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iris lilies
1-8-23, 11:54am
We are going to see Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle when they perform in St. Louis. Chapelle has, for many years, required that his audience lock their phones during his concerts. He uses a system where you put your phone in a bag and it’s locked, and you have the bag with you, but you can’t get to your phone. When you leave the concert venue there’s a device where you unlock the phone from its case.

I think that’s pretty interesting, this new technology to keep us in the old ways.

littlebittybobby
1-8-23, 12:33pm
Okay---Pesky Cell Phones are more trouble than they are worth. Yup. See----the alleged Idaho Stabbing(s) suspect left a trail of cellphone tracking, by taking his phone with him, when he allegedly did the awful things he is accused of. It may be a setup. See? Also, even if you aren;'t an exceptionally evil person(like he is alleged to have been), you are essentially on a leash with one o' them things! How many times have I seen aisle-blockers, egg-checkers, bread (and meat) squeezers squeezing one-handed while on the phone to their Master? No need to answer, as it is a rhetorical quiession. Yup. But yeah----let's hypothesize; some gal, for some strange reason, will bee exceptionally friendly to littlebittymee for no good reason. And if I respond, even by just saying hello, ma'am, and later on said wummun imagines that a mysterious stalker is driving past their home, which is located on a major thoroughfare that I (coincidentally) frequently use, then I would be under suspicion! See? If I leave my phone home at all times, I have no proof of my whereabnouts. If I keep my phone with me at all times, well---there's your proof! Damned if I do, damned if I don't. We eventually find that her friendliness was a ploy to induce her present BF to move in with her & be her slave, by making it appear that she has other suitors. Yup. A tactic often used. But, that's just an example; not an active situation. Also, say you have workers on the job. They stop work, to answer the electronic leash to take a call. It is bad news of some sort. After the call;, their mind is not on their work, and they may even have to leave early. Thus, you can't get stuff done on time. See? Hope that helps you recognize how evil cell phones really are. Thankk Mee.

iris lilies
1-8-23, 1:00pm
I hate my cell phone, but the tickets are on it. I cannot get an entry into this event without a cell phone.

Rogar
1-8-23, 4:18pm
I was reading about the B-52s final tour and they were asked why they were quitting. One of them said he was tired of looking out into the audience and seeing a bunch of people holding up their cell phones so the ones behind them couldn't see. I think it was partially in jest, but not entirely.

I don't imagine a voluntary request would go too far. Some people have a problem with them.

iris lilies
1-8-23, 4:32pm
Okay---Pesky Cell Phones are more trouble than they are worth. Yup. See----the alleged Idaho Stabbing(s) suspect left a trail of cellphone tracking, by taking his phone with him, when he allegedly did the awful things he is accused of. It may be a setup. See? Also, even if you aren;'t an exceptionally evil person(like he is alleged to have been), you are essentially on a leash with one o' them things! How many times have I seen aisle-blockers, egg-checkers, bread (and meat) squeezers squeezing one-handed while on the phone to their Master? No need to answer, as it is a rhetorical quiession. Yup. But yeah----let's hypothesize; some gal, for some strange reason, will bee exceptionally friendly to littlebittymee for no good reason. And if I respond, even by just saying hello, ma'am, and later on said wummun imagines that a mysterious stalker is driving past their home, which is located on a major thoroughfare that I (coincidentally) frequently use, then I would be under suspicion! See? If I leave my phone home at all times, I have no proof of my whereabnouts. If I keep my phone with me at all times, well---there's your proof! Damned if I do, damned if I don't. We eventually find that her friendliness was a ploy to induce her present BF to move in with her & be her slave, by making it appear that she has other suitors. Yup. A tactic often used. But, that's just an example; not an active situation. Also, say you have workers on the job. They stop work, to answer the electronic leash to take a call. It is bad news of some sort. After the call;, their mind is not on their work, and they may even have to leave early. Thus, you can't get stuff done on time. See? Hope that helps you recognize how evil cell phones really are. Thankk Mee.


