The Onancock Chronicles the Eastern shore

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wader said:
not too often Dom & it's NEVER dumped me on a field inhabited by Demonic Deer in the middle of nowhere in the dark
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Pffffftttttt, I was once routed over a railroad tie bridge with no sides which dead ended in a small town's transfer station, that's Mainese for "Dump", while trying to get to one of the major ski areas that was on the other side of the mountain. A more common "error" is being routed over seasonal roads that are closed during the winter. NOTHING replaces the classic, DeLorme Maine Atlas and Gazetteer, something we all carry in our cars.

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guys...download a free APP called WAZE on your phone....velcro to your radio screen and keep on power...need unlimited data too. THIS IS REAL TIME STUFF...POTHOLE AHEAD...DEER...COPS....trafiic accident....best route....even a car on the shoulder ahead it will tell you


join the 21st century
 
movetheboat said:
guys...download a free APP called WAZE on your phone....velcro to your radio screen and keep on power...need unlimited data too. THIS IS REAL TIME STUFF...POTHOLE AHEAD...DEER...COPS....trafiic accident....best route....even a car on the shoulder ahead it will tell you


join the 21st century
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ROTFLMAO, a totally useless suggestion MTB for Midcoast Maine, can't comment for VA's Eastern Shore. This assumes you have good digital cell service, not SOP in rural Maine, along with the fact that there are no traffic nor pothole updates to pass along. You learn about the potholes on your normal "routes" through "Hit and Miss".

I'm a docent at the local lighthouse and almost had a seizure from laughing when a tourista exclaimed, "I have no cell signal here! How can a call an Uber??" Before the seizure started I blurted out, "You realize you're trying to call an non-existent service here from an AT&T powered iBrick!!"

We all have landlines at our houses and we have to use GPSs for navigation, although in heavily wooded areas satellite locks can be tough. Sirius is another "worthless" technology too. And yes, I update my GPS maps every 6 months...
 
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agree with Dom to a large extent...................

Cell Service is for the most part decent. My GPS already gives me updates on road conditions & reroutes me when necessary. But as Dom says - for these little backroads that I was on last night - there's no one to report didilly except maybe a few deer or racoons & they ain't lettin' on..

Your little device needs a smartphone to operate. I have a dumb phone.

Sirrus works fine for me here on the Shore. Have 3 subscriptions: car/home/boat.
Also have the good ol' landline at home. Wouldn't be without it!
 
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Roccus7 said:
ROTFLMAO, a totally useless suggestion MTB for Midcoast Maine, can't comment for VA's Eastern Shore. This assumes you have good digital cell service, not SOP in rural Maine, along with the fact that there are no traffic nor pothole updates to pass along. You learn about the potholes on your normal "routes" through "Hit and Miss".

I'm a docent at the local lighthouse and almost had a seizure from laughing when a tourista exclaimed, "I have no cell signal here! How can a call an Uber??" Before the seizure started I blurted out, "You realize you're trying to call an non-existent service here from an AT&T powered iBrick!!"

We all have landlines at our houses and we have to use GPSs for navigation, although in heavily wooded areas satellite locks can be tough. Sirius is another "worthless" technology too. And yes, I update my GPS maps every 6 months...
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Wave is updated by users. So if you see a speed trap you report it, and it goes into report.
 
movetheboat said:
what the heck is wrong with Maine? One of our oldest states....even ONANCOCK has cell service and there's only wader..a brit...and 3 local characters
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First, Maine is NOT one of the oldest states, didn't become a state until the Missouri Compromise (there's a word no longer in the political lexicon) of 1820 when Maine entered the Union as a Free State, while Missouri entered as a Slave State. Up to that time Maine was a territory of Massachusetts, which I bet is why Maineahs fondly refer to Bay State residents as "Massholes."

2nd, I moved to Maine to get away from needing WAZE and being constantly hounded on my cell phone. It's nice to be "unplugged" by default, even though everything's plugged in.
 
crabby said:
Wave is updated by users. So if you see a speed trap you report it, and it goes into report.
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Yes Joe, users who report using cell phones!! Cell service is sketchy at best where I live, and we LOVE that!!! I get the pothole report at the local barber shop...

Let's take it to another example of peaceful solitude. When I go out fishing on Sunday of a major holiday weekend, Memorial Day, Labor Day, July 4, etc., I'm usually the ONLY boat fishing within visual range and since it's a summer Sunday, there aren't even lobster boats out. The overall fishing pressure is so light, there's no need to go striper fishing at night, they bite fine even in the middle of the afternoon!! Regardless, night fishing would be well-nigh impossible with all the lobstah traps in the water. You'd hang one on a line or your prop within minutes.

I took me a while to understand this new reality, but I'm loving it!!
 
wader said:
you need to start a Maine Chronicles thread..............................
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Nah, my old "Lawnguyland" friends wouldn't believe one tenth of what I said in the best case. In the worst case they'd believe it and head up here, turning Route-1 into the LIE North. I could have retired anywhere along the striped bass' migration, which was my only requirement. I chose the state that allowed me to catch striped bass during the evening cocktail hour while sipping a single malt on my dock.

A Downeast mass migration of "Massholes" and "Lawnguylanders" would only ruin the tranquil solitude of summer mornings like this:

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Roccus7 said:
Nah, my old "Lawnguyland" friends wouldn't believe one tenth of what I said in the best case. In the worst case they'd believe it and head up here, turning Route-1 into the LIE North. I could have retired anywhere along the striped bass' migration, which was my only requirement. I chose the state that allowed me to catch striped bass during the evening cocktail hour while sipping a single malt on my dock.

A Downeast mass migration of "Massholes" and "Lawnguylanders" would only ruin the tranquil solitude of summer mornings like this:

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No Sh*T? You catch bass off off your dock while sipping your evening cocktails??
I don't blame you 1 bit for not wanting too many people to know that.:whistle:
 
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