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New job, new city and a brand new car. A brand new car with a brand new high tech GPS. I’m a traveling salesman and being new to the region my boss thought it was essential to have a GPS installed in my company car. It was a really advanced voice controlled GPS. So in the morning of my first day in the field I got handed a list of 5 addresses to the clients I was to visit that day. Along with the list I also got a manual to the GPS that weighed about as much as the car. How advanced could it really be? I went down to my car, tossed the manual on to the backseat and pushed the on-button on the GPS. - Welcome to Madmax VC GPS. Please state to which city you would like to travel today, the GPS announced I was only going around in the city so I responded, - New York - Your destination today is Newark. Is that correct? - No - Please state to which city you would like to travel today - New York, I really annunciated this time - You destination today is Newark. Is that correct? - No - Please state to which city you would like to travel today - New York - Your destination today is Newark. Is that correct? - NO! - Please state to which city you would like to travel today - New York, I snapped at the GPS - Your destination today is New Orleans. Is that correct? Now I lost it completely. I yelled obscenities at the GPS. I started my cursing with a no, so while I yelled the computer once again repeated, - Please state to which city you would like to travel today It picked up something it recognized in the middle of my ramblings because just when I shut up the computer announced in its monotoned voice, - Your destination today is China. Is that correct? - No. You stupid machine. I can’t believe my boss actually thought you would SAVE me time. Can’t you just understand that I want to stay in NEW YORK? - Your destination today is New York. Is that correct? - YES!!! - You have arrived at your destination. Welcome to New York. I sighed and reached back for the manual. I felt the weight in my hands for a few second before smashing it full force into the GPS. - Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. Please make a U-turn. word count: 442 |