SheldonTravel

I agree 100%. It makes figuring out your baring quite difficult. Well, not difficult but annoying. Have to move around to see where the little bleepy dot goes to figure out what direction you are heading.

One time I had my GPS with me, it was late behind a restaurant called The Black Cow in Montrose, California. Its a nice area and lots of people around at night for the cafes and restaurants. So I had my GPS when a muggle came up, and I quickly started pocking at it like it was a cell phone and then put it to my ear and started talking, lol. It was dark and the GPS was about the size of a phone, so there was no reason to assume i was doing anything other than getting away to talk to someone in quiet . Only use tactic at night Must be a good actor Must have GPS size of a cell phone

To BVCY: No, OP couldn't have meant Geocaching Letterbox Terracaching - because one it just doesn't make sense - And 2 - GLBT (or sometimes LGBT or GLBTQ) are commonly used within the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transsexual, queer) community as well as with politicians and media for the same meaning. And frankly, I think it's incredibly rude and offensive to invite someone to your group and then turn tail (no pun intended) as soon as you hear they are gay. To Corp: I'm not offended by you at all, you seem to be genuine in your question and that's great. Refreshing actually. Nothing wrong with that at all. The reason why it is gay AND lesbian, is because they simply aren't the same thing. Gay, in this sense, is referring to a gay man only. If they said only "gay" then the lesbians would think it was a gay men only group. Which is common. Likewise, if they only said "lesbian" and nothing else, the gay men would think it was a ladies only group. Which is also common. By saying all of them in GLBT (because writing it all out is just too long), we are saying that all people in the gay community are welcome, regardless of the exact nature of their orientation. Why is hetero not included? Because effectively all of the other groups (like BVCY's for instance) are already hetero and we would not feel comfortable in those groups were people are obviously homophobic. If we happen to find a hetero group that is friendly to us, then it would be great. But it's a pain to find one and it's like coming out all over again, and there just is no point to it when we can try to find a gay group where we know without hesitation or struggle that we can be comfortable and open about who we are. In fact, if it wasn't for homophobia like mister BVCY over there, there would be no need for all of this at all. Also, I've never met a gay group of any kind that did not welcome heterosexual people, if those people were comfortable with themselves and the group. In fact, there are a LOT of straight women that join these groups because they are friends with gay men. They even have their own niche in the gay community as the "fag hag" or "fruit fly" - reference - Grace Adler on Will and Grace . The more the merrier. I hope that helps answer your question. PS - on top of owning a travel agency, I run an organization that studies international gay history and culture. Just in case anyone is interested. SO!! With all of that said!. Any LGBT's in Los Angeles area that want to start a group??? I'm still pretty new to this but I love it . Great exercise, interesting places to see, and a new group of friends with a common interest would make it that much better. Hope to hear from you - Dale