafe downtown today for a role playing game. Because I know my limits I decided to do a dry run of the trip with Alex in the car to navigate. Unfortunately I relied upon Googlemaps to get me there. Oh well. I spoke to the owner of the cafe on the phone when I got back home and checked another map for his location. It was news to the guy that Googlemaps had placed his cafe 20 minutes walk from where it really is.
At the time of discovering the mistake I was really furious at the waste of three hours, but now I have calmed down. Will I use Googlemaps again? Yes, but it will not be my go to resource anymore.
Comments (4)
you sure you used the internet right? :p
Comment by chelle — March 22, 2010 @ 10:20 am
That’s what I said! (silently while ZM was ranting and raving during the drive home!)
Comment by Alex — March 22, 2010 @ 12:39 pm
Sometimes them internets is goddarn tricky as a oilded up hoag.
Comment by Steve — March 22, 2010 @ 12:45 pm
i once tried to pick a client up from Frankfurt Hahn. Googlemaps sent me (well no they just told me, I drove there myself) to somewhere near Marburg. When I got to Hahn it was in the hills. Even seen an airport in the hills? I asked a woman at a petrol station where the airport might be and she laughed. I wasnt the first to drive 2 hours in the wrong direction!! Lesson learnt, NEVER TRUSRT GOOGLEMAPS!!
Comment by Yvee — March 23, 2010 @ 3:48 pm