Since I am not accused of stalking anyone very often I guess I’m not terribly concerned about my phone revealing my whereabouts.

frugal-one
1-8-23, 5:39pm
I hate my cell phone, but the tickets are on it. I cannot get an entry into this event without a cell phone.

Could you print the tickets out from your phone?

iris lilies
1-8-23, 5:44pm
Could you print the tickets out from your phone?
I haven’t tried. I assume there’s a barcode that can be printed. I thought I would probably print them and take them with me to have as a back up.

littlebittybobby
1-9-23, 10:32am
Okay----Are these tickjicks to see Saul McPieman? Or, are they tickicks to see Dillon? Or msaybe Ellton? Maybe Joe Bonnnamesssy, THE Greatest Guitar player who has EVER lived! Yup. It seems like all the elderly teeny-boppers just HAVE to see them, irregardless of the cost or risks. Two of my former F-book friends in Spokanistan, good demmmacrats usually just complaining about their impoverished existences on account of re-pubs, changed the subject when they learned that to their delight, Moron 5 was appearing in Concert in See-I'm Addled, 300 miles away! They agreed that they needed to order tickkickls NOW, to get the best seats, and reserve a hotel room.. Yup. But yeah---the takeaway, FauxLily, is to just cut your losses & stay home. Getting out to a large venue wherer there's a crowd, may attract a Tee-Vee educated maniac, who attempts to set a kill record in a copycat attackk. See? Just like our former poster from Doo-Doo town---first, her daughter was an employee at the theater where the crazed grad student attackkked, and then later on, a ditched BF, a Bro dfum da hood, shot her cousdin(the ex-gf's Daddy) and den wuz shot by de po-leese, even though Black Lives Martter! Yup. Avoid crowds, avoid traffic, avoid diversity.. Avoid places where people are consduming alcohol & drugs & food, such as the Beverly Hills sUPPER cLUB w/aluminum wiring OR 7-11 mISSSSIPPP[ISSSI, WHERE DA PERPS ARE WAITING OUTSIDE FOR YOU.. .Treaffic is Murder, too. . Stay in your home; it is the ONLY place you can legitimately defend yourself. Unless, of course--- your Domestic Partner assaults you. You'll go to jail, if you fight back. Niow you know. Hope that helps you some.50655065506650675068

Tradd
1-9-23, 1:46pm
Iris, are you a Luddite?

iris lilies
1-9-23, 2:17pm
Iris, are you a Luddite?
I hate my cell phone because it is very small, it’s an old apple 6e and also I don’t have pockets so I have no convenient way to carry it with me.

I’m not a Luddite because I’m on an iPad many many many hours a day.

sweetana3
1-9-23, 3:44pm
I would suggest getting used to a very small cross body bag. Keeps hands free and phone accessible. I just live with my phone in my purse which is on another floor of the house. Husband knows to call the landline number and leave a message if necessary. I do not like any phones.
https://www.amazon.com/Cellphone-Crossbody-Shoulder-Removable-Climbing/dp/B0834Z57TN/ref=sr_1_28?gclid=CjwKCAiAk--dBhABEiwAchIwkT1rXemsymF6DMMa5Ef6bPb3CmtE4xSW0dg11 WjOnjUNlbHaFgK77hoCEkgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=537921595804&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9016137&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1625265000647801165&hvtargid=kwd-822444133583&hydadcr=8077_9910019&keywords=mini+crossbody+bags+for+travel&qid=1673296881&sr=8-28

iris lilies
1-9-23, 4:37pm
I don’t like cross body bags, I’ve tried them. When I must go out in public carrying money and etc. I put my phone into a large wallet thingie with a zipper. I hold it in my armpit. I have hands-free.

JaneV2.0
1-9-23, 4:53pm
I hate my cell phone because it is very small, it’s an old apple 6e and also I don’t have pockets so I have no convenient way to carry it with me.

