A TRUE story -Bluddy wimmin (again)

[Fuzzie]

Back to the GPS thingy. The disembodied voice in mine got the name Cornelia (a'la Missing Link) after the sub-audible sigh and

well if you're that stupid

as it recalculates a route because the last right turn was not executable and was ignored.....

[Ashore]

Now now boys and girls let's not get too excited. My wife uses the WC navigation method. She knows where every dunny in Australia is located - seems like it anyway. We never get lost.

Try here ern in case she's missed any
www.toiletmap.gov.au

[jow104]

I wonder how the get on in Los Angeles with GPS, the last time I was there they changed the traffic flow direction at 4pm.(honest) on some roads.

BTW, I didnt know anything about it either. Honest.

[Big Shed]

I wonder how the get on in Los Angeles with GPS, the last time I was there they changed the traffic flow direction at 4pm.(honest) on some roads.

BTW, I didnt know anything about it either. Honest.

Mate, they do the same in Adelaide on the "Southern Express Way", all 2 lanes of it.

[rsser]

Quite right.

But what is the question?

[echnidna]

Pancakes anyone?

[woodcutta]

You may be right, but there's nothing like the fun of starting one

woodcutta

PS SWMBO had a great giggle reading this thread

[scooter]

Pancakes anyone?

Been a while.

[tea lady]

Pancakes anyone?

Is it Tuesday? I'll bring maple syrup.

[Eli]

I wonder how the get on in Los Angeles with GPS, the last time I was there they changed the traffic flow direction at 4pm.(honest) on some roads.

BTW, I didnt know anything about it either. Honest.

Watch it. I did LA for ten years without a GPS, only bought one now that I have to drive on THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD (if it's war you're wanting, I'm Canadian )

Don't forget right next to Albert Park, the king alley, or queen's footpath, whatever you guys call that little donkey track........

Changes twice a day. I freaked my Mom out driving her home from Tulla, she thought we were going to hit a wandering semi.

I didn't think you called them pancakes.......

[HappyHammer]

I'd be keen to see how it handles the ridiculous situation of going to the left lane to turn right because of the trams, that one's a blinder....

HH.

[rrich]

Many years ago I bought this little Chevy Vega for a long commute. It was necessary until the house was sold and a new one could be purchased close to the new job. I got the Vega with about every handling option available and wide tyres on wide rims. After about 6 months I got some rather good radial tyres for the Vega.

SWMBO never really liked the Vega as it was not as quiet as the station wagon, no A/C and she didn't like the manual shift four speed. She really didn't like anything about the car.

During the first gas shortage, we decided to take the Vega to visit her parents. We were taking a route to her parents' home that I had never taken before. SWMBO was the navigator.

Everything was fine until we were within about five miles of the old homestead. SWMBO was looking out the window, "Oh, they changed...", "Oh, they have a new car...", "Oh, there's whats-her-name with the new baby..." and yada, yada, yada.

Mean while I'm just blipping along at a a fair pace when suddenly SWMBO shouts, "Ahhhhhhh, TURN HERE!"

Brakes, very HARD, clutch, grab second gear, turn, slide a little, clutch, throttle, spin tyres slightly, straighten out and continue blipping along. SWMBO starts into me with "Are you crazy?" etc. still white knuckled attached to the pasenger sissy bar. I countered with, "Look! I made the turn and I stayed within the appropriate lanes." "But you were sideways and you screeched the tyres." "Nothing illegal and next time GIVE ME MORE WARNING ahead of turns."

Now, almost 40 years later, as long as SWMBO orients the map to the direction we are going she is an excellent navigator.

On another trip...
When you are in Hawaii, there are two things that you can do.
1) Clockwise
2) Counter Clockwise

On the Big Island there is a third option, called The Saddle Road. This road runs between the two dormant volcanos Mauna Loa and Moana Kea. The road is at about 2,150M in elevation and has two right angle turns about 500M apart. The rental car companies say the road is forbidden and claim to take the car away if they catch you on the road. The saddle part is not that bad but the switch backs on either end of the road usually require driving through the clouds (a.k.a. Fog) to get up and down from the saddle. The advantage to The Saddle Road is a 90 minute to two hour time saving on the trip from Kona to Hilo.

I'm not sure exactly when, but our car was a Ford Escort. (Something we call a sub-compact.) The car was a bit under powered and had an automatic transmission. It was our third or fourth trip from Kona to Hilo and by this time I had gotten to "know" the road. The county was working on the road on the Hilo end of The Saddle Road. The raod was well graded through the lava and was almost ready for asphalt. Due to traffic, the lava was breaking up slightly creating, for lack of better words, marbles on the surface.

Enter Rich, SWMBO and the Ford Escort. The transmission was a three speed and maybe had an over drive gear. Leaving The Saddle Road and decending into Hilo, I had the Ford Escort in second gear. I was using the engine to break or reduce my speed for the decent. I'm sure you blokes understand, it was just a leisurely drive on the decent. I rarely needed to use the break at all.

After a few miles, SWMBO reaches over and really hits me on the arm saying, "Slow Down, you're on vacation." I immediately put on the brake, slowed way down and looked at SWMBO saying, "But I'm not pushing it." SWMBO responded, "You're sliding through every curve!" She was right, but I was having a REALLY good time.

[jow104]

Rrich, didnt you stop to pick some orchids?

[astrid]

I think that one difference between men and women, driving , is that Men seem to see a car as some sort of alter ego accessory.
Why do some men drive like Brock, when they on a mountain road despite the sometimes obvious fear of the light of their lives.
I notice they dont drive like this when their Mum is in the car.

Women on the other hand tend only to drive like this when they're on their own (in a Good car).
I know when Im driving the kids or HWMNBO, I drive like an instructor.
On my own, in The old prelude it's more like Toad (with very loud system and fluffy dice)

Astrid


PS i don't really have the fluffy dice

[wayfarer]

The Minister for War & Directions drives me to Distraction whenever she navigates. I can never find it in the street directory but we've been there plenty of times.

Perhaps if she left the street directory right way up we'd get to our original destination with less diversion.

To be fair, to be sure, she hates it when I navigate.