The AA's version is to send me down the M1 until Northampton then across the A43 to the M40 and into Oxford. Total time 3 hours.
Err... hmm... guess which map I'll be using
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Google Maps is mental. It's sent me on a bizarre route down the M1, then over onto the M40 at Leicester and down that to Oxford. Total time 4 hours.
The AA's version is to send me down the M1 until Northampton then across the A43 to the M40 and into Oxford. Total time 3 hours.
Err... hmm... guess which map I'll be using
The AA's version is to send me down the M1 until Northampton then across the A43 to the M40 and into Oxford. Total time 3 hours.
Err... hmm... guess which map I'll be using
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The last time I tried following Google Maps for driving I got seriously lost and would have quite happily flattened Sheffield.Bog wrote:The one with blast radii and fatality estimates?Err... hmm... guess which map I'll be using
Done a combination - the AA's instructions and Google's map, transferring the AA route onto the Google map using a clever device known as a blue biro.
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Yeah. And the AA came into my head quicker. AA's mapping is arse though, not a patch on Google.Bog wrote:Because it causes AIDS and terrorism.I should ask why not Multimap here... never sent me the wrong way, but it does pick some peculiar detours from time to time...
Just about to set off and almost did my usual trick of meticulously planning the route by postcode, and not actually writing down the real address and name of the place to go to. Doesn't help when the map says "Arrive at your destination OX4 1AW"
Right, off to empty the dog, check I've not forgotten anything important like car keys or money and then I'll be in the car. No idea when I'll arrive, going to check into the prison first then walk up. 3ish? 4ish... ish, around then.
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piku wrote:Google Maps is mental. It's sent me on a bizarre route down the M1, then over onto the M40 at Leicester and down that to Oxford. Total time 4 hours.
The AA's version is to send me down the M1 until Northampton then across the A43 to the M40 and into Oxford. Total time 3 hours.
Err... hmm... guess which map I'll be using
Being someone who frequently travels from Oxford north (my parents are in Sheffield) I would recommend leaving the M1 at Leicester and following the M69/A45/A46 route to the M40. It is actually quicker than going all the way down to the A43 at Northampton and much fewer roundabouts. Not sure why the time is so much longer.
Anyway this is a bit late now as you should be on your way by now!!
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That's probably the map I'll be using, but hopefully I won't need it.Bog wrote:The one with blast radii and fatality estimates?Err... hmm... guess which map I'll be using
Oh PLEASE say it's the one with blast radii and fatality estimates!
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