I’m not a Luddite because I’m on an iPad many many many hours a day.

How is it you don't have pockets? One of the true necessities of life.

iris lilies
1-9-23, 6:14pm
How is it you don't have pockets? One of the true necessities of life.
I dont like pants eith pockets.

JaneV2.0
1-9-23, 7:00pm
I have pockets in everything. I'd have skivvies with pockets if there were such a thing. :~)

Tradd
1-9-23, 7:40pm
I hate my cell phone because it is very small, it’s an old apple 6e and also I don’t have pockets so I have no convenient way to carry it with me.

I’m not a Luddite because I’m on an iPad many many many hours a day.

Most people who say they hate their phones are Luddites in my experience.

iris lilies
1-9-23, 8:14pm
Most people who say they hate their phones are Luddites in my experience.
Well, I’m a Luddite with my phone because I don’t use it that often. I love it for GPS but because the screen is so small I don’t like it for anything else. And I’m used to the size of an iPad mini screen

Rogar
1-9-23, 9:41pm
Most people who say they hate their phones are Luddites in my experience.

Count me as a Luddite. Cell phones have their place within limits. The NYT has had recent features on groups of rebel young people who were going back to flip phones and real cameras.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/style/teens-social-media.html

herbgeek
1-10-23, 6:08am
I'd have skivvies with pockets if there were such a thing

Here you go Jane:

https://www.amazon.com/Vockets-Underwear-Discreet-Panties-Seamless/dp/B07WX7ZXMG/ref=sr_1_6?crid=21XMJW7GNY1V0&keywords=womens%2Bunderwear%2Bwith%2Bpockets&qid=1673348813&sprefix=womens%2Bunderwear%2Bwith%2Bpockets%2Caps% 2C87&sr=8-6&th=1&psc=1

frugal-one
1-10-23, 9:07am
I’m with IL. I have few pants with pockets and also find it uncomfortable to have a phone in the pocket. When I do need to carry a phone I usually wear a vest that has pockets. I ALSO prefer to do many things on my iPad because of size and ease of use. I hate being tethered to a phone and many times even forget to bring it with me. It is not imperative, IMO, to constantly be available as when I was working and was REQUIRED to always have the phone on and respond.

Teacher Terry
1-10-23, 10:46am
I love pockets because they hold my Kleenex:((. I don’t put my phone in my pocket as it’s a good way to break it or lose it. I rarely use my desktop computer or laptop anymore because I just use my phone.

rosarugosa
1-10-23, 10:48am
I won't buy pants without pockets, but I am small, so my pants are small, and my pockets are often too small to accommodate a phone. Because of Mom-related responsibilities, I am less likely to indulge in the untethered joys of being unreachable, alas. Usually I am wearing a jacket or hoodie with pockets that are big enough, and I live in a climate where I need to wear one of these more often than not. I also frequently have my pocketbook, but for a short walk I also have an alternate tiny shoulder bag that is just the right size for a phone and a couple of other things. If I'm just going to the library for example, I might take the tiny bag with phone, keys, library card, mask, and list of books. I don't like to carry anything if I'm going for a recreational walk, so I make sure I have adequate pocket capacity for something like a walk on the rail trail or in the woods.

happystuff
1-10-23, 10:51am
Love pockets as well. Cargo pants are a must at work as I can carry the things I need/want throughout the night. Actually want a couple more pairs to replace my jeans.

LOL on the pocket underwear!!!

JaneV2.0
1-10-23, 11:48am
Here you go Jane:

https://www.amazon.com/Vockets-Underwear-Discreet-Panties-Seamless/dp/B07WX7ZXMG/ref=sr_1_6?crid=21XMJW7GNY1V0&keywords=womens%2Bunderwear%2Bwith%2Bpockets&qid=1673348813&sprefix=womens%2Bunderwear%2Bwith%2Bpockets%2Caps% 2C87&sr=8-6&th=1&psc=1

Perfect!

