[PSUBS-MAILIST] WAZE

[Alec Smyth]

No requirement for Facebook as I understand it.


Best,

Alec


On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 3:57 PM, <JimToddPsub at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> Alec,
> WAZE sounds intriguing.  Do the groups only work in conjunction with
> Facebook, or can you join the groups without being on Facebook?
> Jim
>
>  In a message dated 8/31/2013 10:22:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> alecsmyth at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi all,
>
> This is a good idea!
>
> The very first convention, in 2003, was held by a lakeside in Oregon. As I
> drove through what seemed to me a fairly remote wilderness, I saw a bearded
> back-packer walking on the shoulder. I would not normally stop and pick up
> a stranger, but the desolation of the surroundings moved me to do so. I
> asked where he was going and the response was startling both for it's
> content as for the thick Scottish accent... "I'm going to a submarine
> convention!" That was sufficient, I've counted Ian a good friend ever
> since.
>
> I was driving to the 2006 convention when I reached a T intersection and
> stopped for a red light. While I was stopped a convoy of three or four
> submarines went past, one of them towed by a school bus. There was no doubt
> which way I had to turn at that intersection.
>
> Recently I've become a fan of a free GPS/navigation phone app called Waze.
> The main attraction is that it routes you based on current traffic speeds,
> not just the shortest route, and it helps that it alerts you to speed
> cameras, police on the shoulder, accidents, etc. Among other things, it
> allows you to define groups. You can see members of your groups moving
> along the map, although they also have an option to "go invisible". You can
> exchange messages with them. I just created a group called PSUBS. I'd
> really encourage everyone to try Waze because it's just so neat, but also
> if you want to join the PSUBS group, we'll see each other converging on
> Islamorada. I wish I'd had that when I blew a trailer tire on my way to
> last years convention, and found the spare didn't fit.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Alec
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 8:20 AM, <JimToddPsub at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>> The 2013 Psubs Convention at Islamorada is now just a month away.  Some
>> of you will be flying into either Miami International (MIA) or Fort
>> Lauderdale (FLL).
>>
>> Miami to Islamorada:  75 miles, 1 hour 35 minutes per Mapquest
>> Fort Lauderdale:  100 miles, 2 hours 4 minutes per Mapquest
>>
>> To facilitate sharing rides and rental cars, if you will email your info
>> to JimToddPsub at aol.com  OFF LIST, I'll share the info OFF LIST with
>> others who are flying in.  I have made my flight reservations and reserved
>> a rental car.  Below is a list of info that would be helpful:
>>
>> Date of arrival
>> Time of arrival
>> Which airport  (kind of important, eh?)
>> Airline and Flight number
>> Cell phone number
>> Do you receive texts on your cell or not?
>>
>> Same info needed regarding departure at the end of the convention.  I
>> will confirm receipt of each email. If I don't reply by the end of that
>> day, that means I didn't get it.
>>
>> Looking forward to a few days in the Keys.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
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