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Author: Subject: Did the Dambusters have GPS Sat Nav?
Worzey

posted on 17/5/13 at 06:30 PM Reply With Quote
Did the Dambusters have GPS Sat Nav?

My tin top has one of those fancy Sat Nav systems with real-time traffic information.

Occasionally it flashes up "urgent" warning information and the nice Sat Nav lady announces the problem. Usually its something like "Danger, Stranded Vehicle in Lane 2" or "Caution, lane closed ahead". Sometimes its something really important like "Danger, oncoming vehicle". Its very useful.

However, today I got the strangest message. So strange that I had to pull over a take a picture.

[img] Air Raid
Air Raid
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Seriously? An "Air Raid"! You couldn't make this stuff up!

I think that real-time information might actually be 70 years out of date unless so one in Grantham can prove otherwise.

I just ignored the message and continued bombing down the M1.





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loggyboy

posted on 17/5/13 at 06:38 PM Reply With Quote
Http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/25/air_raid_warning/

[Edited on 17-5-13 by loggyboy]





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MakeEverything

posted on 17/5/13 at 07:46 PM Reply With Quote
If you were bombing down the M1, then it was warning you of yourself...





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Worzey

posted on 17/5/13 at 08:17 PM Reply With Quote
That could be the reason. I was in a German car.





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Benzine

posted on 17/5/13 at 08:20 PM Reply With Quote
What time? A lancaster bomber flew over my village at about quarter to 4 today heading towards grantham
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Worzey

posted on 17/5/13 at 08:40 PM Reply With Quote
It was closer to midday.

6:17 would have been apt given the anniversary.





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locogeoff

posted on 17/5/13 at 11:04 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
What time? A lancaster bomber flew over my village at about quarter to 4 today heading towards grantham


Sadly that's "the Lancaster"

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britishtrident

posted on 18/5/13 at 09:47 AM Reply With Quote
I can't remember if this is a Stanley Baxter or a Sexy Lexi Lex McLean gag:


Go dambusting !
Go dam busting !!
G'd I'm bursting for a pee !!!!!!!!

[Edited on 18/5/13 by britishtrident]





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