LDAHL
1-12-23, 2:27pm
I would never give up my cell phone just because silly people sometimes do silly things with them. Look at all the things it replaces in one little package. I can remember the Filofax, Walkman, GPS, calculator, Blackberry, pager, compass, mp3 player, dictionary, notebook, flashlight, camera, television, and radio as separate units. No wonder cargo pants used to be so popular.

If a few fools back over cliffs taking selfies, annoy people in movie theaters or crash cars while texting drivel, I really can’t see that’s the fault of the technology. If I really don’t want to be bothered, I just switch it off.

catherine
1-12-23, 3:11pm
I would never give up my cell phone just because silly people sometimes do silly things with them. Look at all the things it replaces in one little package. I can remember the Filofax, Walkman, GPS, calculator, Blackberry, pager, compass, mp3 player, dictionary, notebook, flashlight, camera, television, and radio as separate units. No wonder cargo pants used to be so popular.

If a few fools back over cliffs taking selfies, annoy people in movie theaters or crash cars while texting drivel, I really can’t see that’s the fault of the technology. If I really don’t want to be bothered, I just switch it off.

I use my iPhone for many, many things. Here is an excerpt of an article I published in my blog in 2011, and list keeps growing. I am now a diligent user of health apps--which Eric Topol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Topol)would soundly recommend. I track my sleep on 2 apps, my heart on two apps, my BP, my eating habit and exercise habits on apps that are connected to other apps. If I stay alive for a while, I have only my apps to thank.

Here is my daily list of uses for my iPhone, as reported in 2011:


6:00am: I wake up early to work on a report, using my iPhone’s alarm. I’ve chosen a soft, soothing ring, like “Harp” because I’m home and if I oversleep, no big deal. But if I’m on the road and need to get up for an early meeting, it might be “Piano Riff” or “Xylophone”–much ruder, but much less likely for me to sleep over it. No more calling the hotel desks for a wake-up call.
7:30am: I’ve worked on my report for an hour and half and now Nessie is looking to go for a walk. I wonder if I need a hat, so I check the weather app–43 degrees. Iffy. I grab the hat.
7:45am: While I’m on the walk I see a turtle cross the path by the creek, so I take a picture with the camera, upload it to Facebook. The rest of the time I listen to my iPod: some music, and a daily Podcast by pray-as-you-go.org.
7:50am: Done with the walk, so I check my calendar to see what meetings I have.
7:55am: I read the daily Liturgy of the Hours readings on my Universalis app
8:15am: I catch up on my finances. I check in with Mint and input transactions from the day before to my YouNeedABudget app. Mint reminds me I have a bill to pay today.
8:45am: After breakfast and 20 minutes of yoga I log my meal and excercise on my MyFitnessPal app.I really want to get that report done, so I use my TaskTimer app, which is like a stopwatch, which is great for me because I tend to get distracted very easily. But when I use the TaskTimer, I know I’ve pledged myself to 45 minutes of straight work. Amazing what you can get done in 45 minutes of concentrated work.
11:30am: At lunchtime I’m meeting a friend for lunch at a restaurant I haven’t used before, so I can either use my map app, which came with the iPhone, or I can use the more GPS-like AT&T Navigator. In this case, because I have to drive and there seem to be a lot of turns, I go with the AT&T Navigator. On the way, I listen to my iPod.
12:05pm My friend is a little late, so I read some of my book on my Kindle app. Surprisingly, it reads very well, considering the screen is so small. I sync it with my Kindle purchases, and the bookmarks always are in sync. Or I could play a little Tetris.
12:10pm Also while I’m waiting, I check my blog stats on my WordPress app.
12:30pm At lunch my friend hasn’t seen my kids in a while, so I show her the photos on my phone. We also talk about the hardships of traveling, so I pull up a really funny comic monologue on travel by comedian Brian Regan on YouTube.
1:10pm After lunch, I check my email and voice mail in the car parking lot, and return a couple of urgent emails. I can tell which ones to ignore–the ones that aren’t identified through my contacts.
2:00-5:00pm The rest of the afternoon I spend at my computer doing assorted tasks, taking all my business calls on my iPhone. Hardly ever use the landline.
5:30pm I see a QR code for a magazine article I’m interested in, so I use the code scanner I’ve downloaded and get the article and a coupon to use on a shopping trip. I save the article to Evernote.
6:00pm On the dog’s evening walk, I check out movies on my Redbox app and reserve one for the evening.
7:00pm After dinner, we check in with my son, using FaceTime. (I actually hate FaceTime because I’ve seen myself on the reverse camera feature and it’s a pretty scary sight! If they could only create an app with a gauze feature to soften those wrinkles).
10:00pm And before bed, I want to say a rosary, but I can never remember those darned mysteries, so I pray using my Rosary app. If only my grammar school principal, Sister Ellen Marie, could see me now!

