[Sussex] A Quality product from Microsoft

[Steve Dobson]

Mark

On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 08:49:37PM +0000, Mark Harrison (Groups) wrote:
> Steve Dobson wrote:
> 
> >My applogees to anyone who as already see this, but it is too funny
> >not to share.
> >
> >1. Go to MapPoint
> >2. In the Start section, select "Norway" from the listbox and enter
> >  "Haugesund" into the "City" field
> >3. In the End section, select "Norway" from the listbox and enter
> >  "Trondheim" into the "City" field
> >4. Click on "Get Directions" ...
> >5. Laugh, Snigger, Cry 
> >
> >Don'r read below until you've see the fun.
> > 
> >
> 
> Ha, ha, ha, laugh at stupid Microsoft for not realsing that Haugesund is 
> on an island with no direct ferry connection to mainland Norway....
> Oh, bugger, they DO realise that.
> 
> But wait, you can get a ferry to another island, and get a connecting 
> ferry to mainland Norway..... Oh, except you can't, can you?
> 
> Out of interest, oh smirking one, how would you do the journey if you 
> didn't have a helicopter?

The same way MapPoint does it: boat.  Only I wouldn't travel in the
opposite direction to my desintation.

Steve