Thread: Inscrutable misadventures

They are from china.
Only work in the northern hemisphere.
;-)

Originally Posted by superquag

Or, how badly Things Can Go Wrong, especially when being a Scrooge.

Thought I'd put a couple of cheap.... VERY. cheap. windscreen mounted "heading" compasses in the two buses I drive. So, a pair of these merely to indicate the Cardinal directions, N,S,E,W. - Saves the effort in working out / thinking.

What happened ? Put it this way...

They indicate the direction you are COMING from, not where headed.

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Are you sure you have them around the right way?

You may need to have them "Swung".

Hi,
To be mounted on the rear windscreen?
Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
To be mounted on the rear windscreen?
Cheers

Externally on the windscreen.

So much easier on the neck!
Cheers

Try upside down.

The earth's magnetic poles have flipped. Been coming for a while.

Originally Posted by Ferret

The earth's magnetic poles have flipped. Been coming for a while.

But according to Superquag's compass he is now going also.