GPS Technologies

So the other day I'm trying to find this dude's house. I don't live in the area, in fact I have never been to the area. It turned out his street was misspelled which is why my GPS wouldn't find it. The issue is, however, I had a helluva time getting this guy to answer a simple question.

"Can I have the closest side street to where you are."

"Well, you can get here by route such-and-such."

Ok dude, I didn't ask you how to get there. I asked you simply for another side street close to where you are. You see, my super secret plan is to put the name of that side street into my GPS and when I get to that side street I know I am close. Your suggestion, however, is to have me drive up and down a secondary highway that I've never been on before, looking for some other road. Said highway is 20+ miles long.

Oh, did I mention that your name for the highway is not necessarily the official name? For example, if I told you to come find me and I live off of the General Knox Trail, you won't locate where I am. It isn't on a map with that name, it isn't recognized by the town by that name, and it sure as hell isn't in the GPS by that name. The General Knox trail is a local townie name for Route 20. The same is the other way around sometimes...if you tell me you live on Route 202, my GPS doesn't know what "Route 202" is. Daniel Shays Highway, yes, Route 202...not really. They are one in the same, though.

So I had to ask this dude literally 3 or 4 times to please for the love of God just give me the name of the nearest side road next to his road. I don't need directions TO the side road, just give me the fraking name. Lo and behold, once I finally got the answer I typed it into the GPS and found my way to his house just fine.

Why don't people just ANSWER the question????