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Old 13-12-2016, 14:27
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Or be updated when that route is closed/slower etc, etc.

Either way, people use what they like. There's very little in the way of materials that people need, so this constant back and forth of what's better or what people are 'living' for seems a little redundant.
I prefer my way.
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Old 13-12-2016, 14:40
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Or be updated when that route is closed/slower etc, etc.

Either way, people use what they like. There's very little in the way of materials that people need, so this constant back and forth of what's better or what people are 'living' for seems a little redundant.
Its time we all stopped being lazy drivers replying on sat navs to tell you where to go. Study a map before leaving on your journey or jot down the directions my Dad still does that the old skool way but mostly he knows the motorways and places like the back of his hand due to driving since 1982. Any road closure or a different lay out you just cope with it and use your initiative.

Imagine using a sat nav in the Formula 1 lol memorise the route get used to it and you wont need any help from a computer that talks at you.
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Old 13-12-2016, 15:12
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Indeed, as I said.
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Old 13-12-2016, 15:13
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Its time we all stopped being lazy drivers replying on sat navs to tell you where to go. Study a map before leaving on your journey or jot down the directions my Dad still does that the old skool way but mostly he knows the motorways and places like the back of his hand due to driving since 1982. Any road closure or a different lay out you just cope with it and use your initiative.

Imagine using a sat nav in the Formula 1 lol memorise the route get used to it and you wont need any help from a computer that talks at you.
It's not being lazy to rely on sat navs any more than it is to be lazy by relying on maps and road signs.

All tools to aid your journey.
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Old 13-12-2016, 15:15
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A £1 map ain't gonna stop working, man, or run outta juice.
I forgot to add 'people' at the beginning lol, I have an old nokia which includes Snake!
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Old 13-12-2016, 15:37
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Its time we all stopped being lazy drivers replying on sat navs to tell you where to go. Study a map before leaving on your journey or jot down the directions my Dad still does that the old skool way but mostly he knows the motorways and places like the back of his hand due to driving since 1982. Any road closure or a different lay out you just cope with it and use your initiative.

Imagine using a sat nav in the Formula 1 lol memorise the route get used to it and you wont need any help from a computer that talks at you.
I've noticed myself that when I'm using sat nav I don't really learn the route, i'm just following directions. So I do make a point of driving 'sans-nat' if I have to do it even semi-regularly just so I actually learn where I'm going and am not dependent on the device. However for one off journey's it's just far superior way of navigating - I wouldn't call it laziness so much as progress.
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Old 13-12-2016, 16:03
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Its time we all stopped being lazy drivers replying on sat navs to tell you where to go. Study a map before leaving on your journey or jot down the directions my Dad still does that the old skool way but mostly he knows the motorways and places like the back of his hand due to driving since 1982. Any road closure or a different lay out you just cope with it and use your initiative.

Imagine using a sat nav in the Formula 1 lol memorise the route get used to it and you wont need any help from a computer that talks at you.
That's like saying using an oven is lazy and we should still use an open fire.

Those soldiers are lazy too using their new fangled guns, they should be fighting with sticks and spears.

To be fair, it's pretty lazy to have a house too when a cave would do a perfectly good job.
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Old 13-12-2016, 16:18
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I could never do with out the mobile. Clients need to reach me 24/7.
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Old 13-12-2016, 16:35
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I could never do with out the mobile. Clients need to reach me 24/7.
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Old 13-12-2016, 16:50
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I've noticed myself that when I'm using sat nav I don't really learn the route, i'm just following directions. So I do make a point of driving 'sans-nat' if I have to do it even semi-regularly just so I actually learn where I'm going and am not dependent on the device. However for one off journey's it's just far superior way of navigating - I wouldn't call it laziness so much as progress.
And the art of learning a route seems to be lost these days by just following a sat nav, its good you mentally jot things down so that if your sat nav stops working you at least know what to do.
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Old 13-12-2016, 16:51
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And the art of learning a route seems to be lost these days by just following a sat nav, its good you mentally jot things down so that if your sat nav stops working you at least know what to do.
You're right.
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Old 13-12-2016, 17:20
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I keep hearing people say that they are obsessed with their mobiles and that they are so dependent on it they think their life would not be same without it. Well im not one those people who is dependent and i could live out without my mobile phone for a whole month
my mobile phone is lucky if it sees me once a month.
My son-in-law on the other hand could not go one hour without texting or phoning someone even when he is watching his beloved Man/city
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Old 13-12-2016, 17:42
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I think for the first few days it would be hard but once I'm used to it I would be okay.
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Old 13-12-2016, 19:44
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What would you do if you're out, need to get to a new place and you don't know what bus to get or how to walk somewhere?
Yes, in the old days we all used to wander around aimlessly, and no one could find anything.

I dont know how all those old explorers got anywhere. Pure luck I suppose.
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Old 13-12-2016, 19:53
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Having just spent three weeks in Cuba, where it's nigh on impossible to get any internet and if you do it's so slow that you give up doing anything more than sending a whatsapp message, I found it wonderful to be without a phone that constantly pinged emails, Facebook notifications, eBay reminders, news feeds, etc., etc.,

Since returning I have stopped having my phone constantly on my person and it's quite liberating!!
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