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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm
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Location: Belfast
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Maps are next to useless for me if I'm driving by myself. Mark
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| Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:56 am |
 
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: ln -s /London ~
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I have a venerable collection of Road and OS maps in various scales. Unfortunately I want to get into geocaching, and whilst I could plot locations before I set off, it does seem quite fun to have something go blip...blip...blip... Work out where you're going when you set off, possibly scribble a few notes of road numbers in sequence. For me the whole benefit of a real map is I know how things fit together before I set off, so if I have to take a diversion I know roughly where I'm heading and where potential alternatives are, and where else is likely to get snarled up.
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| Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:19 am |
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phobos
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If you want to get another Satnav go with Garmin, not great either, but 'best of a bad bunch'. Most annoying thing about my Nuvi 760 is any bend sharper than a Banana it calls a turn, which can be a pain.
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| Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:43 am |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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Location: Manchester.
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I'd rather get TomTom working again.
_________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise 
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| Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:22 pm |
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
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Location: Ipswich
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M60, M62, A1 turn left off A1 when required. If anything goes wrong blame Mrs V... 
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| Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:28 pm |
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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Location: Manchester.
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Yeah, I know that bit. It's when you start going through all of the little villages that it gets confusing. Did I ever tell you guys about the time that we were driving back from Dover to Manchester and, due to roadworks on the motorway and a badly timed arguement, we ended up going via Ipswitch?  _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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| Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:45 pm |
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
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Location: Ipswich
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Should have popped in for a cuppa John 
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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Location: Manchester.
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In fairness it was a little over 8 years ago _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker Sorry I'll behave now. Promise
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