tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027161356290948458.post889652327263039451..comments2023-08-06T06:27:40.336-07:00Comments on Angie's Place: SatNav - Fail.Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00630840437225912894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027161356290948458.post-58608794580078676782012-03-19T01:19:56.000-07:002012-03-19T01:19:56.000-07:00Reminds me of when my cousin, his brother and wife...Reminds me of when my cousin, his brother and wife went to Spain from Germany. En Route home he thought it would be a good idea to use the sat nav on his phone to just guide them back home safely, rather than fumble around with maps etc... <br />Everything was fine until then ended up in Switzerland... (trying to get back to Germany?) <br /><br />When he told me, I was ROFLMAO!!! ;) ☺ Dave ☺http://keir32.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027161356290948458.post-13627725258908053932012-03-19T00:48:21.000-07:002012-03-19T00:48:21.000-07:00"It's all well and good trusting your sat..."It's all well and good trusting your sat nav but how about trusting your eyes and when there's not a road in front of you, don't keep driving."<br /><br /><br />Check these out..<br />March 2009<br />UK<br /><br />Robert Jones said he trusted his navigational system and continued to follow it when it told him the steep, narrow footpath he was driving on was a road.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The bill for his error was made up of:<br /><br />£80,000 of spilled olive oil,<br /><br />£15,000 damage to a 17th century house<br /><br />£20,000 for writing-off his trailer<br /><br />£115,000 TOTAL<br /><br />Grit normally used to tackle ice and snow during winter had to be laid on the road which was left slippery by hundreds of litres of leaking olive oil.<br /><br />Ironically the Hungarian truck driver was let off with a fine of just £40!!Angie Lhttp://yummmalishus.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027161356290948458.post-704577764167497282012-03-19T00:29:31.000-07:002012-03-19T00:29:31.000-07:00and they let them into Australia... oi...and they let them into Australia... oi...Lyn Whttp://aussiechic66.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027161356290948458.post-39631180622494961552012-03-18T23:34:59.000-07:002012-03-18T23:34:59.000-07:00If the satnav had told the idiots that it's al...If the satnav had told the idiots that it's alright to drive off a cliff, would they have done that also?<br /><br />~M/\/\anfred .http://knightstar.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027161356290948458.post-69068964774498004692012-03-18T22:27:37.000-07:002012-03-18T22:27:37.000-07:00it shows that mankind depends on technology waaaaa...it shows that mankind depends on technology waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much!Annette Zanghttp://sattva2.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com