syncmyride

Are you familiar with Sync?

I drive a Ford Escape and love everything about it. It's big, but small, and roomy without increasing the overall size of the vehicle. In my frank opinion it is vehicular perfection and I am so happy I could get one. Here I will take a minute to remind everyone that I drove a Ford Expedition in Utah. That's right, an 8 passenger vehicle had me blending into my surroundings as all wall flowers (yet another apt descripton of me) should; but, I could never do that here. My parking capabilities are limited. Truly. Comparably, I think the East is diminutive to the West. WHY oh WHY are the parking lots so cramped with a million and one curbs and spots for landscaping?! Less trees and more parking please. Cuz the traffic is heavy at the Chipotle. And I need my tacos. Sigh. I digress.

My Escape is equipped with Sync - a hands free device that connects your phone. Viola! Now you can speak on the phone and not break the serious NY law of hand held cellular use while driving, which we learned about the hard way. Ideally, Sync is a cool idea. Click a button and give voice commands to accomplish the task that would normally be reserved for your digits. Talking to talk should be right up Angela's alley, ya? Let me just give you a fly's perspective of how this cutting edge technology actually works for the market user....

Sync: Please say a command.
Angela: Phone.
Sync: Phone. Please say a command.
Angela: Call.
Sync: What name?
Angela: Ryan.
Sync: Say a name, or a line number, or say none of those. Please say a command.
Angela: Call Ryan.
Sync: Please say a line number, or say none of those.
Angela: None of those
Sync: Please say a command.
Angela: Call Ryan
Sync: Calling "some random person I haven't talked to in years because it couldn't of course be Mom" on cell.
Angela: CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL!!!
Sync: Please say a command.
Angela: Phone
Sync: Try saying a device like phone, climate or if you have a subscription, say Sirrius.
Angela: Phone
Sync: I did not understand you. Please say a command.
Angela: Phone.
Sync: Try saying a device like phone, climate, or if you have a subscription, say Sirrius.
Angela: Phone.
Sync: Phone. Please say a command.
Angela. Call Ryan.
Sync: Say a line number or say none of those.
Angela: Line 3.
Sync: Tuning to AM1200.

Why, yes, tuning to AM broadcasting is absolutely going to solve this train wreck.

Angela: CANCEL!
Angela: CANCEL!

As the strains of "Stars" reach my ears, I feel that I can proceed with caution to exit the vehicle as by this point I have coasted into the local Stewarts on fumes and a prayer. I leave the radio on because. Hello. Skillet.

I'm fueling. I'm singing. Terribly off key incidentally. Then....

Sync: Phone. Please say a command.
Skillet....
Sync: Calling "I can't hear the name."

!!!

Of course, additional NY rules, or preference, does not allow for the tab to keep the fuel going....probably some verbiage about the crazies who desperately need to reenter and control their autobot....so I must stay put.

"Hello. Hello. Hello?" Click. Skillet. (Reenter vehicle - check phone - Sync called an old Utah friend because of course it couldn't be Mom, yet again. It felt weird to call back and say, "Haha, my "carclearlyautobot" just called you, awkward right, so howyoudoin?")

For the love. I understand that the use of cellular phones impairs drivers; perhaps Sync is not the best resolution for this issue, as the average user, or just me, will seek solace in a glass.

My Escape. Optimus. He still rules.