Who needs GPS?`

Go to Google,

Click on Maps,

Get directions,

New York to Paris, France

Read line No 24!

On Apr 22, 4:44 pm, Magda magda@eu wrote:
On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:11:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Mike O'Sullivan
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... Go to Google,
...
... Click on Maps,
...
... Get directions,
...
... New York to Paris, France
...
... Read line No 24!

Again?

should read wind surf......

Mike O'Sullivan wrote:

Go to Google,

Click on Maps,

Get directions,

New York to Paris, France

Read line No 24!

I don't need GPS, but I had an extremely frustrating time explaining the
difference between it and GPRS when buying a new phone from Tesco the
other day. (The salesperson spent a long time telling me the phone
didn't have GPS, when I was asking about the latter.) It's not really
the fault of the staff, but I wish they were trained better...

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

Yes martin, beddybye now
Whew !

"Martin" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:44:41 +0200, Magda magda@eu wrote:

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:11:36 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Mike O'Sullivan
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... Go to Google,
...
... Click on Maps,
...
... Get directions,
...
... New York to Paris, France
...
... Read line No 24!

Again?

It's the return trio this time.
--

Martin

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" a écrit dans le
message de news: ...
Mike O'Sullivan wrote:

Go to Google,

Click on Maps,

Get directions,

New York to Paris, France

Read line No 24!

I don't need GPS, but I had an extremely frustrating time explaining the
difference between it and GPRS when buying a new phone from Tesco the
other day. (The salesperson spent a long time telling me the phone
didn't have GPS, when I was asking about the latter.) It's not really
the fault of the staff, but I wish they were trained better...

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:41:37 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

I don't need GPS,

because you are a townie? :-)
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"

The Reid wrote:

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 21:41:37 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

I don't need GPS,

because you are a townie? :-)

I suspect half the people using it are driving around town showing off
to their mates with it!

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:54:21 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

I don't need GPS,

because you are a townie? :-)

I suspect half the people using it are driving around town showing off
to their mates with it!

I don't have a car satnav, but a lot of walkers use GPS for navigating
in poor visability. I think it spoils the fun though. Who want s to
know the way off a ridge in a blizzard? Sailing and flying asre of
course the main apps.
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"

Following up to The Reid :

Who want s to know the way off a ridge in a blizzard?

That's the easy bit.
--
Tim C.

bob fusillo wrote:

"One of the things I have discovered with GPS is that I never know where I
am. I turn when it tells me, I go where it tells me, and when I get there I
have no idea of my location in relation to anyplace else.
My Garmin has a mind of its own -- it often takes me someplace one way and
takes me back another. It often goes the least convenient way ( when I know
the route but am trying out the GPS). But it gets me there! In Budapest and
Vienna and Rome etc. I will obey it slavishly.
Not much for walking around Venice, tho.

No point in Venice. It will fail the minute you _need_ to get anywhere!


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(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk