Went to North Wales today to pick up a motor from a quarry. Sat Nav got me there no problem. Then had to call to a United Utilities site near Nantwhich to pick up a submersible pump. Puts in the postcode where I was at then the postcode of where I was going.
Flamin' Nora! Took me onto A class roads for a while then onto the A55 for one junction. Turn right as directed and proceeded to go on a bloody sight seeing tour of the hills and dales of north wales! Down 'B' class roads, along so-called 'A' class roads just wide enough to get a 3½ ton wagon down then onto single track 'dirt' roads, through an area of countryside sparsely populated by 'well-to-do' detached homes in their own grounds/land, past who knows how many people riding horses at different places, down another 'dirt road' where upon turning around a bend I came across 7 4x4 pick-up types of vehicles with some 'gentry-looking' types on the back all staring through binoculars with one or two holding shotguns. Get flagged down by one elderly 'gent' and asked what are you doing along here?
I'm trying to get to XXXXX site and this is the way the sat nav has directed me.
Well you shouldn't really be here today, we have a shoot on.
I just go where this dammed thing tells me.
Oh, ok then, carry on along here and you will come to Winsford Rd, turn right and carry on from there.
Thank you, says I, sorry to have disturbed you.
Gets to the road turns right , (sat nav said right anyway), and thought great, a decent road.
For all of about ½ mile! Turn left at the next junction, bumpity, bump, shake, rattle and nearly roll! Another dirt track!
Eventually get to the site and theres no one there. Rings the contact number only to be told, Oh, I've finished for the day. (At 2.30?
)
Tells me where to pick the pump up from so goes round and loads it with the HIAB.
Comes out the site and think, stuff this, I'm not going back that bloody way.
Used instinct and turned left.
Lo and behold, a mile down the road and theres a sign for the M6 by going along the A500.
Beautiful dual carriageway virtually all the way! On the M6, off onto the M62, Off the M62 onto the M57 and straight run back to work.
Return journey 1½ hours.
Quarry to UU site 2¾ hours and a lot of bumps, knocks and swearing!
And from the quarry to the UU site was about half the mileage from UU back to Liverpool!
Technology? Shove it!
Flamin' Nora! Took me onto A class roads for a while then onto the A55 for one junction. Turn right as directed and proceeded to go on a bloody sight seeing tour of the hills and dales of north wales! Down 'B' class roads, along so-called 'A' class roads just wide enough to get a 3½ ton wagon down then onto single track 'dirt' roads, through an area of countryside sparsely populated by 'well-to-do' detached homes in their own grounds/land, past who knows how many people riding horses at different places, down another 'dirt road' where upon turning around a bend I came across 7 4x4 pick-up types of vehicles with some 'gentry-looking' types on the back all staring through binoculars with one or two holding shotguns. Get flagged down by one elderly 'gent' and asked what are you doing along here?
I'm trying to get to XXXXX site and this is the way the sat nav has directed me.
Well you shouldn't really be here today, we have a shoot on.
I just go where this dammed thing tells me.
Oh, ok then, carry on along here and you will come to Winsford Rd, turn right and carry on from there.
Thank you, says I, sorry to have disturbed you.
Gets to the road turns right , (sat nav said right anyway), and thought great, a decent road.
For all of about ½ mile! Turn left at the next junction, bumpity, bump, shake, rattle and nearly roll! Another dirt track!
Eventually get to the site and theres no one there. Rings the contact number only to be told, Oh, I've finished for the day. (At 2.30?
)Tells me where to pick the pump up from so goes round and loads it with the HIAB.
Comes out the site and think, stuff this, I'm not going back that bloody way.
Used instinct and turned left.
Lo and behold, a mile down the road and theres a sign for the M6 by going along the A500.
Beautiful dual carriageway virtually all the way! On the M6, off onto the M62, Off the M62 onto the M57 and straight run back to work.
Return journey 1½ hours.
Quarry to UU site 2¾ hours and a lot of bumps, knocks and swearing!
And from the quarry to the UU site was about half the mileage from UU back to Liverpool!
Technology? Shove it!
