Tell Me Something............Anything!

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

During the winter months my A-Z in the car is not worth bothering with.

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An A-Z is a must for serious drivers. A sat-nav will get you the bulk of the journey, but it's that last half mile they cock up and you find yourself the wrong side of a block or down a little country lane cu-de-sac!

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

I seem to remember Billy Connolly talking about prescription windscreens for cars. That could work.

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Especially if you made it varifocal.

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Originally Posted by walpurgis

An A-Z is a must for serious drivers. A sat-nav will get you the bulk of the journey, but it's that last half mile they cock up and you find yourself the wrong side of a block or down a little country lane cu-de-sac!

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I remember Anita's sat nav, in taking us to IKEA, actually put us on a neighbouring industrial estate. Which was fine by me :)

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

I bet when Del saw you after collecting her first pair of specs, her reaction was somewhere between :eek: and :eek::eek::eek:

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No, that was her reaction when she first unzipped and released my 'python'!:D

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

No, that was her reaction when she first unzipped and released my 'python'!:D

Marco.

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More likely :popcorn:

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Originally Posted by Macca

I had to wear specs from age 14. Only had the first pair about a week and I got in a fight and they got broken. Parents not happy. After that had to avoid getting in fights. Sport harder too, you can't play footie in specs and you're not much use on the pitch when you can't really see what is going on 30 feet away. Not that I was any good anyway but did enjoy it.

The other disadvantage at that age is it makes you less confident with girls. Although at an all-boys school that wasn't really relevant for me that often. Later you find out the vast majority of women don't care.

I'm short sighted so can see to read and stuff fine. Just with age I now can't read close up with specs on, I have to take them off or look over them. That change did happen very quickly.

Genetic, both parents and one brother short-sighted too. Not much you can do about it.

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Yeah, defo, especially the last bit, although you can take some steps when you're very young to protect your eyesight, by not straining your eyes trying to read things in poor light conditions, and just generally eating well and being healthy.

Same applies with your hearing... Even at a young age, I was always protective of my hearing, and so when going to really loud gigs, I'd always put ear plugs in at some point, just to 'give them a rest', and never listened to music loudly on headphones, plus I've been fortunate never to work in excessively noisy environments, all of which can lead to tinnitus.

Consequently, my hearing is as good (probably better) than my eyesight, but that doesn't stop me from getting 'earache' from Del when she WANTS, or DOESN'T want, something!:D

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

I remember Anita's sat nav, in taking us to IKEA, actually put us on a neighbouring industrial estate. Which was fine by me :)

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My postcode is in my sat-nav as the home setting, but it always wants to take me the other side of the block.

Lol - NEVER rely 100% on a sat-nav, as it's almost always guaranteed to end in a tale of woe! Does no-one use maps anymore?:)

On long journeys, to somewhere we've never been before, our default 'guidance system' is still a detailed (up to date road map), as at least you know then generally where you are, because you can SEE it, unlike with many navs, and which make you lazy.

The sat-nav only gets used if we get lost and/or can't find the road sign we're looking for, and get us back on our road, which can be invaluable when driving abroad!:cool:

Marco.

my sat nav in car is very good, plus i have a phone version that can be bluetoothed into it if needed. never got me lost yet

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Originally Posted by Marco

Lol - NEVER rely 100% on a sat-nav, as it's almost always guaranteed to end in a tale of woe! Does no-one use maps anymore?:)

On long journeys, to somewhere we've never been before, our default 'guidance system' is still a detailed (up to date road map), as at least you know then generally where you are, because you can SEE it, unlike with many navs, and which make you lazy.

The sat-nav only gets used if we get lost and/or can't find the road sign we're looking for, and get us back on our road, which can be invaluable when driving abroad!:cool:

Marco.

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I bought a touring map of Scotland at the Green Welly Stop, and it was our 'go to' for the whole week. I love maps. If I had my way I'd wallpaper the lounge in Ordnance Surveys, but Anita wouldn't go for it. Women are funny that way :(