Flatspot
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My early gps was a Garmin Streetpilot 111 high tech for its day and mounted on my Blackbird and linked to my Autocom so I heard directions. It had a very small memory and you had to download just enough mapping to get you there and back. In my case we had gone to Switzerland using it. Unfortunately I didn’t download any SE England mapping because I knew the route in needed to use. A20, M20, M25, M3, A303 and home - 250 miles. Easy
Except I missed the turning off the M20 onto the M25 and ended up going off route, and of course the satnag didn’t have a clue either. We ended up going into the centre of London (yes, I should have turned 180 and gone back to where I knew) and spent a good 45-60 minutes going in circles in places I’d heard of and knew I needed to avoid. It was reminiscent of newsreel stories of very 3rd world-ish places. I started to panic as did my wife, she was bursting for a pee, and despite that told me over the intercom DO NOT STOP until we are away from here. We got away finally and apart from an ambulance journey last year haven’t been back again in 25 years.
And no desire to go back either.
Except I missed the turning off the M20 onto the M25 and ended up going off route, and of course the satnag didn’t have a clue either. We ended up going into the centre of London (yes, I should have turned 180 and gone back to where I knew) and spent a good 45-60 minutes going in circles in places I’d heard of and knew I needed to avoid. It was reminiscent of newsreel stories of very 3rd world-ish places. I started to panic as did my wife, she was bursting for a pee, and despite that told me over the intercom DO NOT STOP until we are away from here. We got away finally and apart from an ambulance journey last year haven’t been back again in 25 years.
And no desire to go back either.