Do you have 'Inner' GPS?
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Are you one of those people who alway know roughly where they are all the time? As a sailor, I'm pretty good at finding my way anywhere. Its just there are certain blank-spots in my geography.
Yesterday someone was talking about Milton Keynes and I had to admit I hadn't a clue where it was. The same with Bucks & Herts, just could not place them.
I do not live in the UK but I come over a couple of times a year, mostly the South Coast, London and the Midlands. Wales and the East Coast I rarely need look at the old AA atlas but north of Manchester I'm stuffed.
Is it just time spent hammering up and down the motorway, or is there an 'inner' GPS certain people have?
Yesterday someone was talking about Milton Keynes and I had to admit I hadn't a clue where it was. The same with Bucks & Herts, just could not place them.
I do not live in the UK but I come over a couple of times a year, mostly the South Coast, London and the Midlands. Wales and the East Coast I rarely need look at the old AA atlas but north of Manchester I'm stuffed.
Is it just time spent hammering up and down the motorway, or is there an 'inner' GPS certain people have?
As long as I know where I've come from, or have checked a map briefly for somewhere I have not been before, I usually can find my way.
This was until I went to Australia, where I felt lost all the time. A friend who had lived there for a while said he experienced similar; and it was because the sun was in a different position in the sky in the southern hemisphere and your natural, and unconscious ability to navigate using the sun was all confused.
This was until I went to Australia, where I felt lost all the time. A friend who had lived there for a while said he experienced similar; and it was because the sun was in a different position in the sky in the southern hemisphere and your natural, and unconscious ability to navigate using the sun was all confused.
I've always thought I could pride myself on my in-built GPS and general knowledge of my bearings, what with my in-depth military training and various driving jobs. And being a man and that.
But, actually, it's all b
ks and I haven't the faintest directional clue. Sometimes I couldn't find my own arse with a map and a torch, as the lady I once took on a nearly three-hour drive from Thetford to Southwold will testify.
But, actually, it's all b
ks and I haven't the faintest directional clue. Sometimes I couldn't find my own arse with a map and a torch, as the lady I once took on a nearly three-hour drive from Thetford to Southwold will testify.
omgus said:
And no matter what state I am in I can always find my way home.
Ah, now this I can do. I'm sure it's not just me, but I have some kind of inner homing beacon that is activated by excessive amounts of alcohol - meaning no matter where I end up, or how pished I am, I can always stagger and stumble home for a game of keyhole darts.Yep - I could pretty much drive straight to anywhere in the UK. It's scary.
As a 7 year old I remember being told to draw a map at school. Muggins here drew a map of the SE with all the motorways and main roads. Everyone else did childish scribbles.
I can often get the time right to within a couple of minutes too, having not looked at a clock for a few hours.
Call me a freak if you like
As a 7 year old I remember being told to draw a map at school. Muggins here drew a map of the SE with all the motorways and main roads. Everyone else did childish scribbles.
I can often get the time right to within a couple of minutes too, having not looked at a clock for a few hours.
Call me a freak if you like
prand said:
As long as I know where I've come from, or have checked a map briefly for somewhere I have not been before, I usually can find my way.
This was until I went to Australia, where I felt lost all the time. A friend who had lived there for a while said he experienced similar; and it was because the sun was in a different position in the sky in the southern hemisphere and your natural, and unconscious ability to navigate using the sun was all confused.
same here , id consider myself fairly good here, went to austrailia and couldnt find my way back the car outside the shops , it was really strange This was until I went to Australia, where I felt lost all the time. A friend who had lived there for a while said he experienced similar; and it was because the sun was in a different position in the sky in the southern hemisphere and your natural, and unconscious ability to navigate using the sun was all confused.
Don't do nat sav. When needed, I have a map. Nat sav might tell you where a business is that you need to deliver to, but it don't tell you how to get to their 'goods in' wots in a blinkin' back street.
I have a pretty good sense of direction, but the only thing to feck it up are one way systems.
eta, I used to love orienteering as a kid, proper OS map and compass. Navigate your way to within yards of where you want to be. Brilliant.
I have a pretty good sense of direction, but the only thing to feck it up are one way systems.
eta, I used to love orienteering as a kid, proper OS map and compass. Navigate your way to within yards of where you want to be. Brilliant.
Edited by pacman1 on Sunday 2nd May 18:42
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