I think snow tyres comes in there too. I have friends who spend a
fortune on rims & snow tyres. They never go out in the snow and
rumble around on perfectly clear roads in winter. M'thinks the tyre
companies generate ridiculous wants for them. Mind you if you are a
doctor (do they still make house calls?), fireman (definitely make
house calls!), or one just has to go - then yes!
At 01:17 PM 3/28/2011, Mike Eldred wrote:
>Barrie, Bill,
>
>That's the point, exactly. I let my little rant get in the way of it.
>
>I don't have any objection to the use of GPS/Sat Nav, or the people
>who use them - that's their prerogative. I don't want or need one,
>and for that reason, I hate to see them become "standard equipment"
>that I have to pay for.
>
>I am also concerned about how they will change driving and drivers
>in the future, and I think the trend toward including them as
>standard equipment will encourage people to depend on them.
>
>-Mike Eldred
>Wilmington, VT
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:16:25 -0400
> > To: geoff at 1956mga.com; paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk
> > From: barrie at look.ca
> > CC: mgs at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] MG6 Review
> >
> > What we have is technologies desperately chasing problems. I do not
> > need a GPS and when I buy a car I do not want to have to pay for
> > it. Similarly I do not need a wet cabbage leaf reader so I do not
> > have to buy one in my new car.
> >
> > Hey! whatever happened to cigarette lighters ? Used to use them to
> > burn leeches off when in Malaya!
> >
> > At 11:51 AM 3/28/2011, Geoff wrote:
> > >Complaining about GPS/Sat Nav just seems silly. It's a tool, use it wrong
> > >and it'll be an issue. There are plenty of examples of dumb people getting
> > >lost in the wilderness because they can't read a map or use a compass.
> > >Shall we complain about that technology too? Don't blame the tool, blame
> > >the idiot using it.
> > >
> > >I use my GPS all the time. I travel a bit for work, and arriving in a new
> > >town, I can pull up Yelp on my phone, get a review for a restaurant, and
> > >click a button to open the directions in the GPS functions, which can then
> > >give me walking or driving directions to the restaurant. It's brilliant.
> > >For the luddites out there, I suppose you could catalog the restaurant
> > >reviews from the paper, maybe in a three ring binder. Then, once you've
> > >picked one, find a pay phone (good luck with that) to call and get the
> > >address, then pull out the paper map. Good luck with the rerouting if you
> > >miss an exit or there is construction. Make sure you pull over before you
> > >use the map.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Barrie
> > barrie at look.ca
> > 705--721-9060
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Regards
Barrie
barrie at look.ca
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