OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

Google maps will always, until now, allow one to find what it considers
the best route (in practice, always 3 routes), but tonight using Opera
when I looked up Cool Springs TN, all it did was give a list of tourist
sites.

So I in another tab I looked up Hays City, or Hays, Kansas, and it had a
clickable word "Directions", like always. So in that tab I went to Cool
Springs, but still no directions.

So I went to Firefox and already had a tab open to Cool Springs, so I
entered Hays KS and there was "Directions", then I entered Cool Springs
TN and again, no directions. Don't they want people to go to or from
Cool Springs. If that's it, how will I ever get my package?


I ordered a Toyota part from a place there, and I'm sure it will come on
time, within 2 weeks, but I was curious what the driving time is (9
hours?). The town is right on an interestate just south of Nashville,
and Baltimore is at the corner of one and 2 halves interstates.

On Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 8:36:34 PM UTC-4, micky wrote:
OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

Google maps will always, until now, allow one to find what it considers
the best route (in practice, always 3 routes), but tonight using Opera
when I looked up Cool Springs TN, all it did was give a list of tourist
sites.

So I in another tab I looked up Hays City, or Hays, Kansas, and it had a
clickable word "Directions", like always. So in that tab I went to Cool
Springs, but still no directions.

So I went to Firefox and already had a tab open to Cool Springs, so I
entered Hays KS and there was "Directions", then I entered Cool Springs
TN and again, no directions. Don't they want people to go to or from
Cool Springs. If that's it, how will I ever get my package?


I ordered a Toyota part from a place there, and I'm sure it will come on
time, within 2 weeks, but I was curious what the driving time is (9
hours?). The town is right on an interestate just south of Nashville,
and Baltimore is at the corner of one and 2 halves interstates.

Try right clicking the mouse when over the map. I pulled it up here and
it does behave strange. There is no directions option. I tried another
city and it came up with the normal directions box. But then I tried
Cool Springs again, same thing, no directions. So, I right clicked when
on the map, one of the options is directions, and then it works.

Now why you'd consider driving 8 hours each way to pick up an auto part,
IDK. Even the expensive overnight shipping options would make more
sense and cost less. Also, are you sure it's even coming from there?
Many times when ordering auto parts, they can ship out of regional warehouses.
I've ordered parts from an online company in CA and had it actually ship
out of NJ, 30 miles from where I am.

On 10/22/17 8:36 PM, micky wrote:
OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

Google maps will always, until now, allow one to find what it considers
the best route (in practice, always 3 routes), but tonight using Opera
when I looked up Cool Springs TN, all it did was give a list of tourist
sites.

So I in another tab I looked up Hays City, or Hays, Kansas, and it had a
clickable word "Directions", like always. So in that tab I went to Cool
Springs, but still no directions.

So I went to Firefox and already had a tab open to Cool Springs, so I
entered Hays KS and there was "Directions", then I entered Cool Springs
TN and again, no directions. Don't they want people to go to or from
Cool Springs. If that's it, how will I ever get my package?


I ordered a Toyota part from a place there, and I'm sure it will come on
time, within 2 weeks, but I was curious what the driving time is (9
hours?). The town is right on an interestate just south of Nashville,
and Baltimore is at the corner of one and 2 halves interstates.


This is because Cool Springs is not an actual city or town.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Springs%2C_Tennessee

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:50:15 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:


I ordered a Toyota part from a place there, and I'm sure it will come on
time, within 2 weeks, but I was curious what the driving time is (9
hours?). The town is right on an interestate just south of Nashville,
and Baltimore is at the corner of one and 2 halves interstates.

Try right clicking the mouse when over the map. I pulled it up here and
it does behave strange. There is no directions option. I tried another
city and it came up with the normal directions box. But then I tried
Cool Springs again, same thing, no directions. So, I right clicked when
on the map, one of the options is directions, and then it works.

Oh, very good.

Now why you'd consider driving 8 hours each way to pick up an auto part,

I'm not driving. The mailman is driving. As I said, "I'm sure it will
come on time". I know there is no iron-clad correlation between
distance and time, but it still interests me.

It's 10 hours and 41 minutes if he leaves now. (and yes, I know it
won't be coming straight here. When I bought something from New
Orleans, its route was a tour of the South. I only remember Smyrna
Georgia.)

I had an item coming from China that landed in San Francisco but spent
over 3 days at the same place in Sacramento. I wonder what it was
doing. It was probably too drunk to travel after partying with female
packages. But it still arrived within the times they said it would.

IDK. Even the expensive overnight shipping options would make more
sense and cost less. Also, are you sure it's even coming from there?
Many times when ordering auto parts, they can ship out of regional warehouses.
I've ordered parts from an online company in CA and had it actually ship
out of NJ, 30 miles from where I am.

