>> Heh. To think that for a dollar I could have avoided this... I'm 
>> really not very intelligent.
> 
> You confuse stupidity with ignorance. Ignorance can be cured. (Indeed, 
> we just did that.) Stupidity hurts forever. :-)

No, there are all kinds of ways in which this unfortunate event could 
have trivially been avoided. Hell, I could have just tipped the drink 
down the drain before driving off. Or just waited until I drank it all. 
But noooo... I was too stupid. :-/

>> Hmm, I wonder... Have they invented a way to attach a satnav device to 
>> your car in such a way that it won't constantly fall off??
> 
> Well, mine is built into the dash. ;-)
> 
> Otherwise, I've found a drop or two of silicon gel on the back of a 
> suction cup before pressing it to the glass will keep it there for at 
> least several years. (The bird feeder hasn't fallen off the window since 
> I did that, a good 3 or 4 years ago.)  Of course you have to let it dry 
> completely before you put weight on it.

Trouble is, you then advertise to everybody that you have an easily 
removable satnav hidden somewhere in the car, and they should break in 
to extract it...

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