"I thought we would never get here!" Why - because they used mapquest. My site & confirmation says use OUR directions we KNOW WHERE WE ARE!!! Come on people!
Then of course more questions: I pull the car any closer? Where's the office?.
copperhead said:
"I thought we would never get here!"
If I had a pound for every time I've heard that. Two GPS problems here:-
1) Our postcode for some strange reason is centred about half a mile down the road, so when GPS says "arriving at destination" we're nowhere in sight.
2) there is a direct route from the main Highlands road, the A9, to our village but it's a single track country road with passing spaces. GPSs assume you can do 50mph down this road so think it's a short cut, you can't and it's not. This is a very narrow, windy road and it scares the h@@@ out of some people, especially some Americans.
So our confirmation says "if using a satnav please be aware that........"
Do they read it..........
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Highlands John said:
copperhead said:
"I thought we would never get here!"
If I had a pound for every time I've heard that. Two GPS problems here:- 1) Our postcode for some strange reason is centred about half a mile down the road, so when GPS says "arriving at destination" we're nowhere in sight. 2) there is a direct route from the main Highlands road, the A9, to our village but it's a single track country road with passing spaces. GPSs assume you can do 50mph down this road so think it's a short cut, you can't and it's not. This is a very narrow, windy road and it scares the h@@@ out of some people, especially some Americans. So our confirmation says "if using a satnav please be aware that........" Do they read it..........
That sounds like the people who follow MapQuest instead of my directions. They must have said shortest route because it takes them off the Interstate 8 miles too soon, then proceeds to bring them down a narrow almost 2-lane road that locals use - mostly in daylight only - that twists and turns and has NO shoulder. If you drift too far on either side you are in a ditch. They arrive bug-eyed and white knuckled as they usually arrive after dark.
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Recent conversation over the phone:
Guest: We're travelling up from Glasgow so we should be there in about 2 hours.
Me: It's going to take you about 3.5 hours from Glasgow.
Guest: Google Maps says 2 hours.
Me: We're about 3.5 hours from Glasgow.
Guest: I went onto Google Maps and checked it before we left.
Me: It's definately going to be at least 3 hours.
Guest: I printed the directions off from Google Maps, I have them infront of me.
In the end I just gave up and said "We'll see you in a couple of hours then".
4 hours later they arrive, "You were right".
<fx: screams in my head>Of Course I'm bloody right, I live here, I've driven that route a dozen times at least</fx>
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