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Missing New Jersey family members found alive in Virginia
Richmond Times Dispatch ^ | 12/29/2106 | AP

Posted on 12/29/2016 9:09:57 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A New Jersey woman and her 5-year-old great-granddaughter have been found alive in secluded woods in rural Virginia, apparently stranded there for days after disappearing on a holiday road trip, authorities said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: gps; grandma; lost; missing; nj; richmond; va; virginia
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Following GPS blindly has led more than one person into trouble. Maps and the ability to read them are a good thing to have.
1 posted on 12/29/2016 9:09:57 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin
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GPS is a GREAT tool. But if I was driving for more than 10 minutes on a deserted road I would pull the map out of the back seat on a long trip.

Especially a place I was unfamiliar with.

It also doesn’t have the capability to tell you to turn around if you miss an entrance to a highway. Even if it’s 10 yards back!! It might take you a half hour out of your way to find another entrance.

And certainly doesn’t always give the fastest route.


2 posted on 12/29/2016 9:15:01 AM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Surveillance video from the gas station shows Barbara Briley walking inside about 5:40 p.m. Saturday. She exits and re-enters before eventually pulling away just after 6 p.m., authorities said.

Gas station clerk Joanna Strange told local media that Briley came inside to say she was lost and she then helped the woman with her GPS before Briley went on her way.

Lt. Travis Nutter of the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office, which released the video, said nothing in the footage indicated any kind of suspicious activity at the gas station.

Police said the evidence points to Briley having pulled onto a dirt road, which she then followed a short distance into the woods in Dinwiddie County. There she drove over a small tree and got stuck in a remote area of the property when she tried to back up, according to police.


3 posted on 12/29/2016 9:15:41 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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My friend calls his GPS Jezebel as, if not careful, it will lead him astray.


4 posted on 12/29/2016 9:19:39 AM PST by ArtDodger
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Well happy that they were found, and I hope the grandmother’s serious condition improves soon.


5 posted on 12/29/2016 9:21:00 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: dp0622

Ha! That sounds like me in NJ. Ever try to “turnaround” in NJ? I missed my exit, turned onto a state highway, then a county road, then a smaller road, then a driveway marked “no turnarounds”. GPS was worthless.


6 posted on 12/29/2016 9:21:04 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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I was gonna mention NJ!! lol.

Passed the Garden State north entrance by 20 yards. Too lazy to turn around and ended up taking a 20 minute detour! :)


7 posted on 12/29/2016 9:23:53 AM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Maps and a compass do not fail. The kids still chuckle at my stack of maps carried in the glove box.

And I also always have a Sat phone - since there are areas with no or extremely weak cell coverage.


8 posted on 12/29/2016 9:27:18 AM PST by ConsCA
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To: FreedomNotSafety; dp0622

Irony alert,from the article:

Family members have said Barbara Briley was a former driver for New Jersey Transit and had made the long trip numerous times.


9 posted on 12/29/2016 9:27:30 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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It was a win for me. My DW said to exit the Turnpike to find a fast food joint. I said no way because we would be an hour getting back to the turnpike. My plan was to drive through NJ with no stops.

I find Pittsburg just as baffling. Again GPS not only worthless but counter productive.


10 posted on 12/29/2016 9:27:58 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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What exactly did she purchase at that store?


11 posted on 12/29/2016 9:29:13 AM PST by FreedomNotSafety
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Good Grief. Great grandmother could mean different ages among different groups.

For blacks, she would be about 40 :)

Didn’t open article so don’t know what her age was etc.

I open maybe 5 articles a day. So I have to be selective :)


12 posted on 12/29/2016 9:32:30 AM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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Article doesn’t say.
The clerk says she was lost and she helped her figure out her GPS. Ruther Glen is 30 miles north of Richmond, Dinwiddie where they were found is about 20 miles south of Richmond.


13 posted on 12/29/2016 9:35:05 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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To: dp0622

I always check a map before I leave. I like to have some idea of where I’m going.


14 posted on 12/29/2016 9:35:57 AM PST by sheana
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The grandmother was found unconscious, now she’s in serious condition in a hospital. Sounds like she may have had a stroke.


15 posted on 12/29/2016 9:38:18 AM PST by zipper (In their heart of hearts, every Democrat is a communist.)
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To: dp0622

71


16 posted on 12/29/2016 9:39:01 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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Getting lost easily can be an early sign of dementia. There was a tragic case of an elderly local couple planning on riding up to the Blue Ridge Parkway for lunch after church getting lost in a surprise snowstorm and ending up dying, they were well into VA from their native northwest NC when they were finally found. How old is this great grandmother?


17 posted on 12/29/2016 9:39:14 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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71


18 posted on 12/29/2016 9:40:26 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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Not exactly elderly, but not too young for that to be a potential concern.


19 posted on 12/29/2016 9:40:57 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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In case anyone plans to visit the Llano Estacado Winery in Lubbock, be advised that the winery is roughly 1 1/2 miles east of the location our GPS gave us.

It was crazy, I stopped at a 7-11, where they assured me I was on the right road. Finally I just kept driving until I saw the vineyards.

It was worth the hassle...they've got great variety of wine, and you can get yourself a mixed case for around $100. If you served in the military, they also throw in the military discount, and my active service ended over 30 years ago.

We liked the place so much, that we make a stop during our trips to El Paso, where most of my in-laws still live.

20 posted on 12/29/2016 9:43:30 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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