"Take the next left" she said
"Second on the right now"
"Straight ahead for 200yds"
"Bear left, and straight on"
"First turning on the right"
"You turned left instead of right"
"Oh shit, that's the first and last time I'll trust a SAT NAV" thought the driver
as his truck stuck fast under the bridge!
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He, he, he!! Stupid technology!
ReplyDeleteMy brother-in-law had that happen with the GPS system in his car. He didn't get stuck but the computer misunderstood the location he really wanted to go and sent him way off into the boonies.
ReplyDeleteI have often thought that it would be a great way of learning a new foreign language.Set the SATNAV to ,say,Japanese & eventually (!) I would understand the words!
ReplyDeleteI can help thinking that "Bridge" would be the first word I learnt!
LOL, nice one Pearl. Technology at it's best ... when it works correctly. I've had a few 'incidents' with the satnav.
ReplyDeletehaha we followed one out on vacation this year...oh my...it needed an update or something we got within 3 miles of the place and all of a sudden it got completely lost...
ReplyDeleteI agree Melanie LOL
ReplyDeleteI've heard many stories like this Beach
LOL Bridge would definitley be a good word to learn Tony
I've never used a SAT NAV Valerie, I don't think I'd trust one. LOL
The SAT NAV got lost Brian???? LOL
Still I love GPS. I wouldn't drive out of town without it. New roads always seem to murk problems, but if you ever get lost, even the bad ones can eventually get you back on your path home or elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteYou need to stay friends with your satnav and do as she tells you.
ReplyDeleteLove how you brought technology into this one, very clever!
ReplyDeleteEven through I don't own a car, I've heard several people share that they've experienced occasional 'misdirections' with their SAT NAV. But overall, people seem to LOVE it.
Have a great weekend, m'dear!
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This cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteWord of the day.....MAP!!
ReplyDeleteIt's cheaper, and it's Fun!
Unless you are a man...hehehehe
Loved your 55 Ake.
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
I know some people love their SAT NAVS Adam. :)
ReplyDeleteI guess so Cheshire Wife LOL
Glad you liked it Ron x
I'm happy it made you laugh Mama Zen x
MWM always uses a MAP G-man, unfortunately I'm useless at map reading. LOL
Which is why I will never trust anything talking the car but Hubby. :)
ReplyDeleteNice one!
I always find some of directions distracting when there are a lot of turns in a row. I have only used GPS in rental cars where I already don't feel comfortable.
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ReplyDeleteHave a sweet weekend!
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Hahahhahahaha...I love this!!!
ReplyDeleteHonestly I do not trust gadgets like GPS, I mean...they cannot be THAT SMART right? Thank you so much for confirming my belief! Awesome 55!
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Have you a Rocking Weekend!
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You know when I went to India some years ago and had cause to ask for directions it was so weird because the locals seemed to have no conception either of distance and especially of time.
ReplyDeleteLike, a European person would say take the 2nd on the left and then it's five minutes away. The Indians gave totally misleading descriptions. And they don't seem to get that "two minutes" to me means exactly or very close to 120 seconds. Not a fifteen minute walk! Crazy people they are!!
Sounds like a big oops there! Sometimes I think we put way too much trust in our technology as this poor bloke found out the hard way!
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