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   Snidely to All   
   Re: OT: Converting miles/km   
   26 Sep 24 16:47:27   
   
   XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Thus spake Bertel Lund Hansen:   
   > Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   >   
   >>> I was more than a little surprised, just this morning, to find that in   
   >>> my local branch of Halfords, for a mere £3.99, I can buy a handy guide   
   >>> to stick on my windscreen:   
   >>>   
   >>>    
   >>>   
   >>> I can't help wondering who, in the 21st century, is expected to buy this   
   >>> "safety device".   
   >>   
   >> Classic cars without dual display?   
   >   
   > I see in my mind a driver who smashes into an oncoming vehicle while   
   > studying the table.   
      
   Just paste it on the GPS display, so they don't run into a car while   
   trying to read the directions.   
      
   /dps   
      
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