> Last night I got on to a well known webpage that shall remain nameless, to > find maps and directions to my sister's and sister-in-law's houses in > Sacramento and Gilroy, California (S of San Francisco). I hadn't been to > either places and I wanted to go from one address to the other. > > There were three options available, Quickest, Shortest, and Scenic. > > When I selected Shortest I got the directions for a route that contained > 18 steps, covered 158 mi in 3 hours. This routed me back through San > Francisco, which I didn't want to do, so I selected Scenic. Same result. > > I actually figured routing around San Francisco would be longer, but I > thought, let's see what Shortest gives. I was amazed! > > When It finally stopped, the route had 90 steps including steps like: > Continue West on Local Road 0.1 mi, turn Left (S) onto Local Road 0.1 mi > .... > *check time table* Take Ryker Island Ferry (West)< 0.1 mi time 1 min. (I > hope the ferry run IS Short!) > If you followed all these twists and turns, and assuming you don't get > lost in the process.....it takes you 4hrs 47 mins (assuming you just catch > the ferry and it only takes a minute). > It is shorter.......149 miles (you save a grand total of 9 miles!) > > I think I'll take my own route, thanks, > > Doug Wilson > >
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