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Our so-called ‘smart’ car’s incessant warnings are driving me nuts

Jane Caro Novelist, author and commentator October 23, 2025 — 5.00am

I have a lovely husband. We’ve been together for a very long time; 50 years in November, to be precise. We are growing old together and, by and large, we jog along very well. Like all long-term couples, there are things about him which get on my nerves and things about me that get on his. But, as he’s very particular about how things get done and I am much more slapdash, we complement and irritate in equal measure.

One of his particularities, however, is the management of time. This means he sets an alarm on his phone whenever he makes an appointment or wants to remind himself of something.

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