[AccessD] OT: the MS Route planner.....

Andy Lacey andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Fri Jan 21 10:01:12 CST 2005


Even by longboat I'd find it hard to believe the quickest route comes past
me in Peterborough. And any way I just can't remember the last Viking I saw
go by.
--
Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk



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From: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
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To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: the MS Route planner.....
Date: 21/01/05 16:56

>
> Oh, Andy et all, you completely forget where the vikings came from and
> who they, ehh (cough), "visited" ...
>
> This just shows that MS does have its feets in history somewhere
> (probably without knowing about it).
>
> By the way, the route distances are weird; the short distance
> south/east of Copenhagen to the bridge to Sweden is listed as 191 km!
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> andy at minstersystems.co.uk 21-01-2005 16:33:04 >>>
> Nah, I reckon it's American programmers thinking that all of Europe is
> abroad so what the heck. Norway, England, France ... they're all
> basically
> villages next to each other so does it really matter? <vbg>
>
> Or maybe it was programmed by non-drivers. They never can give
> directions.
>
> --
> Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
>
>
> --------- Original Message --------
> From: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: the MS Route planner.....
> Date: 21/01/05 16:27
>
> >
> > Hey, just remember, computers don't make mistakes, people do.
> Obviously the
> > people didn't build the roads right! &lt;grin&gt;
> >
> > Drew
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:32 AM
> > To: Access User Group
> > Subject: [AccessD] OT: the MS Route planner.....
> >
> >
> > In the honourable but recently lapsed tradition of Friday humour I
> thought
> > I'd share this with you all.
> >
> > The MSN route planner, another quality offering from Microsoft....
> >
> > 1. Click here: http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx
> > 2. Then change the &quot;Address in&quot; box to Norway
> > 3. In the first &quot;City&quot; box enter: haugesund
> > 4. Change the End &quot;Address In&quot; box to Norway
> > 5. In the &quot;City&quot; box enter: trondheim
> > 6. Click &quot;Get Directions&quot;
> >
> > Love it. I expect to see lots of bemused-looking Norwegian drivers
> passing
> > down the A1.
> >
> > -- Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
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