Last night I was on my third glass of wine when Studly Doright began planning his motorcycle trip from Doright Manor to his mom’s house in Hereford, Texas. I kept hearing him mumble into his phone.
“Siri, how far is it from Bainbridge, Georgia, to Dothan, Alabama? No, not Dowland, Dothan.
“How far from Dothan to Montgomery, Alabama?”
Some unintelligible mumbling.
This went on for at least twenty minutes. One town after another, one misunderstanding after another. Twice I thought he was talking to me. A couple of times I questioned his judgement.
“Little Rock, Arkansas? That’s way out of your way!” I said.
“Shhhh!” he shushed. “Siri and I have a thing going on.”
She helped him plot his route from Havana, Florida, to Bainbridge, Georgia, to Dothan, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Columbus, Mississippi, to Indianola, Mississippi, to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to McAlester, Oklahoma, to Wellington, Texas, to his final destination of Hereford, Texas.
Whew! My route is much easier: Drive to the Tallahassee airport, board a flight to Dallas, Texas, at 7:45, change planes and arrive in Amarillo by 1:44. Siri never got involved.
He’s taking the road less traveled; I’m taking the friendly skies. Hopefully our paths will converge in the Texas panhandle. If not, Siri’s got some ‘splainin’ to do.
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Good grief. 😉
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That’s what I said!
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Haha! Forget Siri, I would have gone way old school and plotted my route with Google Maps. Lots more adventure for a road trip when you depend upon your own navigational skills. Although I suppose he wants to expedite his arrival rather than wandering the countryside…
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I’m a map person for sure. He’s trying to plot the quickest route while avoiding interstates.
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That’s a lot of work to avoid using a keyboard. 🙂
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I know. He had the atlas on his lap and just kept spouting cities at Siri. It was quite comical, but that might’ve been because I was tipsy.
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OMG! I’m the navigator in our family. Fly the friendly skies as often as we can & drive the shortest distance when we have to. Once on the ground, me & my I-Pad navigate the roads while my husband drives & follows those directions. Siri ain’t all that!
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I’m a map chick, but it’s hard when you’re on your motorcycle and don’t have a navigator. This way he just programs all of his stops into his gps and doesn’t have to stop to check routes all the time.
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Certainly understand that. Safety first for sure!
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Siri is a slut……be careful
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She is!
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safe travels – and wow – such diverse ways to get there – how fun
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I wanted to drive out, but when Studly said he wanted to go by motorcycle, I changed my mind. It’s a long trip.
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yeah – and you have to be in he mood for that kind of trip on the road
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You’re so right.
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YOu better watch him and that Siri… God knows where she could be taking him.. x
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I know! It’s like they’re soul mates!
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Love it xxxxxx She obvi understand him. What I mean by that is here we speak to Siri and Alexa and co and they do not have a clue what we are saying xxxx
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Lol!
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SO then we swear at them….
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I swear at mine all the time. She understands David almost perfectly, but my Texas drawl never went away like his did, so she seldom understands me.
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Love it. I love when you make a phonecall and you get the say yes or no etc, cos it is automated and they do not understand. I always find they do when I start speaking all posh.
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Posh is my second language!
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Mine too
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Sounds like a good route to escape the police in a car chase. It is of course if Siri can be trusted.
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Ha!
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Unpredictable 😉
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I’ve never intentionally spoken to Siri. One day she popped up and asked me how she could help – I must have summoned her inadvertently. In barely more than a whisper I muttered “Oh, do go away”. “That’s very rude” came the swift reply
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She can be a bit quick to take offense!
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🙂
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