SatNavItus

Maybe my memory isn't what it used to be but I recall being very happy when we got a SatNav. It meant the end of tense car moments where I appeared to have the map upside down trying to explain where to go whilst telling hubby to "keep his eyes on the road if he expected me to read a map" and "anyway why the hell hadn't you planned the route before we left" - ah yes, they were the good old days it seems!

Whilst motoring in France we were permanently led by my archenemy TomTomMan who was often backed up by BBCEnglishAudiNavWomen (and often they were both on at the same time).

Now don't get me wrong, I know that they can take you on an easy route almost all the way to where we needed to go but when it gets to the finer details why does hubby choose TomTomMan over me?!

"The sign says turn left for the beach honey"
"why did you go straight on?"
"yes I know the TomTom is often right but why would the council put up an enormous sign saying THE BEACH if it wasn't that way?"
"oh dead end, looks like you need to turn around, shall we go the way the sign says?"
"yes I know the TomTom has reprogrammed itself quickly but the sign says..."
"ahh you want to try this way...shall we...ahhhhh another dead end...could we try the way the sign says....FINE...OK....I will be quiet....FINE.....do it your way"
"ahhhh that's the way the sign said....yes I know I said I'd be quiet but you're already in a bad mood so I may as well voice the glory!"

What happened to sign reading and a bit of common sense.......I sense a secret night trip to the cupboard with my reprogramming screwdriver and see how loudly TomTomMan shouts then - I yearn for the good old "read the bloody map yourself then" days!!!!