with the advent of all this modern technology, people forget/dont bother using the skills that serve them better in the advent of the technology failure.
Worked with a reeally old anaesthetist who hated the new all singing, all dancing patient monitors with a passion, and refused to use them.
he would rant on about the doctors of today relying to heavily on monitors and not trusting their own eyes, ears and common sense.
"ODA Bonedigger" He would say "If I cannot tell the state of a patient with my own eyes and my own good judgement, I have no business being an anaesthetist"
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Sat Nav ...WTF ???
Sex God
Our Satnav broke down the morning after a munch in the midlands. Had to remember our way back.
Used maps ever since.
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Used maps ever since.
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Well I love my SatNav.
As 99% of my driving is done alone, and in towns, it would be much harder trying to find addresses the old way.
It gives me the confidence drive to new places which I do most days, lets me concentrate on the road, other traffic, tells me quite accurately how far I am away from an address - and my ETA... I couldn't manage without mine.
As 99% of my driving is done alone, and in towns, it would be much harder trying to find addresses the old way.
It gives me the confidence drive to new places which I do most days, lets me concentrate on the road, other traffic, tells me quite accurately how far I am away from an address - and my ETA... I couldn't manage without mine.
Sex God
Satnav is great when you are driving alone. But I never drive without my map and I always (mostly) check the route beforehand. The satnav only shows you the road and a bit of surrounding. you really need to be aware of other places around you - village names, connecting roads etc.
Being able to navigate by the sun helps - on the occasions when is actually shines
Being able to navigate by the sun helps - on the occasions when is actually shines
Sex God
Quote by Cherrytree
Well I love my SatNav.
As 99% of my driving is done alone, and in towns, it would be much harder trying to find addresses the old way.
It gives me the confidence drive to new places which I do most days, lets me concentrate on the road, other traffic, tells me quite accurately how far I am away from an address - and my ETA... I couldn't manage without mine.
I agree Cherry, but I think the problem some people have is that they depend solely on the satnav and don't use common sense as well.
Mine is great but at times will tell me to turn down a dirt track or something similar, at which point I ignore it till it comes up with a better route or I work out where I should be going.
Sex God
Quote by poshkate
I agree Cherry, but I think the problem some people have is that they depend solely on the satnav and don't use common sense as well.
Mine is great but at times will tell me to turn down a dirt track or something similar, at which point I ignore it till it comes up with a better route or I work out where I should be going.
Was it yours that was taking us to the Wigan munch? In someone's living room :giggle:
Sex God
Quote by Angel Chat
I agree Cherry, but I think the problem some people have is that they depend solely on the satnav and don't use common sense as well.
Mine is great but at times will tell me to turn down a dirt track or something similar, at which point I ignore it till it comes up with a better route or I work out where I should be going.
Was it yours that was taking us to the Wigan munch? In someone's living room :giggle:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:Yep it would be that same satnav........we got there in the end though didn't we :giggle:
Sex God
Errr that field looks familiar ... seem to remember it from last year :shock: 
I think we're going the right way. :?
:giggle:
I think we're going the right way. :?:giggle:
Sex God
Quote by easy
Errr that field looks familiar ... seem to remember it from last year :shock:
:giggle:
haven't you got more important things to be doing?
Sex God
Quote by poshkate
Errr that field looks familiar ... seem to remember it from last year :shock:
:giggle:
haven't you got more important things to be doing?
Nope. I'm completely useless :giggle:
Quote by flower411
When will Sat Navs learn where places are ??
I had a call from another delivery driver today, trying to negotiate an impossible corner into our address
I told him to stay right where he was, cos I`d come and show him the way to the 20foot wide entrance off the main road !!!!
He said ...
"But ... I haven`t told you where I am"
I said
"Have you been following a Sat Nav ? "
He said
"Yes"
I said
"Then I know exactly where you are !! "
Don`t people have maps any more ????
as a courier its imperative I know exactly where I am going :shock:
so I have 2 both tom tom and both with oooddles of information on either ........
! this tells me where police cameras and scanners are petrol stations garages etc :P :P :P :P ......
would be lost without them but ??????? yes I still have a bag full of maps as even sat nav's are not fool proof :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
so if your courier was a proffesional he should have got your delivery done easy peasy , I suppose there are gifted amateaurs around :P :P :P
steve x
Quote by Crashnnix
Ordinary satnavs are not programmed for Trucks. There are commercially available versions for them but are expensive. The Garmin group are currently developing a Truck option to avoid low bridges and narrow roads - they are currently mapping the uk again for this purpose.....
garmin is pre loaded with information :P :P :P
its not satelite driven so no up to date info is received unless you pay for a download :shock: :shock:
as for bridges the tom tom will tell you the height of a bridge ......but not the width of a road :shock:
guess they havent quite got it right yet
steve
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Mine took me down a mud path in the New Forest and I came a cropper.
Quote by Kazscmust admit even with my high tech tommies :shock: took me down a road in stevenage and ended up in a clearing in a forest and couldnt turn round :shock: :shock: had to back up about 500 mtrs in a tranny van with no rear windows hhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Mine took me down a mud path in the New Forest and I came a cropper.
aint technology great :shock:
steve
