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Kitchener woman follows GPS right into Tobermory, Ont., harbour
CBC News ^ | May 13, 2016 | Kate Bueckert

Posted on 05/14/2016 9:23:12 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets

Police in Tobermory, Ont., pulled a red car from the harbour early Friday morning after a Kitchener woman followed instructions from her GPS and drove down a boat launch and into the water.

Ontario Provincial Police said the woman was following her GPS "when she took a wrong turn into Little Tub Harbour" late Thursday night.

It was raining, dark and foggy at the time.

Combining "weather conditions and the driver being new to the area, a fully submerged vehicle was the result," police said in a release.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: canada; darwin; darwinaward; gps; kitchener; ontario; tobermory
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

When I lived on my boat in Hawaii, tourists drove rental cars down the boat ramp into the harbor a couple of times a year.


21 posted on 05/14/2016 10:09:09 AM PDT by Chuckster ("Them Rag Heads just ain't rational" Curly Bartley 1973)
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To: Darksheare

I’m sure you don’t find this a surprise at all.


22 posted on 05/14/2016 10:19:40 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("We like us the way we are. That makes us real, true friends." ~ The Undead Thread)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Tobermory and the surrounding area is a very beautiful portion of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. You have the wonderful Bruce Trail and Peninsula, the Escarpment, Indian Head Cove with the Grotto, and the Flowerpot Islands. After last year’s very cold winter and spring, the water temperature was still about 2 degrees Celsius in June.


23 posted on 05/14/2016 10:44:51 AM PDT by Jeff F
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

A few years ago we bought a GPS to go on a trip. When we got to the address input, we were 4 miles off. I’ve never trusted GPS since.


24 posted on 05/14/2016 10:45:22 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (The reason for Gun Control has always been Government's Fear of Rebellion.)
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To: BuffaloJack

SpaceX uses GPS on the returning rocket stages and their ocean barge to bring the two together.


25 posted on 05/14/2016 10:51:01 AM PDT by r_barton (GO TRUMP!!!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

yeah


26 posted on 05/14/2016 10:52:54 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Gold and silver are real money, everything else is a derivative)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Just wait until “autonomous” cars hit the road. We’ll see a lot more of this.


27 posted on 05/14/2016 10:55:16 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hey now baby, get into my big black car, I just want to show you what my politics are.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Thanks to budget cuts, the army is no longer using GPS. The good news is that a 2nd Lt with a map is once again the most dangerous weapon in the Army arsenal.


28 posted on 05/14/2016 11:03:51 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: Jeff F
After last year’s very cold winter and spring, the water temperature was still about 2 degrees Celsius in June.

Some years ago I spent an idyllic long weekend with family in a cabin at Tobermory. Remember running down the dock and jumping into Georgian Bay.
Took my breathe away. By the time I could get out my skin was numb from the cold.
Spent the rest of the weekend drinking Red Cap Ale. Was a fun weekend.

29 posted on 05/14/2016 11:17:17 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

News reader Jessica Savitch bought it doing the same thing long before GPS.


30 posted on 05/14/2016 11:19:23 AM PDT by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job....)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I have driven in many new areas, and never accidentally submerged my vehicle. Common sense has to be lacking to do that, even in low visibility.


31 posted on 05/14/2016 11:26:26 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: mountn man
TWICE

Point made.....

32 posted on 05/14/2016 11:37:48 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (<---has now left CA for NV, where God/guns have not been outlawed! Prayers for Trump and family)
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To: CAluvdubya

Sadly, they are. When going to a new place, I search for maps, review the directions to my desired location, then drive to my destination. I guess I am a throwback. I don’t trust GPS. I would rather get to my general area, then just fumble my way there.


33 posted on 05/14/2016 12:24:15 PM PDT by bigredkitty1 (March 5,2010. Rest in peace, sweet boy. I will miss you, Big Red.)
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To: bigredkitty1

Boaters not consulting Navigational charts can end up on rocks, shoals, and aground by trusting GPS too confidently.


34 posted on 05/14/2016 6:59:31 PM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus headsConservatus)
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