HotCarl Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Ok I got a great rate on a my Chattanooga hotel. 20$ cheaper than anywhere else. After I get my confirmation number and information they offer to give me printer friendly direction's from the site. So I do, despite the fact i already have direction's to another tourist location in the area from Mapquest. I'll sum this up as much as possible in saying Hotels.com's direction's were HORRIBLE. I was at least 2 hours in the WRONG DIRECTION before I was able to stop at a welcome center in Ketucky and figure out where the hell I was at. Luckily the highway I was on hooked back up with i75 and I was able to resume my trip. All in all my 7 hour trip turned into a 9 hour trip. Freakin' rediculous. /rant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Don't lie. You know you just got lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 You needa Garmin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 You needa Garmin. Or maybe a compass..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 QFT. They are cheap, portable and handy as hell. I even have a GPS on my new BlackBerry 8800 and it works awesome too! You needa Garmin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 No, he just needs a map, you can't trust anything nowadays, pull out a trust map and LOOK AT IT, no big deal, easy a pie and works everytime. I've yet to get lost on my many trips to various states, because I carry a map in my car all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Don't lie. You know you just got lost. damn, way to call me out. seriously though, its common knowledge that any interstate with an odd number run's North and South, while even number's run East and West. When the direction's asked to take 71 to 75, then continue on 71S, I didnt question it. Then they said take 64 E for 170mi... I thought that was a bit odd. Luckily thats 64 meets 75 again in Lexington. Bascially a 2 hour detour. As for Garmin, I'd rather spend that money on sattellite radio for my car and use a map. At least with that I'd use it more than once a month. Then again I used a map this time and look what happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 damn, way to call me out. Then again I used a map this time and look what happened. Shit in, Shit out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HotCarl Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 EDIT: I used a map from a "reputable site" and look what happened. I should've cross referenced the map with mapquest, and a REAL map before I made my trip but i was lazy. Just a little more preperation and i would've been fine, doesn't matter.. I still blame somone else.. its just easier that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Even Mapquest directions to get to the Columbus Zoo, were at one time, completely wrong. If coming from the east, then going north on 270, when you got off the highway Mapquest told you to turn left. The Zoo is to the right, had it not been my first time driving to the Zoo myself where I actually had to pay attention to where I was going, I would have seen that as being wrong immediatly. But 20 minutes in the wrong direction with 4 wrong turns we eventually figured out the correct way to go. I will agree though that Garmin is the shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Bascially a 2 hour detour. Maybe they detoured you around some major contruction or something else. You know there doing that these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 All you need is a compass and a map. You can find out quickly if you are going in the opposite direction =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted May 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Maybe they detoured you around some major contruction or something else. You know there doing that these days. negative, I took the correct way home the way back and it was 2 hours faster, a bit of construction but nothing to warrant such a detour. I learned my lesson that time. Im going on a road trip this month to SC/FL/OH, I'll be sure to plan this one out a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 78novaman Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 I'm on the road a good bit and I always make sure I have an up to date map in the glove box for the area I'm traveling in. I never trust any map software or online service 100%. It's ok for quick reference, but always get an up to date printed map to verify. If you are a AAA member you can go into any AAA office and they will help you plan the route for any road trip. As part of a membership you get free maps and tourist guides. Went to philly a couple of winters ago, got a PA map, Philly map, and a couple of books from AAA, plus they made sure I knew about any events, construction, etc. going on in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Streets and Trips + Laptop + cheapie USB GPS devices also works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 Streets and Trips + Laptop + cheapie USB GPS devices also works. Yeah i use something like that But a map and a compass if you don't have that luxury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted May 30, 2007 Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'm supposed to book my hotel in Florida on Hotels.com this week.... but I didn't expect to have to pay the total up front. I never had to do that before with them...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted May 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'm supposed to book my hotel in Florida on Hotels.com this week.... but I didn't expect to have to pay the total up front. I never had to do that before with them...... Really? that's one thing i actually liked about them, I paid everything online. When i got there I showed my ID and that was it. oh and i paid 10$ for valet parking, it was already 8 to park it myself, i tipped a guy 2$ to park it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sciongirl Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Really? that's one thing i actually liked about them, I paid everything online. When i got there I showed my ID and that was it. oh and i paid 10$ for valet parking, it was already 8 to park it myself, i tipped a guy 2$ to park it. I may end up liking it, only coz that cost is now out of the way.... but still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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