LDAHL
1-12-23, 4:02pm
I use my iPhone for many, many things. Here is an excerpt of an article I published in my blog in 2011, and list keeps growing. I am now a diligent user of health apps--which Eric Topol (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Topol)would soundly recommend. I track my sleep on 2 apps, my heart on two apps, my BP, my eating habit and exercise habits on apps that are connected to other apps. If I stay alive for a while, I have only my apps to thank.

Here is my daily list of uses for my iPhone, as reported in 2011:


6:00am: I wake up early to work on a report, using my iPhone’s alarm. I’ve chosen a soft, soothing ring, like “Harp” because I’m home and if I oversleep, no big deal. But if I’m on the road and need to get up for an early meeting, it might be “Piano Riff” or “Xylophone”–much ruder, but much less likely for me to sleep over it. No more calling the hotel desks for a wake-up call.
7:30am: I’ve worked on my report for an hour and half and now Nessie is looking to go for a walk. I wonder if I need a hat, so I check the weather app–43 degrees. Iffy. I grab the hat.
7:45am: While I’m on the walk I see a turtle cross the path by the creek, so I take a picture with the camera, upload it to Facebook. The rest of the time I listen to my iPod: some music, and a daily Podcast by pray-as-you-go.org.
7:50am: Done with the walk, so I check my calendar to see what meetings I have.
7:55am: I read the daily Liturgy of the Hours readings on my Universalis app
8:15am: I catch up on my finances. I check in with Mint and input transactions from the day before to my YouNeedABudget app. Mint reminds me I have a bill to pay today.
8:45am: After breakfast and 20 minutes of yoga I log my meal and excercise on my MyFitnessPal app.I really want to get that report done, so I use my TaskTimer app, which is like a stopwatch, which is great for me because I tend to get distracted very easily. But when I use the TaskTimer, I know I’ve pledged myself to 45 minutes of straight work. Amazing what you can get done in 45 minutes of concentrated work.
11:30am: At lunchtime I’m meeting a friend for lunch at a restaurant I haven’t used before, so I can either use my map app, which came with the iPhone, or I can use the more GPS-like AT&T Navigator. In this case, because I have to drive and there seem to be a lot of turns, I go with the AT&T Navigator. On the way, I listen to my iPod.
12:05pm My friend is a little late, so I read some of my book on my Kindle app. Surprisingly, it reads very well, considering the screen is so small. I sync it with my Kindle purchases, and the bookmarks always are in sync. Or I could play a little Tetris.
12:10pm Also while I’m waiting, I check my blog stats on my WordPress app.
12:30pm At lunch my friend hasn’t seen my kids in a while, so I show her the photos on my phone. We also talk about the hardships of traveling, so I pull up a really funny comic monologue on travel by comedian Brian Regan on YouTube.
1:10pm After lunch, I check my email and voice mail in the car parking lot, and return a couple of urgent emails. I can tell which ones to ignore–the ones that aren’t identified through my contacts.
2:00-5:00pm The rest of the afternoon I spend at my computer doing assorted tasks, taking all my business calls on my iPhone. Hardly ever use the landline.
5:30pm I see a QR code for a magazine article I’m interested in, so I use the code scanner I’ve downloaded and get the article and a coupon to use on a shopping trip. I save the article to Evernote.
6:00pm On the dog’s evening walk, I check out movies on my Redbox app and reserve one for the evening.
7:00pm After dinner, we check in with my son, using FaceTime. (I actually hate FaceTime because I’ve seen myself on the reverse camera feature and it’s a pretty scary sight! If they could only create an app with a gauze feature to soften those wrinkles).
10:00pm And before bed, I want to say a rosary, but I can never remember those darned mysteries, so I pray using my Rosary app. If only my grammar school principal, Sister Ellen Marie, could see me now!



