If like me you travel a few miles on the motorway or even are just out and about, you may well find, if you have the correct type of radio, the traffic reports you automatically receive are quite useful. You get the local station informing you of problems in that area. It’s all very jolly. Well I’m getting increasingly cheesed off with it and the whole idea.
Here around Swindon there seems to be a convergence of radio stations. As well as the local 2 or 3 every other nearby station wants to butt in on my appreciation of Terry Wogan or Radio 4. Just when John Humphrys is getting Gordon Brown in a headlock, I am informed about the disaster of temporary traffic lights in the back of beyond being on the blink. As if I care! The very worse is though is, when they butt in to tell there are
no problems to report on the road, rail or airports or buses in central Glasgow. I wish these traffic bods harm when I hear that.
Another thing that I worry about is, why does Jim on the B7654 or Doreen on the A 419 or 'Monkeys Dad' on the M5, feel the need to phone into a radio station to say they’re stuck in a traffic jam. Are they worried for the future of the race? Do they just feel the need to talk to someone while in the solitude and fumes of their new smelling company car? Is it a case of 'oh my god a queue, I must warn the others!'
There's only one thing good about hearing traffic problems from somewhere you are not. You’re not there. So it’s ok to adopt a look of smug satisfaction with gay abandon. (There you go John C, I stole that word back for you. Happy now?)
If those people who butt into my enjoyment of ‘Women’s hour’ carry on doing it, I’m turning off and will read a book instead.
I drive a pretty big vehicle; you have been warned.
Grumpy,
I am always happy if someone (anyone) listens to me or follows my advice. It does not happen too often at home as my wife and daughters have a habit of not believing me until it is too late.
As for listening to the radio when driving I find it useful to turn the traffic update off as it is no good knowing where the roadwork’s etc are when what you want is a route to avoid them.
My wife bought me a '**** Betty' as I call SatNav and that does work quite well for long journeys and also for finding our friends new house on Abbey Meads (it is not on the map yet but ‘Betty’ is updated on-line so knew the way).
Grumpy,
I am always happy if someone (anyone) listens to me or follows my advice. It does not happen too often at home as my wife and daughters have a habit of not believing me until it is too late.
As for listening to the radio when driving I find it useful to turn the traffic update off as it is no good knowing where the roadwork’s etc are when what you want is a route to avoid them.
My wife bought me a '**** Betty' as I call SatNav and that does work quite well for long journeys and also for finding our friends new house on Abbey Meads (it is not on the map yet but ‘Betty’ is updated on-line so knew the way).
You can turn the traffic reports off Grumpy. One of 'da youf' can probably show you how.......
You can turn the traffic reports off Grumpy. One of 'da youf' can probably show you how.......
