Satellite Navigation a Real Crackpot! 230
debest writes "What happens when your satellite navigation system in your car gives you bad advice on which road you should take? In Britain, these systems have been directing drivers down a road near the (aptly named) town of Crackpot that is strewn with boulders and has an unprotected 100ft dropoff on one side! The locals are worried someone's going to go off the edge."
What to do: (Score:4, Funny)
What worries me.... (Score:4, Funny)
Cooter (Score:5, Funny)
Not much different than that gas station attendant five miles back.
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Re:Reality TV (Score:3, Funny)
best action to take... (Score:5, Funny)
Happens all the time (Score:5, Funny)
So what they're saying is..... (Score:4, Funny)
Wow (Score:5, Funny)
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Hypothetical conversation (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Strange progress of technology (Score:5, Funny)
Here's a much more informative talking car link. [wikipedia.org]
Re:Strange progress of technology (Score:5, Funny)
Scary thing is, only one of those is a redlink...
Sometimes you make it to easy (Score:2, Funny)
maybe you should try match.com, I hear that works pretty well. It must be better than your gps, at least.
Yeah, sure... (Score:4, Funny)
Rat Race (Score:5, Funny)
Business Opportunity ! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Happens all the time (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Strange progress of technology (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Happens all the time (Score:5, Funny)
I'm goin for it... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They really have 2 options: (Score:3, Funny)
Gta style. You open the door and pull them out.
This is a...problem? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What to do: (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Happens all the time (Score:5, Funny)
Nope, 'taint.
Re:Crackpot not a "town" (Score:5, Funny)
Not only is Hawes pronoused Whores, but there is also a dairy there called "Hawes Creamery". http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2001/4/27