Don’t lose that phone!

catherine
1-12-23, 4:04pm
Don’t lose that phone!

Haha, that's why I also use the ping feature on my Apple Watch to locate my phone, a feature which, as I get older, I am utilizing much, much more often. Sometimes I ping my phone from my Apple Watch only to find that the phone is in my back pocket!

frugal-one
1-13-23, 5:18am
Interestingly compilation Catherine.

frugal-one
1-13-23, 5:29am
Just read about info about T-Mobile Data breach…. sheesh

https://clark.com/cell-phones/t-mobile-data-breach-settlement/?utm_source=Clark.com&utm_campaign=0564e2b19c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_01_11_04_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_afa92deb83-717d09f946-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

frugal-one
1-13-23, 5:35am
Wondering…. is there an app where you put in all the places you are going and it tells you the most efficient route to take?

rosarugosa
1-13-23, 6:03am
Wow Catherine, you get maximum usage from your device! I do find mine to be a useful tool, but I only use it for the following:
Text messaging
Camera
Phone calls
Insight Timer (meditation app)
Deposit checks (rarely)
GPS
Look something up with Google (when I'm out and about)
I'm home a lot so tend to use my laptop more because I like having a mouse and keyboard.

Tradd
1-13-23, 7:02am
Wondering…. is there an app where you put in all the places you are going and it tells you the most efficient route to take?

Google Maps now will tell you how fuel efficient a route is.

LDAHL
1-13-23, 7:17am
Google Maps now will tell you how fuel efficient a route is.

Warns about construction or speed traps too.

Tradd
1-13-23, 7:44am
I use my phone for everything. Have a new iPad and I’m transitioning to it for when I’m at home.

frugal-one
1-13-23, 8:53am
Google Maps now will tell you how fuel efficient a route is.

I meant is there an app that if you put all the addresses in…. it will tell you the most efficient route… so you are not backtracking etc.

Love my iPad

catherine
1-13-23, 9:24am
I meant is there an app that if you put all the addresses in…. it will tell you the most efficient route… so you are not backtracking etc.

Love my iPad

Yes, when I did Meals on Wheels I had 6 addresses to deliver to, and I used the map app to figure out the most efficient route.

Rogar
1-13-23, 9:33am
I love the map app. I don't know if this is common being a Luddite, but I use the map app voice directions through my Bluetooth in the car. I'm still a little green on this, but I think you can enter addresses with a voice command. If you take a wrong turn, it will get you back on course. I was surprised when it warned my about the speed trap ahead and it routes you around bottle necks like accidents and construction. Other than access to an actual phone when ever you want to carry it along, the map app is about the best use, in my opinion.

iris lilies
1-13-23, 10:03am
Agreed, I love the map ap. I am even TOO dependent on it now. When I went to Nashville last fall for a flower show seminar, I didn’t even have an analog backup. That is dangerous because I would have been completely lost without the phone.

