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Old Dec 19, 2018 | 12:22 pm
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Originally Posted by ords
Just thinking out loud...

I wonder how many on here still know how to read paper maps? Better yet, how about testing yourself one day to see if you can drive from point A to point A without relying on GPS or Phones.

20 years ago we could do it...
40 years ago, we had to sit in the car off the side of the road waiting for grandpa to read the Thomas Guide and found out where we missed the turn. Then he will find out that we were actually in Orange County and the Los Angeles County Thomas Guide did not cover it. So grandpa moved on to the set of AAA maps and pulling them out one by one to figure out which city we were in. One of us had to jump out of the car to find out the name of the cross street. All this time, grandma was arguing with grandpa asking him to pull up to a gas station and ask.

I think it is a good thing that people forget how to read paper map. Just thinking out loud.
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