LocalBreadMaker
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cusbuster
In Australia you could buy a street directory for all state capitals. Melbourne was called Melways, Sydney was Sydways. It was about 1.5" thick.
VulcanTourist
That quote of the day paraphrases the Scientific Method, BTW.
spontaneous9
#2 a Craftsman Thermos
encrypteddecryption
#8 Can confirm. Traveled cross country with mapquest maps. Before the internet, had to wing it, use real maps, or ask strangers at gas stations for directions.
Targe0
Yes, because a map is only useful if you know where you are.
And sometimes the only way to learn that is to ask someone.
spontaneous9
#8 you guys had Mapquest? and printers?
nosnowyno
#5 chaos in 3…2…1…
spittleteets
ME:
"OK, obviously, yes, the last time I did this ::lip trill:: things did not go well, not to plan, aaand the results were was less than desirable..."
*However*
...if I pay better attention *this* time I can simply use my skill to avoid that from happening again...*
:: 30 sec Later ::
Nope...that was dumb...ok, yup...dumb idea, d-u-m-b. Not doing that again.
RitzBitz25
My parents never used Mapquest, they ran newspaper routes for years and knew how all the addresses worked to get places.