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Offline Grumpmeister

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Never trust a Sat Nav
« on: April 23, 2008, 04:11:07 PM »
Nick are you moonlighting as a cabbie to pay for the roofer by any chance?  whistle:

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A driver, stranded after he drove into a river, said his sat-nav system guided him in there.

The mini-bus driver was on his way to collect a fare in Castle Acre, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, when he took a wrong turn into the River Nar.

Pat Bowles, from Streamline Taxis, said: "Normal people would stop and back out but because his sat-nav told him to keep going that's what he did.

"I don't think he did think until he couldn't go any further."

The incident happened as the driver was following his sat-nav on Saturday.

Ms Bowles said it had given the driver's colleagues plenty of amusement: "He's had taxi drivers going into the office with snorkels on.

"We've also had phones calls, texts coming through asking if they can book river trips."
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2008, 06:43:21 PM »
Yes.

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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2008, 10:07:12 AM »
I haven't got a sat nav. I have a wife  evil:

Only difference is that the wife is retrospective. "Shouldn't you have ...........?" "Wouldn't it have been better to .....?"  "I told you that you should have ....... " Banghead

Neither of them would get me to where I am going any quicker.
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2008, 10:08:11 AM »
Oh yes, retrospective navigation

"We should have turned left back there!" Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead Banghead
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2008, 10:09:46 AM »
"Why don't you stop and ask someone?"  cussing:
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2008, 10:10:48 AM »
WHAT!? eeek: eeek: eeek: eeek:

When I get lost I just drive faster.

Obvious, innit?
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2008, 06:46:59 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on April 24, 2008, 10:07:12 AM
I haven't got a sat nav. I have a wife  evil:

Oh, you mean a Sar Nag?  whistle:
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2008, 12:03:36 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on April 24, 2008, 06:46:59 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on April 24, 2008, 10:07:12 AM
I haven't got a sat nav. I have a wife  evil:

Oh, you mean a Sar Nag?  whistle:
SatNag?  whistle:
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2008, 09:12:40 AM »
I was expecting one of the female members to correct that BM, something you havent told us perchance?  whistle:
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Re: Never trust a Sat Nav
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2008, 09:13:47 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on April 25, 2008, 09:12:40 AM
I was expecting one of the female members to correct that BM, something you havent told us perchance?  whistle:
My feminine side you mean?  rubschin:
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