tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post9217473002024792616..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: A life on the open roadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3104376712159341992017-01-12T03:48:16.185-08:002017-01-12T03:48:16.185-08:00Minchinhampton is lovely, too expensive for us to ...Minchinhampton is lovely, too expensive for us to move to. When we left Stroud, we whistfully looked at places on the internet there and then gave up! Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7823465952961230642017-01-12T02:15:01.628-08:002017-01-12T02:15:01.628-08:00In WW2, they would have just knocked down the hous...In WW2, they would have just knocked down the houses and carried on - in fact they did. They liked straight lines.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1535610814532853082017-01-11T21:17:27.444-08:002017-01-11T21:17:27.444-08:00A few years back we had a French Army Tank wedged ...A few years back we had a French Army Tank wedged between two nearby houses; the scars are still there!.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44948124452876595442017-01-11T13:20:42.028-08:002017-01-11T13:20:42.028-08:00Think yourself lucky this isn't 1939.Think yourself lucky this isn't 1939.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46151006461197619972017-01-11T13:20:02.116-08:002017-01-11T13:20:02.116-08:00Sorry, that should have read: Fortunately.Sorry, that should have read: Fortunately.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-24478602657102951792017-01-11T12:06:53.543-08:002017-01-11T12:06:53.543-08:00Brexit !! XXXXBrexit !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77421907869983544432017-01-11T12:01:20.355-08:002017-01-11T12:01:20.355-08:00Oh. What did she slag you off about this time?Oh. What did she slag you off about this time?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37201002035489585172017-01-11T12:00:49.821-08:002017-01-11T12:00:49.821-08:00Austria is Mitt Schlag right now, so long as she d...Austria is Mitt Schlag right now, so long as she didn't miss any connections.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84899867440098335312017-01-11T11:59:55.622-08:002017-01-11T11:59:55.622-08:00Even on foot?Even on foot?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-58782721399261640212017-01-11T11:59:39.282-08:002017-01-11T11:59:39.282-08:00I bet those lotty frivers love you. Maybe you shou...I bet those lotty frivers love you. Maybe you should say, "You shouldn't have done tha mate." That would enhance the experience.<br /><br />Most of the Austrians I have met have been a little more than dour. Dour is a Scottish thing, and I cannot recall any world-dominating monsters born there, but I'll think about it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30295489686270961422017-01-11T11:56:50.269-08:002017-01-11T11:56:50.269-08:00The first Google Maps had a SatNave which sent peo...The first Google Maps had a SatNave which sent people over cliffs in the South of England. The only reason it never happened was because the drivers realised they were on a coastline walk in their cars. Google also obliterated an entire large city in the first version.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81132615944737129482017-01-11T11:55:08.764-08:002017-01-11T11:55:08.764-08:00Unfortunatley - for all of us - our window is too ...Unfortunatley - for all of us - our window is too high to get a good look into on Street View. Also, they would have pixellated my bare arse and obliterated the exquisite detail if it had been hanging out.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82302511851108624472017-01-11T09:22:06.899-08:002017-01-11T09:22:06.899-08:00Rachel commented on Cro's blog the other day a...Rachel commented on Cro's blog the other day and had a dig at me so she is alive and her usual self !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-19942022967181731922017-01-11T09:06:43.483-08:002017-01-11T09:06:43.483-08:00Now that we have MapQuest and Google Maps (which I...Now that we have MapQuest and Google Maps (which I don't care for), it's possible to see maps from anywhere to anywhere, without owning a dozen atlases. I always look, since I am directionaly challenged.<br />For amusement, I just asked MapQuest to show me Bath, England. There is your road, right along the river. If I'd looked with Google, I could have tipped up your building and looked in a window.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56345357605382629222017-01-11T08:12:05.545-08:002017-01-11T08:12:05.545-08:00Congratulations on picking the right time to follo...Congratulations on picking the right time to follow Madam Sat Nav's instructions! <br /><br />Hope Rachel is having a great time enjoying delicious Wiener Schnitzel and hot chocolate mit schlag! Not to mention the occasional waltz or two... The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-681686462838589372017-01-11T07:18:24.407-08:002017-01-11T07:18:24.407-08:00That sounds like my worst nightmare.That sounds like my worst nightmare.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-55155804385334679122017-01-11T07:08:49.808-08:002017-01-11T07:08:49.808-08:00I live on a lane which sat nav sends down trucks t...I live on a lane which sat nav sends down trucks that are too big.....I just grab my coat and watch the fun now shaking my head very slowly!<br /><br />Hope rach is alive<br />and well......mind you aren't Austrian folk a bit dour!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6026829091811249102017-01-11T06:58:58.350-08:002017-01-11T06:58:58.350-08:00We found ourselves attempting to cross a bridge in...We found ourselves attempting to cross a bridge in the car that was only for pedestrians. 'Someone' had switched Mme Garmin from vehicles to walkers. pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78638898795717616722017-01-11T06:28:42.582-08:002017-01-11T06:28:42.582-08:00I might see if Derek has a better sense of directi...I might see if Derek has a better sense of direction. Garmin told me that I needed an update, and said I could get one on its website. I went there, and they asked for £199 to provide it. I was given the SatNav.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-79468638189565615582017-01-11T06:13:38.928-08:002017-01-11T06:13:38.928-08:00I've quit Helen. We've called her Sarah, t...I've quit Helen. We've called her Sarah, too, in the past. Neither friendly name gave her more common sense. Easier to sort out the directions given by someone who actually breathes.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com