The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 08/02/16 09:12, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Vir
Campestris wrote:

On 05/02/2016 22:33, T i m wrote:
On Fri, 5 Feb 2016 21:21:57 +0000, Vir Campestris
wrote:
The main reason I bought a satnav was for my daily commute. I drive
into
a small city, and the traffic is a nightmare. One week I was given a
different route every day.

Sweet. And did it seem to pan out?

usually, but it's not infallible.

One day it took me on a five mile detour that ended back where I
started - because new jams appeared and old ones cleared.

Luxury.

There's a report in the Times today about a Yank tourist in Iceland who
mis-typed the street-name where his hotel was, after picking up the
hire car at the airport. 600 miles later, he gets to the place with the
road that he actually typed.

For the next leg of his trip he did the same again - another lengthy
detour. He was then reported to be leaving the island - and as the
Times put it: "it isn't known whether he found the airport".

Course it could be argued that he's just a twerp.

GIGO. Of course I suppose that you could, with a map, pick up the wrong
one and try to drive to Langley, Virginia instead of Langley,
Buckinghamshire.

In the 70s I made an over-the-counter-at-the-airport purchase of a plane
ticket from London to Atlantic City. When I'd paid for it and went to
put it in my pocket, I took a look and found that I was destined for
Atlanta, Georgia.

--
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England