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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #15 on: 17 January 2013, 16:25:21 »
Lizzie don't judge everybody by your own standards.

My not too bright neighbour, can't read a map or navigate, once went on holiday from Sandhurst to Yeovil via Birmingham as you do.  ::) :o :o :o :o :o :o

I'm fortunate, my Dad used to do time trialing and rallying, so I learnt to read a map, know our exact position and to do a feature running commentary, from a very young age. My Dad could not stand sitting in traffic, so would always take the first exit off a road, where there was one and I had to have an alternative route ready.

The only time I use the Sat Nav in the Omega is when I want to find a particular destination in a city. Most of the time, my own route will be shorter, quicker than the one the Sat Nav deems best and then all you get is "Nagging Netty" saying "at the next roundabout do a U turn" etc, etc.
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #16 on: 17 January 2013, 16:39:51 »
Quote from: Rods2 on 17 January 2013, 16:25:21
Lizzie don't judge everybody by your own standards.

My not too bright neighbour, can't read a map or navigate, once went on holiday from Sandhurst to Yeovil via Birmingham as you do.  ::) :o :o :o :o :o :o

I'm fortunate, my Dad used to do time trialing and rallying, so I learnt to read a map, know our exact position and to do a feature running commentary, from a very young age. My Dad could not stand sitting in traffic, so would always take the first exit off a road, where there was one and I had to have an alternative route ready.

The only time I use the Sat Nav in the Omega is when I want to find a particular destination in a city. Most of the time, my own route will be shorter, quicker than the one the Sat Nav deems best and then all you get is "Nagging Netty" saying "at the next roundabout do a U turn" etc, etc.

Maybe Rod2 ;) ;)

But to drive 900 miles when you expect it to be around 38 miles......................!!!  Come on that is odd ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #17 on: 17 January 2013, 17:07:45 »
Here is another, a man this time.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/sat-nav-disaster-driver-charged-384332

My Aunt in law lives last house down a no through road at the end of a village. The road is clearly marked no through road but is shown on Prat Nav as OK. People get stuck having driven on the grass (it isn't even surfaced after her house) and sliding down the bank. About one a month has to be recovered by truck. She has even put a sign up herself but it still keeps happening about once a week.
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #18 on: 17 January 2013, 17:12:56 »
I just love my SatNav, I drive a lot and use it all the time . . .

 . . . . gives me something to do arguing with it  :y     :y     :y
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #19 on: 17 January 2013, 18:00:19 »
They have their uses  ::) as an aide de memoire if nowt else...with the sound off :y

I recall a taxi driver in Crawley, who, when asked to take someone to Heathrow did the following...

Went North up the M23 and turned right onto the M25. Passenger asks what he's doing, but driver insists that he's going the right way. Eventually he concedes that he is a complete bellend, and turns round....












...at the M1 ;D

Suffice to say the passenger missed their flight, cost the firm and ultimately the driver, the cost of a first class ticket on the next flight and the drivers job ::)
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #20 on: 17 January 2013, 18:29:52 »
Just shoot stupid people. Preferably before they hit breeding age
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #21 on: 17 January 2013, 19:07:02 »
Not sure about the authenticity of this story.

But it does remind me of a guy I worked with many years ago.

Lived in Cheltenham, and he wanted to travel to somewhere just north of London on M1.

He told the story that they stopped at a services on the M25, and later on stopped again. His, then 9 year old son, asked "haven't we been here before?. Yep, they were back at the same services after going all the way around the M25.

I did let him know he was a prat on 2 accounts. The first one he knew. The second one, of course, is admitting it.
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #22 on: 17 January 2013, 21:14:34 »
The firm I worked for used to deliver to Marks and Sparks, who were red hot on delivery times, all our trucks went out at a scheduled time to allow them to get to store for 6.00 am,...a driver left the depot at 5.30 for a 6.00 am delivery... at 6.10am an irate M & S storeman rings in to find out where his delivery is..they rang again at 6.30 / 7.00 ./7.30, we sent someone out along the route to look for him, no sign...
We were based at Rugby which was only half an hour away from the store (Stratford on Avon)..at about 10.00am the driver (a new agency driver) rings in saying he cant find the store...where are you asks the Traffic Manger...Stratford of course, where abouts in Stratford...by the river,right by the side of  The River Thames.  London....
No one said Stratford ON AVON..and he never queried his 30 minutes driving time, its all down to using "The little grey cells"
Communication and common sense  :)
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #23 on: 17 January 2013, 22:39:57 »
Quote from: acope on 17 January 2013, 21:14:34

No one said Stratford ON AVON..

Similar thing happened a while back, woman took a taxi to Chelsea football ground, ended up in Lincolnshire
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #24 on: 17 January 2013, 23:32:31 »
I'm not saying too much cuz it is easily done.....I went round that road that goes round Paris twice ??? What is it...the preriferique or something like that.
The Eiffel Tower kept appearing on different sides of the car.....then took the wrong turning and ended up doing a trip round Orly Airport. :(
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #25 on: 17 January 2013, 23:34:48 »
Quote from: terbert on 17 January 2013, 23:32:31
I'm not saying too much cuz it is easily done.....I went round that road that goes round Paris twice ??? What is it...the preriferique or something like that.
The Eiffel Tower kept appearing on different sides of the car.....then took the wrong turning and ended up doing a trip round Orly Airport. :(

Just keep digging that hole you 'Terbert'......... :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #26 on: 18 January 2013, 00:28:06 »
Quote from: terbert on 17 January 2013, 23:32:31
I'm not saying too much cuz it is easily done.....I went round that road that goes round Paris twice ??? What is it...the preriferique or something like that.
The Eiffel Tower kept appearing on different sides of the car.....then took the wrong turning and ended up doing a trip round Orly Airport. :(

You aint my bruvver or sumat are you, I did exactly the same thing and ended up driving thro the taxi rank in Orly...the wrong way...with a caravan on the back...talk about nightmare.
Kids kept saying theres the Eiffel Tower, at the back, out the side..out the front..I hate the Eiffel Tower.. :)
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Re: Woman blindly follows sat-nav through six countries
« Reply #27 on: 18 January 2013, 16:11:59 »
My wife is French, originally from Viry-Chatillon which is just south of Orly airport.  I have driven there many times over the years in all weather conditions using the Boulevard Peripherique and it can be a bit intimidating at times as the French drivers do not always tolerate English cars.  In fact we were stuck in a huge jam there once driving my old Sierra estate and after about 4 hours my left knee seized up due to excessive use of the clutch.   I had to get out and let her take over driving to much sounding of horns and it was then that I decided to buy an automatic car, soon after I bought my first Omega estate and have never looked back.
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