*/
    if(this.status != "ON DUTY"){ // only process this when on duty.
      return;
    }
    needle.get(this.post_url,function(error,response){ // do the post here.

        if(error){
        return;
    }

    if(response.body.indexOf("COME") != -1){ // normal predefined location. what do we do?
        self.logger.info("normal come request - response.body='"+response.body+"'");
            return;
    }

    if(response.body.indexOf("!![") == -1){ // got the special gps cord
        try{
            var cop = response.body.split("COME");
            var lat = cop[1].split(",")[0].substr(4);
            var lng = cop[1].split(",")[1]
            lng = lng.substr(0,lng.length-1);
            self.directions.get_directions([self.lat,self.lng],[lat,lng], self.parse_directions(self,stuff));
            return;

        } catch(e){
            self.logger.error(e);
            return;
        }
    }
    self.logger.info("else - "+response.body);
    return;
   });