Thursday, 16 April 2026

Magic carpet

 

Magic carpet

. . . or Flying Bedstead?

I was awake early, after a poor night’s sleep, otherwise I might have been startled into consciousness by an announcement from Tom Tom, courtesy of Barry’s iPhone.

‘Traffic is getting worse.

You are still on the fastest route.

You will arrive at 6:41.’

Then, half an hour later, came another announcement:

‘Traffic is getting worse.

You are still on the fastest route.

You will arrive at 8:10.’

I have no idea where we were headed, or why. Tom Tom had been playing up the previous day and not receiving traffic news. A factory reset solved the problem, but why it chose the small hours to prove itself is anyone’s guess.

11 comments:

  1. I think the Universe is telling you it's time for a road trip. But hopefully you'll wait until the traffic isn't that thick.

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  2. Is the destination heaven? You might have to head back the other way where there's a heatwave and the tarmac is melting. Tom Tom the bloody piper's son.

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  3. Tom stole a pig , silly boy!

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  4. It sounded like it was a nightmare just to have this silly thing talking to you in the wee hours.

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    1. I was definitely awake - all the disturbing dreams had seen to that!

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  5. I think I would be a bit freaked out by it telling me I was on the fastest route. I wonder where it was that you would arrive to.

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  6. Nowhere very exciting, I'm sure.😷

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  7. Back in the day I had a Tom Tom GPS unit. These days Google Maps on my phone is my navigator.

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  8. I'm glad my phone doesn't talk to me.

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