Made me laugh (and I had to leave Jetpack to even see the photo!)
When we lived in France, I bought online a GPS for Switzerland. It took forever to arrive and when it did, it had stamps from a Russian country, I forget which one. It was probably a stolen copy of an original disc in the 1990th and most of the newer roads were shown as driving through green-nowhere land…. That‘s the other ‚chance‘ we take with modern sat nav. It‘s not new and it‘s not reliant. I found myself once at the end of a one-cart trail with the ocean at the end and literally no space to turn. Luckily the sand was firm and I could turn the rental car around…. Oh the fun I had!
For a while German GPS systems had a disclaimer when you switched them on. Something along the lines of “use common sense before following directions” – this was after a few people had driving into rivers because the GPS had instructed: Turn right here.
There is a similar sign here on the way to St Ives asking people NOT to follow their Sat Navs but to follow the brown signs into the town, but I reckon most people ignore it.
I have to do that for guests coming here 👍😂
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Me too. We do not live in the middle of a field.
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Ha ha! Someone is probably fed up with everyone driving through their garden!
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Probably. Scattering ducks and hens the while.
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Doesn’t look as if there’s much room for turning.
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Nope.
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Made me laugh (and I had to leave Jetpack to even see the photo!)
When we lived in France, I bought online a GPS for Switzerland. It took forever to arrive and when it did, it had stamps from a Russian country, I forget which one. It was probably a stolen copy of an original disc in the 1990th and most of the newer roads were shown as driving through green-nowhere land…. That‘s the other ‚chance‘ we take with modern sat nav. It‘s not new and it‘s not reliant. I found myself once at the end of a one-cart trail with the ocean at the end and literally no space to turn. Luckily the sand was firm and I could turn the rental car around…. Oh the fun I had!
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Teehee!
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😉
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I can think of a few lanes in my neck of the woods where that sign would be handy!
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Yup!
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Good advice but too rarely taken!
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For a while German GPS systems had a disclaimer when you switched them on. Something along the lines of “use common sense before following directions” – this was after a few people had driving into rivers because the GPS had instructed: Turn right here.
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Germans though are famously sensible!
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Especially the ones who drove in the river. 🤣
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🤣😢
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Famous last words “What did that sign say?”
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😉
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There is a similar sign here on the way to St Ives asking people NOT to follow their Sat Navs but to follow the brown signs into the town, but I reckon most people ignore it.
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Reminded me of the story of the HGV driver who was going to Gibraltar in Iberia and found himself at Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire.
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Hmm. Do we believe that one??
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It was in the Daily Telegraph!
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I rest my case, Andrew.
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A reminder that signs work if only we understand their meaning.
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Quite!
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And its close relative:
https://glasgowgallivanter.com/2022/02/21/square-odds-and-ends/dsc_5747/
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A few choice words.
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And necessary too, I guess.
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Good capture, Margaret! 😄
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Thanks Amy!
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I try not to rely on my sat-nav too much; it is not infallible. Nice photo!
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It’s fun, isn’t it? We didn’t put it to the test…
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