tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6999217169716327508..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: "TRANSPORTED"? by Penny DolanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-41694526963652434462015-10-08T15:07:34.429+01:002015-10-08T15:07:34.429+01:00Thanks for your mention of Most Dangerous Driving ...Thanks for your mention of Most Dangerous Driving Slots - will bear those in mind when I do my next school visit!Lynne Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412874594191347503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-39748890041214524542015-10-02T00:15:10.986+01:002015-10-02T00:15:10.986+01:00The amateur radio fraternity have largely solved t...The amateur radio fraternity have largely solved the issues. They use a boom microphone with a toggle switch on the gear stick. Radio microphones are exempt from the mobile phone laws but, having tried it a couple of times, it's far too dangerous for me. A hands-free kit works well. On the other hand in a quick google this morning, I couldn't find a portable dictophone that would accept a hands-free switch; they use voice activation, which is likely to fail badly in a noisy car.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-43404866558264213332015-10-01T23:49:36.921+01:002015-10-01T23:49:36.921+01:00Love the idea of so many people driving around gen...Love the idea of so many people driving around gently muttering their stories, and while keeping their eyes fixed firmly on the road.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-86256478635418657272015-10-01T21:54:55.256+01:002015-10-01T21:54:55.256+01:00I drive a lot and I often have the conversations t...I drive a lot and I often have the conversations that are going to be in my books aloud with myself in the car. Sheena Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847659993713606837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-5646815174074304892015-10-01T16:22:43.185+01:002015-10-01T16:22:43.185+01:00Richard, glad it's not only me! I considered a...Richard, glad it's not only me! I considered a dictaphone a long while ago, but decided that devices and driving don't mix - there's too much switching things on and off again for full attention on the road, given my level of aptitude level. Besides, the story ideas could well be threaded through with uncouth driver comments. :-) Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-22592239968950104712015-10-01T12:03:04.144+01:002015-10-01T12:03:04.144+01:00This is so true. Driving is great for engaging the...This is so true. Driving is great for engaging the left brain and allowing the imagination to free-wheel. My latest creation was designed almost entirely in the car and in bed. Have you considered a dictaphone? Hands-free, of course.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799125598133377058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-29882634432804948312015-10-01T11:26:02.061+01:002015-10-01T11:26:02.061+01:00I did wonder about posting this idea. Maybe I shou...I did wonder about posting this idea. Maybe I should have labelled it "use with care, in minimal traffic and with appropriate levels of attention?"<br /><br />However, I do know that, for me, there are TWO dangerous driving slots linked to school visits. One period is just after leaving home, when my head is still slightly occupied with the business of packing - have I go this or that item? - or the plans - will that session really work? That's when I force myself to calm down, put the anxieties aside, and really pay attention.<br /><br />My second danger point happens just as I leave the school. I may well have spent half a day or more in the story zone, making up imaginary stories or dreaming up poems with the children. In the process, I'll have blocked out the real world - the various passers by in the hall, the odd bells, the trolleys of PE equipment and so on - which means that, as I leave the school gates, I really make myself focus VERY hard on the driving! Otherwise all those traffic signals - like red lights, or heavy lorries - can seem to be almost as unreal as the distractions inside.<br /><br />I make both of those my big traffic worry moments.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-53854805826891715262015-10-01T10:08:46.738+01:002015-10-01T10:08:46.738+01:00I like the idea of a box for ideas! Will put it in...I like the idea of a box for ideas! Will put it into action forthwith. I'm not relaxed enough about driving, though, to get many good ideas on the road.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-77717598817673327742015-10-01T09:39:58.682+01:002015-10-01T09:39:58.682+01:00It's true - and aren't brains weird?! Trus...It's true - and aren't brains weird?! Trust in the weirdness, is a good mantra when the inspiration stalls (see what I did there) ... Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com