TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
WRITTEN BY Allie Jemison ILLUSTRATION BY Arthur Ball
“You are going the wrong way. When possible, make a U-turn. Recalculating, recalculating.” By the fifth recalculation, Nuvi, my Garmin navigation device, had my head hurting. “Nuvi,” I yelled, “shut the heck up.” In the raspy voice I'd chosen for her, Nuvi barked her directions.
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With my throbbing head and the honking of horns, I was ready to throw Nuvi out the window. Despite my irritation with my GPS device, I was at least glad that paper maps were almost obsolete. I hated trying to drive while squinting my eyes to read the darn things. They say texting and driving is bad; try being a lost tourist. As Nuvi continued to growl her orders, I began to wonder: if Nuvi or my phone died, what would I do?