[Rhodes22-list] Google maps. (Humorous)

[Hank]

Mike,

If you put in other destinations in Europe, sush as Paris, Madrid or Lisbon,
the swim always takes you to the same place.  I suspect it is the only
routing possible in Google Maps.

Hank


On 4/30/07, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
>
> Rummy,
>
> If you clicked on the options to select "Shortest swim" as opposed to
> "Fastest route by car or motorcycle" would you have been routed through
> New
> Foundland?
>
> I personally would opt to leave directly from LI, saving all those
> expensive
> tolls.
>
> Why must you first swim to France to get to the UK?
>
> Lastly, why does it take 29 days, 10 hours to cross 3,938 miles?  That's
> an
> average of less than 6 mph if you drive straight through (where would you
> stop over anyway) or 13 mph if you only drive for 10 hours/day and sleep
> and
> fish the rest of the time.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com> Monday, April 30, 2007 11:16 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- >
> >>>
> >>>> > Do you ever use "Google maps"? It's a lot like "map  quest". >
> >>>>
> >>>>>    Anyway try  this,
> >>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     1.    go to _www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com/)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     2.    click on "maps" just above the box you type  in.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     3.    click on "get directions" just to right or below box you
> >>>>> type
> >>>>>  in.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     4.    type New York in the  "from" box
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     5.    type London in the  "to" box & click "get directions" on
> >>>>> the
> >>>>            same line
> >>>> >
> >>>>>      6.   scan the directions down to line #24 ...have you
> ever  seen
> >>>>            anything like this on your  GPS?
> >
> >
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