Do you prefer using road names or road numbers?

[Guest]

Hearing people talk about road numbers got me thinking on this…surely you could plan an entire journey using one or the other but some people take pride in memorising them.

[Harry's Lad]

My late Father in Law was a coach driver who worked until the day he died aged 75 and his knowledge of the roads was encyclopedic.

 

If ever we were going anywhere I'd always ask him the best route and he's just rattle it off the top of his head. Motorways, A roads, B roads and he was always spot on.

 

A bit like London cabbies having 'The Knowledge ' I suppose.

[VladimirIlyich]

SatNavs make this largely redundant now. That said,it's always very useful to know the alternates because roads are generally gridlocked nowadays a good amount of the time.

[Bjornebye]

I heard someone order a Chinese over the phone in numbers once and it blew my mind 

[Guest]

52 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

I heard someone order a Chinese over the phone in numbers once and it blew my mind 

Might try it this weekend and see what I end up with.

[Guest]

7 hours ago, Harry's Lad said:

My late Father in Law was a coach driver who worked until the day he died aged 75 and his knowledge of the roads was encyclopedic.

 

If ever we were going anywhere I'd always ask him the best route and he's just rattle it off the top of his head. Motorways, A roads, B roads and he was always spot on.

 

A bit like London cabbies having 'The Knowledge ' I suppose.

Turn right onto the A275, under the bridge and onto the A23 and the handbrake turn onto the M2.

[Section_31]

Didn't even know this was a thing except in U2 songs and New York. Sounds a bit fucked up.

[Trumo]

I tend to use numbers when talking about specific A and B roads where the roads actually have names that change every few miles.

[JohnnyH]

Neither.  My directions usually are:

 

"You need to head down that road that Barry used to live in, you know the one, his folks still live there.  Keep going and then turn right at the Tesco and head up to O'Neills pub.  Another couple'a hundred yards past that turn left and then just past the cemetery where Flaho's da is buried and it's on your right".

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Might try it this weekend and see what I end up with.

Food poisoning and Wet Nelly,the oldest prozzie in town.

[SilverSong]

I went The Alchemist in town and what with the menu being like a periodic table I ordered by 'Chemical Element'.

That went well. Fortunately other boozers are available.

[SilverSong]

46 minutes ago, JohnnyH said:

Neither.  My directions usually are:

 

"You need to head down that road that Barry used to live in, you know the one, his folks still live there.  Keep going and then turn right at the Tesco and head up to O'Neills pub.  Another couple'a hundred yards past that turn left and then just past the cemetery where Flaho's da is buried and it's on your right".

Dont ya always up in the same place then. I'll get me coat 

[Harry's Lad]

1 hour ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Food poisoning and Wet Nelly,the oldest prozzie in town.

Aah, Wet Nelly. I haven't had that in years.

The cake that is, not the old prezzie.

[JohnnyH]

37 minutes ago, SilverSong said:

Dont ya always up in the same place then. I'll get me coat 

 

Depends where you start from

[Aventus]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Food poisoning and Wet Nelly,the oldest prozzie in town.

I heard she goes by Dry Nelly these days since the menopause took it's toll. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1,653 pages on the GF and I think this has to be the most boring thread title. Quite an achievement.

[Jairzinho]

Fucking hell.

[Elite]

I always go the drummer route.

 

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[Guest]

37 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

1,653 pages on the GF and I think this has to be the most boring thread title. Quite an achievement.

Boring in a funny way?

[VladimirIlyich]