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Natural Stupidity-v- Artificial Intelligence Pt 2
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Allan | Report | 22 Apr 2015 09:42 |
Last Saturday we had to travel to Albany as my OH was singing with her choir at the Parish Church the following morning. |
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Sharron | Report | 22 Apr 2015 09:50 |
Having been a van driver for far too many years in my youth, I still have van drivers instincts and I don't like sat nav. |
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PricklyHolly | Report | 22 Apr 2015 09:51 |
Are you home yet? |
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Mersey | Report | 22 Apr 2015 09:58 |
Ooooeeeeer :-0 :-D |
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Allan | Report | 22 Apr 2015 09:58 |
Sharron, what happened next will be in part two :-D |
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Mayfield | Report | 22 Apr 2015 10:02 |
Don't you love the "Turn around when possible" while programming the sat nav at home ;-) |
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Bobtanian | Report | 22 Apr 2015 10:14 |
Turn Around, you must!, the second exit you must take! |
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JemimaFawr | Report | 22 Apr 2015 10:28 |
:-D :-D :-D I bet the GPS received some strong words! |
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Allan | Report | 22 Apr 2015 10:34 |
Not quite, Jem. :-D :-D :-D |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 22 Apr 2015 10:50 |
We don't have SatNav in the car but OH has it on his phone so we occasionally set it. I call ours Flora as the voice reminds me of my old Latin teacher. Flora's finest moment was when we were travelling on the Essex section of the A12 and she kept trying to make us turn left, each failure to do so was followed by a weary "route recalculation". As we knew our route I picked up the phone to turn it off and noticed the display. Flora was trying to direct us around Fen Ditton in Cambridgeshire! |
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Allan | Report | 22 Apr 2015 10:52 |
:-D :-D :-D |
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DIZZI | Report | 22 Apr 2015 12:45 |
I SAW A YOUNG MAN AND HIS WIFE HAVING A RIGHT OLKD BARNY HE WAS CRYING SOMETHING AWFULL |
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AnninGlos | Report | 22 Apr 2015 13:33 |
We have ( or rather had as one has gone wrong) 2 Sat Navs, one, a Tom tom (that has gone wrong or given up) and one integral to OH's merc. The Tom tom one we call gladys and she is easy to listen to. The merc one is Mabel and her voice grates, it is nasal. However OH often has it on for part of a journey, the other part of which he knows well, sow e are dodging around in and out of roads that neither Gladys nor Mabel want us to be on. (depending which device is in use not both at once Lol). Yesterday coming back from Bristol airport we only needed it for the first part and Mabel sounded quite stroppy as she told us to turn around for the umpteenth time, and then I can imagine the sigh and mutter of 'why do you switch me on if you are not going to listen'. as She is 'recalculating'. Oh yes and we do talk to them. Re speed limits, OH is a bit naughty sometimes on the motorway and if he inadvertently hits 80 there is a very loud trumpet call. :-D :-D.... Plus a few word from me. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 22 Apr 2015 14:28 |
Ours is called Matilda but she hasn't been out of her box for a while. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 22 Apr 2015 14:45 |
My sister uses one all the time. When we travel together (usually the longer journeys sister makes), we have 'the Old Bag' (sat-nav) on, and I have a tablet, with a map of the journey! |
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AnninGlos | Report | 22 Apr 2015 17:42 |
Maggie does the satnav not have an avoiding motorways option? |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 22 Apr 2015 18:29 |
OH suggested we get SatNav (could have had it in the car but declined) for our holiday later in the year - driving down to the Italian Lakes. We are both averse to the technology :-) He came in from shopping trip and said 'I bought the SatNav' - before I could complain he threw me a European road atlas. We'll use phone maps if we need backup. |
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Denburybob | Report | 22 Apr 2015 19:45 |
On the way home from a holiday in the West country, before the days of the satnav, and after missing the turn-off.... |
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Allan | Report | 22 Apr 2015 22:04 |
One is never lost, Bob, but geographically challenged ;-) |
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LadyScozz | Report | 22 Apr 2015 22:45 |
never a dull moment at your place Allan :-0 |