[PSUBS-MAILIST] WAZE

[JimToddPsub at aol.com]

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_ 
(mailto: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_ (mailto: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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