AdamA Posted July 26, 2021 Share 2 hours ago, Rocket-Boy said: Hopefully one of those cities wasnt PE, apparently PE is just a suburb of EL. I once had a courier that sent a parcel to the PE depot instead of EL ask me why I dont just pop around quick and fetch it from PE?? A mate of mine from JHB was going to a conference in East London... he accidental booked a Return Flight to PE and had to drive the 300km there and back ???? Steven Knoetze (sk27), Rocket-Boy, Hairy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted July 26, 2021 Share Many many years ago we needed to do a small project over a week at our Cape Town offices at Cape Town station. The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. not as bad as PE to EL, but certainly not right next door as she described. Rocket-Boy, Hairy and AdamA 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted July 26, 2021 Share 28 minutes ago, ouzo said: Many many years ago we needed to do a small project over a week at our Cape Town offices at Cape Town station. The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. not as bad as PE to EL, but certainly not right next door as she described. And that would have been 60km in peak hour traffic both ways too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ouzo Posted July 26, 2021 Share 1 hour ago, Hairy on a Davidson said: And that would have been 60km in peak hour traffic both ways too! At the time they were also doing roadworks on the highway, I think they were widening it, so it was chaos. we very quickly got new accommodation near the office. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted July 26, 2021 Share 5 hours ago, Rocket-Boy said: Hopefully one of those cities wasnt PE, apparently PE is just a suburb of EL. I once had a courier that sent a parcel to the PE depot instead of EL ask me why I dont just pop around quick and fetch it from PE?? or maybe stuff gets lost or sent to 3 different cities because the EC cant decide what their cities names are...and nobody can say or spell them either? haha justinafrika, The Ouzo and Rocket-Boy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted July 26, 2021 Share 6 hours ago, ouzo said: The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. I was just as guilty as far as a visiting German trauma surgeon was concerned. Arriving at an EMS continuing professional development case history meeting in Cape Town we exchanged pleasantries and I asked about his accommodation and morning commute. "That's about 12km's from here, right?" I asked. "No. TWELVE POINT ONE!" he insisted. Edited July 26, 2021 by justinafrika AdamA, DieselnDust, ChrisF and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted July 26, 2021 Share 31 minutes ago, justinafrika said: I was just as guilty as far as a visiting German trauma surgeon was concerned. Arriving at an EMS continuing professional development case history meeting in Cape Town we exchanged pleasantries and I asked about his accommodation and morning commute. "That's about 12km's from here, right?" I asked. "No. TWELVE POINT ONE!" he insisted. You should have asked him if he accounted for Coriolis Forces. The return trip should read 11.9 Edited July 26, 2021 by DieselnDust justinafrika and MORNE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Posted July 26, 2021 Share 8 hours ago, ouzo said: Many many years ago we needed to do a small project over a week at our Cape Town offices at Cape Town station. The company travel agent booked us into a guest house in Somerset west. 60km one way, then tells us it’s right next to Cape Town, only a short drive. not as bad as PE to EL, but certainly not right next door as she described. Living in Somerset East so many of our parcels go to Somerset West. You would think postal codes would be enough for courier companies if the 800km odd between is not. justinafrika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted July 26, 2021 Share 41 minutes ago, Showtime said: Living in Somerset East so many of our parcels go to Somerset West. You would think postal codes would be enough for courier companies if the 800km odd between is not. Edited July 26, 2021 by justinafrika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted July 26, 2021 Share 42 minutes ago, Showtime said: Living in Somerset East so many of our parcels go to Somerset West. You would think postal codes would be enough for courier companies if the 800km odd between is not. PhilipV, DieselnDust, ChrisF and 5 others 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORNE Posted July 27, 2021 Share 10 hours ago, DieselnDust said: You should have asked him if he accounted for Coriolis Forces. The return trip should read 11.9 That and any self respecting german rounds to the closest 3 decimal points… Hairy, DieselnDust, Redrush and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket-Boy Posted July 27, 2021 Share 18 hours ago, MORNE said: or maybe stuff gets lost or sent to 3 different cities because the EC cant decide what their cities names are...and nobody can say or spell them either? haha Bud I was driving to Queenstown two weeks ago and was wondering why the GPS wasnt showing it and the signs along the way didnt have the distance to go... then I realized its been renamed and is now Komani! Its a nightmare looking at Google maps because the names have all changed. justinafrika and MORNE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted July 27, 2021 Share Thats weird cause when i type pretoria i still get taken to Tshwane Scary Rider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted July 27, 2021 Share Here, I thought, I was going to score a good bargain on this thread being on the highlight for the last while, I find another discussion about our fantastic SAPO. Muttley and Rowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinafrika Posted July 27, 2021 Share 6 minutes ago, Dexter-morgan said: Here, I thought, I was going to score a good bargain on this thread being on the highlight for the last while, I find another discussion about our fantastic SAPO. BaGearA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballingCyclist Posted July 27, 2021 Share On a serious note(not that it really matters), There are some proper proper bargains on here, especially if you like Muc-Off. www.cyced.co.za (Previously Bikemob) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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