[Magdalen] Easter services

Scott Knitter scottknitter at gmail.com
Sun Apr 4 19:39:25 UTC 2021


Where I sit right now is closed.spoon.hedge.

On Sun, Apr 4, 2021 at 2:15 PM Roger Stokes <r.s.stokes.65 at cantab.net>
wrote:

> When I am heading to somewhere I don't know I generally use SatNav (GPS
> in US speak). As many of you know I have driven round much of the lower
> 48 and found it invaluable. The model I got in 2013 for my first US road
> trip (and which I still use) tells you which lane to be in when
> approaching an intersection which is also useful.
>
> There is also a useful app you can put on your phone and access from a
> computer. It's called what3words and divides the world into 10ft squares
> giving a three word reference to each one. Obviously this is very
> helpful in rural areas where there aren't street addresses. My son tells
> me that a lot of the farmers around him use it to dell fuel delivery
> drivers where the tank is and I used it with him last week to identify
> the house he expects to move to in a month or two once it is ready and
> he has cleared his craft barn. If you go to
> https://w3w.co/sulk.held.raves you will find a well-known landmark. I
> don't know how they determine the words they use for each square but the
> door I normally use for my apartment is https://w3w.co/ranks.plus.chain.
> It will also link seamlessly to give you directions.
>
> Roger
>
> On 04/04/2021 19:21, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> > After that I went to take Communion to a shut-in couple and drove all
> over the back roads of the county for about an hour and a half trying to
> find their house! The GPS lady had one route number wrong, so... But after
> many U-turns and two phone calls, I made it!
> >
> > Now I’m heading for a nap. Happy Easter, everyone!!
>
>
>

-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA


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