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From: Ophelia on 26 Dec 2009 13:02 "NM" <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote in message news:c25480aa-938f-4e2f-a54d-b4422995a9c9(a)m38g2000yqd.googlegroups.com... > Without it I would have has no alternative than to park up until the > next day thus it saved a day's downtime paying for it's self in one > go. > My Satnav will show the nearest garage/supermarket/whatever, wherever I am.
From: Ophelia on 26 Dec 2009 13:05 <James Martin(a)hgvu.com> wrote in message news:d7jcj5pfsls71bmfh6stcjcnumk6eph6h2(a)4ax.com... > On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:13:48 +0000, mechanic <mechanic(a)example.net> > wrote: > > > >>there were road closures for maintenance/ resurfacing and traffic >>was diverted off the A1 onto the lanes of North Yorkshire with no >>diversion signs or other indications of ways round the obstruction. >>If one had no local geographic knowledge of the local towns and >>their relative positions, and no maps in the car, what then? >> >>Nightmare! > Before setting out on a journey into an area that is not known to you > one checks out the area for such things before leaving home by ringing > the local police for the area concedrned . LOL I bet they just love that. Hundreds of people ringing up to ask such things:) I am afraid you are very silly:(
From: Ophelia on 26 Dec 2009 13:06 "Mr X" <invalid(a)invalid.com> wrote in message news:hh5iqd$l6j$1(a)frank-exchange-of-views.oucs.ox.ac.uk... > > <James Martin(a)hgvu.com> wrote in message > news:d7jcj5pfsls71bmfh6stcjcnumk6eph6h2(a)4ax.com... >> On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:13:48 +0000, mechanic <mechanic(a)example.net> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>>there were road closures for maintenance/ resurfacing and traffic >>>was diverted off the A1 onto the lanes of North Yorkshire with no >>>diversion signs or other indications of ways round the obstruction. >>>If one had no local geographic knowledge of the local towns and >>>their relative positions, and no maps in the car, what then? >>> >>>Nightmare! >> Before setting out on a journey into an area that is not known to you >> one checks out the area for such things before leaving home by ringing >> the local police for the area concedrned . > Troll. yes, I think you are right!
From: Conor on 26 Dec 2009 15:12 In article <8nicj5hm82uff492hi8dvjbn9vtf7bks2r(a)4ax.com>, James Martin(a)hgvu.com says... > >Hardly a reasonable comment, these were exceptional circumstances but > >supposing the people had a map instead, it would be just as incorrect, > >the sat nav owner can download an update, how do you update a map > >without buying a new one (Admiralty charts excepted). > Which again proves that a satnav is a useless piece of nonsense Only to a simpleton like you. > one > can see a diversion sign on any road and act accordingly but you > people who just love new gadgets will never see that no matter how > useless they are . You're assuming such a sign exists. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 26 Dec 2009 15:13
In article <7pmqjaF3tsU2(a)mid.individual.net>, johnwright says... > > Conor wrote: > > In article <b3sbj59mngokd2micj64mu4ou3dn5k941n(a)4ax.com>, Cynic says... > >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:50:01 -0000, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >>>> You appear to believe that it is possible to select perfect drivers > >>>> who will never make mistakes rather than accepting that mistakes are > >>>> inevitable and attempting to reduce the consequences of such mistakes. > >> > >>> Hitting a low bridge isn't a "mistake" but sheer incompetency. > >> Semantics. You could say the same about a person who sugars his tea > >> twice. > >> > >> It is possible for a driver who is usually competant to make an > >> incompetant mistake. The more experience you have, the less likely it > >> is. Unfortunately it is not possible to demand that everyone who > >> drives on the roads has thousands of hours of experience driving in > >> diverse situations in the particular vehicle. > > > > Hitting a low bridge is not a mistake. You have to deliberately ignore > > the signs. > > Its also about knowing the vehicle you're driving. A lorry and a bus have the height clearly marked in the cab. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. |