From: NM on
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


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
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
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

"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.


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