littlebittybobby
1-13-23, 10:31am
Okay---what the world needs now is telephone implants, that are connected directly to your brain. That way, you can control your phone directly, with your thoughts. Plus--you've always got it with you. See? The technology is just around the corner, as soon as they develop vaccines for cancer & world peace. Yup. Hope that helps you kids some. As Always50795080

ApatheticNoMore
1-13-23, 1:28pm
I hate the maps that tell you the fastest route to get somewhere. I always get lost that way, because they have been going some weird route with endless turns. I mostly just want the most direct way to get somewhere. Take two freeways and get off? Yea see that's what I'm looking for, not this turn right, then left, then right then right then a u-turn business. But that might take me 10 minutes more? Oh yea and how much time do they think getting lost takes me because it can be a lot more than that.

Rogar
1-13-23, 1:52pm
I hate the maps that tell you the fastest route to get somewhere. I always get lost that way, because they have been going some weird route with endless turns. I mostly just want the most direct way to get somewhere. Take two freeways and get off? Yea see that's what I'm looking for, not this turn right, then left, then right then right then a u-turn business. But that might take me 10 minutes more? Oh yea and how much time do they think getting lost takes me because it can be a lot more than that.

If I'm going somewhere in a new part of town or new town, or other place I've never been, the other option I used in my even more luddite role was to print out directions at home or at least memorize the route. I still take a look at the map before going somewhere and don't always follow the map app. Most of the time though, the map app is very useful. Especially in totally new places.

JaneV2.0
1-13-23, 3:56pm
The amount of information that can be retrieved from a cell phone the size of a candy bar is really astounding when you think about it--and I often do. But I mostly keep mine at hand as an emergency measure, while using the laptop for everything non-phone related.

frugal-one
1-13-23, 4:17pm
Still not what I am referring to…. guess there must not be an app to input many addresses and have it tell in which order to stop at each so you don’t have to backtrack?

JaneV2.0
1-13-23, 4:21pm
Still not what I am referring to…. guess there must not be an app to input many addresses and have it tell in which order to stop at each so you don’t have to backtrack?

I bet Uber and Amazon use such a thing. ETA: Is this what you're looking for? https://getcircuit.com/route-planner/blog/delivery-route-planner-apps

catherine
1-13-23, 4:26pm
Still not what I am referring to…. guess there must not be an app to input many addresses and have it tell in which order to stop at each so you don’t have to backtrack?

Yes, that's what I was describing with my Meals on Wheels delivery.

frugal-one
1-13-23, 4:51pm
Yes, that's what I was describing with my Meals on Wheels delivery.

Guess I will have to try it out but per google maps…

“The simple fact is that route optimization with Google Maps doesn’t exist.”

There is a circuit tool available for price that Jane mentioned above.

Tradd
1-14-23, 12:34pm
I hate the maps that tell you the fastest route to get somewhere. I always get lost that way, because they have been going some weird route with endless turns. I mostly just want the most direct way to get somewhere. Take two freeways and get off? Yea see that's what I'm looking for, not this turn right, then left, then right then right then a u-turn business. But that might take me 10 minutes more? Oh yea and how much time do they think getting lost takes me because it can be a lot more than that.

Google Maps really pissed me off when I was driving to/from FL in December. Wanted me to go through Atlanta, which is the worst way due to congestion. You can easily lose 2-3 hours. I had a route going through AL and the FL panhandle. I would have that route chosen and then it would switch me back to the Atlanta route. I switched to Apple Maps then, which wouldn’t switch me without my knowledge.

With any of the map apps have an add a stop function. Just add them in a row and see what you get.

jp1
1-17-23, 5:18am
I’m fascinated at the idea of pants without pockets. For me the whole point of pants IS the pockets. As unfashionable as they are I wear cargo shorts approximately 365 days of the year because I like having all the pockets.

herbgeek
1-17-23, 6:06am
Even when women's clothes have pockets they are often non functional- either sewn shut or too small to hold anything larger than a credit card. :(