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Village shaken by GPS-driven tank invasion
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| nickw7coc@gmail.com 2008-01-14, 3:33 pm |
| The Shropshire village of Donnington has suffered repeated invasions
by transporters bearing 70-tonne tanks because the drivers' sat navs
have mistaken the "picturesque" enclave with a nearby barracks of the
same name.
The correct destination for the heavy metal is 15 miles away close to
Telford, the Times reports, but residents say "tanks and other
armoured vehicles arrived on their doorstep as many as seven times a
week".
David Strefford, 60, told the paper: "It's like an invasion. We had
seven tanks up the tiny lane outside my farm once.
"Their mapping systems must be a right mess. There are only six houses
down here, so it looks nothing like an army base."
The army, however, says that private contractors are at fault. An
official offered: "Military drivers would know where the Donnington
barracks is."
All taken from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/14/tank_satnav/
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| John Nice 2008-01-15, 4:33 am |
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<nickw7coc@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> The Shropshire village of Donnington has suffered repeated invasions
> by transporters bearing 70-tonne tanks because the drivers' sat navs
> have mistaken the "picturesque" enclave with a nearby barracks of the
> same name.
>
> The correct destination for the heavy metal is 15 miles away close to
> Telford, the Times reports, but residents say "tanks and other
> armoured vehicles arrived on their doorstep as many as seven times a
> week".
>
> David Strefford, 60, told the paper: "It's like an invasion. We had
> seven tanks up the tiny lane outside my farm once.
>
> "Their mapping systems must be a right mess. There are only six houses
> down here, so it looks nothing like an army base."
Seems to me it's not the drivers' sat navs but the sat navs' drivers
John
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| Woody 2008-01-15, 12:33 pm |
| You shouldn't be allowed to use a sat nav unless you have the ability to
think. The maps aren't perfect and you have to use a certain measure of
common sense.
<nickw7coc@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> The Shropshire village of Donnington has suffered repeated invasions
> by transporters bearing 70-tonne tanks because the drivers' sat navs
> have mistaken the "picturesque" enclave with a nearby barracks of the
> same name.
>
> The correct destination for the heavy metal is 15 miles away close to
> Telford, the Times reports, but residents say "tanks and other
> armoured vehicles arrived on their doorstep as many as seven times a
> week".
>
> David Strefford, 60, told the paper: "It's like an invasion. We had
> seven tanks up the tiny lane outside my farm once.
>
> "Their mapping systems must be a right mess. There are only six houses
> down here, so it looks nothing like an army base."
>
> The army, however, says that private contractors are at fault. An
> official offered: "Military drivers would know where the Donnington
> barracks is."
>
> All taken from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/14/tank_satnav/
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| If they don't have the ability to drive there GPS navigation device, how do
you expect them to have the ability to drive there tanks?
"John Nice" < johnDOTniceATbtinter
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> <nickw7coc@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| WayneC 2008-01-15, 10:33 pm |
| On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:41:00 -0500, Woody wrote:
> You shouldn't be allowed to use a sat nav unless you have the ability to
> think. The maps aren't perfect and you have to use a certain measure of
> common sense.
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>
Next you'll be wanting people to be able to tell the difference between a
four lane divided parkway and train tracks....sheesh!
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| MacArthur 2008-01-15, 10:33 pm |
| "Greg" <g12345567@no-spam-yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> If they don't have the ability to drive there GPS navigation device, how
> do you expect them to have the ability to drive there tanks?
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.. . . but they DID drive there!
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| Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com 2008-01-16, 4:33 am |
| On 2008-01-15 22:00:31 +0000, "Greg" <g12345567@no-spam-yahoo.com.au> said:
> If they don't have the ability to drive there GPS navigation device, how do
> you expect them to have the ability to drive there tanks?
Firstly the drivers were civilian contract HGV drivers and not
Servicemen. Secondly Army HGV drivers don't drive the tanks anyway!
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| Tony Harding 2008-01-20, 10:33 am |
| WayneC wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:41:00 -0500, Woody wrote:
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> Next you'll be wanting people to be able to tell the difference between a
> four lane divided parkway and train tracks....sheesh!
Right, he sounds like a damned Communist!
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| Paul Johnson 2008-01-22, 10:33 pm |
| On Jan 15, 2:00 pm, "Greg" <g12345...@no-spam-yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> If they don't have the ability to drive there GPS navigation device, how do
> you expect them to have the ability to drive there tanks?
Someone didn't read the article, missed the lesson between "their" and
"there", and that English is written and read in top down order, not
random order.... learn to read, learn to spell, and learn to quote...
http://learn.to/quote
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| Kent Mere 2008-01-25, 12:34 pm |
| a PFI deal was stuck in 2001 between Blair's govt and part of Cheney's
Halliburton empire to subcontract the transport of tanks. The civilian
drivers are considered military reserves, and can be 'called up' in times of
confilict
see
http://www.publicservice.co.uk/pdf/...
hall%20ATL.pdf
"Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com" < darren@pocketgpsworl
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> On 2008-01-15 22:00:31 +0000, "Greg" <g12345567@no-spam-yahoo.com.au>
> said:
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> Firstly the drivers were civilian contract HGV drivers and not Servicemen.
> Secondly Army HGV drivers don't drive the tanks anyway!
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> --
> Darren Griffin
> PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
> The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums
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