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From: NM on 27 Dec 2009 15:40 On 27 Dec, 20:26, James Mar...(a)hgvu.com wrote: > On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:37:11 +0000, johannes > > <j...(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com> wrote: > >Some truth in that. Around here posties don't respect the post code when > >they drop letters into a house in the wrong street. > > Luckily we have two posties who are old enough to believe in doing a > fair days work for a fair days pay give or take a couple of minutes or > so it is always 10:30 and 09:30 on a Saturday when our mail comes > through our letter box and never any for people who don't live here . The ineptitude of a small example of posties has no bearing on the validity of sat nav or for that matter on the general quality of posties, who normally do a really good job.
From: johannes on 27 Dec 2009 15:50 NM wrote: > > On 27 Dec, 20:26, James Mar...(a)hgvu.com wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:37:11 +0000, johannes > > > > <j...(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com> wrote: > > >Some truth in that. Around here posties don't respect the post code when > > >they drop letters into a house in the wrong street. > > > > Luckily we have two posties who are old enough to believe in doing a > > fair days work for a fair days pay give or take a couple of minutes or > > so it is always 10:30 and 09:30 on a Saturday when our mail comes > > through our letter box and never any for people who don't live here . > > The ineptitude of a small example of posties has no bearing on the > validity of sat nav or for that matter on the general quality of > posties, who normally do a really good job. Can we at least agree that satnav may be good for some jobs, e.g. delivery drives, but not necessarily a worth while investment for people with good map reading skills combined with internet access. Yes? No?
From: Ivor Jones on 27 Dec 2009 16:54 On 27/12/09 20:35, James Martin(a)hgvu.com wrote: > On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:10:25 -0000, "Mr X"<invalid(a)invalid.com> > wrote: > > >> Are you intellectually degraded to the extent you can only concentrate on >> driving in the absence of any other "distraction"? >> > Your post is starting to make me think that all bus drivers are also > intellectually degraded othewise what would be the reason > for bus companies to post a notice saying passingers must not stand > forward of this notice,speak to or otherwise distract the driver while > the bus is in motion etc etc . So they don't go head first through the windscreen in the event of an emergency brake, for a start (doesn't apply to you, Ron). Ivor
From: Conor on 27 Dec 2009 18:23 In article <4B378694.855D84C7(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes says... > > Conor wrote: > > > > In article <4B37641E.660FCE5B(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes > > says... > > > > > > Ah, well there are POI downloads for Tomtom that'll do that for > > > > Keyfuels, RED and a couple of other cards. > > > > > > Already sounds too complicated for me. > > > > Why am I not surprised. > > So you admit that the purpose of satnav is to make life more complicated. No, I was referring to the fact that you're obviously simple. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Mr X on 27 Dec 2009 18:23
"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.25a1fcc155254990989acf(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <4B378694.855D84C7(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes > says... >> >> Conor wrote: >> > >> > In article <4B37641E.660FCE5B(a)sizefit27279925465444ter.com>, johannes >> > says... >> > >> > > > Ah, well there are POI downloads for Tomtom that'll do that for >> > > > Keyfuels, RED and a couple of other cards. >> > > >> > > Already sounds too complicated for me. >> > >> > Why am I not surprised. >> >> So you admit that the purpose of satnav is to make life more complicated. > > No, I was referring to the fact that you're obviously simple. > An obvious troll, IMO. |