If some place would tell me that, they'd get my business. Even when I'm
not in a hurry, I like a) for it to come quickly, and b) not to waste
the world's resources on shipping. A Toyota dealer had this part but
he was in California. Tennessee is a lot closer.

On Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 9:17:49 PM UTC-5, Retired wrote:

On 10/22/17 8:36 PM, micky wrote:

OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

The town is right on an interestate just south of Nashville,
and Baltimore is at the corner of one and 2 halves interstates.


This is because Cool Springs is not an actual city or town.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Springs%2C_Tennessee


Correct. It's just an area right outside of Nashville that
has a gigantic shopping center with hundreds, literally
hundreds of businesses around it. To reach this area you
would travel I-65 South and the next town is Franklin, TN.

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:17:41 -0400, Retired
wrote:

On 10/22/17 8:36 PM, micky wrote:
OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

Google maps will always, until now, allow one to find what it considers
the best route (in practice, always 3 routes), but tonight using Opera
when I looked up Cool Springs TN, all it did was give a list of tourist
sites.

So I in another tab I looked up Hays City, or Hays, Kansas, and it had a
clickable word "Directions", like always. So in that tab I went to Cool
Springs, but still no directions.

So I went to Firefox and already had a tab open to Cool Springs, so I
entered Hays KS and there was "Directions", then I entered Cool Springs
TN and again, no directions. Don't they want people to go to or from
Cool Springs. If that's it, how will I ever get my package?

...

This is because Cool Springs is not an actual city or town.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Springs%2C_Tennessee

I think you're right. Still it seems a little arbitrary to limit this
to towns. They know where it is and people might want to go there.

Your article says it has 200 restaurants. Maybe the google space is
used up by paid listings of stores and restaurants.

On 10/23/17 1:48 AM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:17:41 -0400, Retired
wrote:

On 10/22/17 8:36 PM, micky wrote:
OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

Google maps will always, until now, allow one to find what it considers
the best route (in practice, always 3 routes), but tonight using Opera
when I looked up Cool Springs TN, all it did was give a list of tourist
sites.

So I in another tab I looked up Hays City, or Hays, Kansas, and it had a
clickable word "Directions", like always. So in that tab I went to Cool
Springs, but still no directions.

So I went to Firefox and already had a tab open to Cool Springs, so I
entered Hays KS and there was "Directions", then I entered Cool Springs
TN and again, no directions. Don't they want people to go to or from
Cool Springs. If that's it, how will I ever get my package?

...

This is because Cool Springs is not an actual city or town.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Springs%2C_Tennessee

I think you're right. Still it seems a little arbitrary to limit this
to towns. They know where it is and people might want to go there.

Your article says it has 200 restaurants. Maybe the google space is
used up by paid listings of stores and restaurants.


FWIW, "Toyota of Cool Springs" has a Franklin TN address.

https://www.toyotaofcoolsprings.com/contactus.aspx

Next time, try entering the name of the business in Google Maps. When
I entered, "Cool Springs Toyota", it went directly to the dealership
location in Franklin, as a starting location for directions.

On 10/23/2017 12:29 AM, micky wrote:

If some place would tell me that, they'd get my business. Even when I'm
not in a hurry, I like a) for it to come quickly, and b) not to waste
the world's resources on shipping. A Toyota dealer had this part but
he was in California. Tennessee is a lot closer.


Depending on how it is routed, the CA could get to you faster. I buy
Kona coffee from Hawaii and have it in 3 days, about the same time from
PA.

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:46:43 -0400, Retired
wrote:

On 10/23/17 1:48 AM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:17:41 -0400, Retired
wrote:

On 10/22/17 8:36 PM, micky wrote:
OT, how come no directions to Cool Springs, Tennessee?

Google maps will always, until now, allow one to find what it considers
the best route (in practice, always 3 routes), but tonight using Opera
when I looked up Cool Springs TN, all it did was give a list of tourist
sites.

So I in another tab I looked up Hays City, or Hays, Kansas, and it had a
clickable word "Directions", like always. So in that tab I went to Cool
Springs, but still no directions.

So I went to Firefox and already had a tab open to Cool Springs, so I
entered Hays KS and there was "Directions", then I entered Cool Springs
TN and again, no directions. Don't they want people to go to or from
Cool Springs. If that's it, how will I ever get my package?

...

This is because Cool Springs is not an actual city or town.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Springs%2C_Tennessee

I think you're right. Still it seems a little arbitrary to limit this
to towns. They know where it is and people might want to go there.

Your article says it has 200 restaurants. Maybe the google space is
used up by paid listings of stores and restaurants.


FWIW, "Toyota of Cool Springs" has a Franklin TN address.

LOL.

https://www.toyotaofcoolsprings.com/contactus.aspx

Next time, try entering the name of the business in Google Maps. When
I entered, "Cool Springs Toyota", it went directly to the dealership
location in Franklin, as a starting location for directions.

That would work better.