I believe it was H G Wells who wrote “In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
I’m not so sure about that. One lens of my driving glasses fell out this morning and the local drivers, who normally can see no further than the ends of their bonnets, had me at a disadvantage.
But it got me thinking: drivers who rely on satellite navigation are in a sense driving ‘blind’. How many people, I wondered, arrive at their destination without having a clue how they got there? I concluded that most of them, for the greater part of their journey, must be lost. In that respect they can be likened that famous tribe of short people who live in long grass. Until I get my glasses fixed, I know how they feel.
“WTFAW”
I use Sat-Nav in the air and at sea but have yet to check it out on the road.
Although I do enjoy planning and mapping new journeys by hand I’d like to try it, but have not as yet had the time to experiment.
AlfaMartini | 17 Jun 07 - 17:39