Three little words is good. They have an app for phone. It's bloody accurate to about a yard
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Three little words is good. They have an app for phone. It's bloody accurate to about a yard
What 3 words it's called
We're in complete agreement, Piggurs. As you say, the key bit is this:
Unfortunately though, many folks do and are 'married' to their 'devices':rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
My advice? ALWAYS have an 'old school' backup for your electronic gadgets!
Oh, and I also love maps, for the very same reasons as you, and also books, even though I'm not a big reader, as they're tactile 'living' things and can NEVER be replaced by soulless, electronic devices, such as Kindles...:doh:
Live in the REAL world, folks, not the plastic one created by tech!
Marco.
Never heard of it, mate, What's it about?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
What3words. its an accurate navigation tool on phone. it works with maps etc and will take you to the point your looking for. its great if your say out in a lonely place with no easy way to tell folk where you are exactly. say stuck on a long, lonely b rd, or out on the moors/up a mountain etc. the app uses your gps to find your location and every yd or foot(sommat like that) is assigned a 3 word location in world. these 3 words can easily be spoken or texted to emergency servises say and they will find you. its also good to find houses etc that are difficult to find etc..Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
https://what3words.com/pretty.needed.chill
Cheers for that. Interesting:)
Marco.
a point in bellevue park in wrexham is say. bubble.myself.minus
popping that address will take you to that spot.
Lol. all sounds a bit mad. Undoubtedly useful and worth having, when it works, but the danger is the false sense of security it can create thinking 'I'm fine and dandy going to the back of beyond alone, miles from civilisation', as long as I've got my 'Three Little Words' app...
Well... :no:
Marco.
well if you need it once its worth it me thinks..;) costs nowt and if you dont have it running it isnt doing any harm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
anyhoo thats my smart meters ordered, and an isolation switch too. then the guys can come and fit a new fusebox and my charging unit outside.
Of course, but that doesn't negate the point I made.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Good stuff. If you use it properly, by monitoring your energy usage, the process for which will be made much easier now, and make savings where necessary, it'll save you a lot of dosh:)Quote:
anyhoo thats my smart meters ordered, and an isolation switch too. then the guys can come and fit a new fusebox and my charging unit outside.
Marco.