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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8173308.stm

 

Bet they were an old couple....

 

Apparently not.

 

I have used a Sat Nav just once; upto to Notts County to see Saints get beaten, a couple of seasons ago. The novelty over, I decided that I wouldn't be using one again. I got to my destination without the remotest idea how I'd done it. That's not the way I like to travel. I've always had a reasonably good sense of direction, and I'd like to keep it that way.

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Apparently not.

 

I have used a Sat Nav just once; upto to Notts County to see Saints get beaten, a couple of seasons ago. The novelty over, I decided that I wouldn't be using one again. I got to my destination without the remotest idea how I'd done it. That's not the way I like to travel. I've always had a reasonably good sense of direction, and I'd like to keep it that way.

 

I think its just a driving aid mate, dont think you are supposed to use it instead of looking out the windscreen.

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I think its just a driving aid mate, dont think you are supposed to use it instead of looking out the windscreen.

 

Oh yes, very funny. I believe I may have just split my sides. ;)

 

I think we know the difference between dumbly following what a piece of technology tells you to do, and knowing why you've gone in a certain direction. I prefer the latter. You add to the sum of your knowledge. With a Sat Nav, you don't [after you've learned how to operate the thing, that is].

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If your journey is about adding to the "sum of your knowledge" you should try one again. It gives you so much more info than "turn left, turn right" etc.

 

Go on, dont be scared, ask your grandson / daughter to give you a lesson.

 

It's not being afraid of the technology. In fact, several friends and relatives have called me over the last few years to configure their Sat Navs, because they don't know how to use them even after reading the instructions [or so they tell me]. I just prefer to do a journey without a Sat Nav holding my hand. I sometimes use a Sat Nav when sailing though, as that can be the difference betwen life and death, if one gets into a spot of bother. Getting lost, on the road, is just inconvenient, and sometimes a nice little mystery.

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It's not being afraid of the technology. In fact, several friends and relatives have called me over the last few years to configure their Sat Navs, because they don't know how to use them even after reading the instructions [or so they tell me]. I just prefer to do a journey without a Sat Nav holding my hand. I sometimes use a Sat Nav when sailing though, as that can be the difference betwen life and death, if one gets into a spot of bother. Getting lost, on the road, is just inconvenient, and sometimes a nice little mystery.

 

Thats what I tell the Mrs when we get lost, whilst im driving :grin:

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