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Major Nikon

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30. You dropped down low enough to read the name of the town on the water tower
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 10:32 AM
Aug 2021

Then checked your location on your map and plotted the new courseline

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You printed up your directions on Mapquest. bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #1
Ah!!!! It was "semi-internet info" era. I do remember liking another mapping Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #9
Nah, you went to AAA and requested every map you could possibly need wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #24
AAA Trip Tic bottomofthehill Aug 2021 #25
Never used those. We liked to plan by ourselves, not have someone else do it for us. It was more fun wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #27
I used to enjoy traveling Alice Kramden Aug 2021 #2
Yes and SO time consuming! It was fun before that. Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #3
Trip tiks were the greatest. You just concentrated on each page Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #12
Did most of my traveling in the 70s. House of Roberts Aug 2021 #4
I remember that we knew it was a sign of intelligence if you could refold Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #14
AHA! and I thought I was deficient in things like spatial relationships!!! elleng Aug 2021 #18
We still have them in the side pocket of the front car door. We move them when getting another car. CTyankee Sep 2021 #39
Ditto, and as heading to New England Sunday for a week or so, elleng Sep 2021 #41
Ah, leaf peeping in New England! CTyankee Sep 2021 #42
Enjoy the bowl! elleng Sep 2021 #43
We will. The Game, as we call it, always gets some biggies. However, the Bowl cannot have the CTyankee Sep 2021 #44
Real maps that you can hold in your hand, and open out. I love maps ms liberty Aug 2021 #29
Red-Tinged Wooden Phone Booths wyn borkins Aug 2021 #5
Phone booths !! Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #16
867-5309 / Jenny wyn borkins Aug 2021 #22
Funny story. A granddaughter wanted to know what exact hour her mother was born (some astrology CTyankee Sep 2021 #40
Yeah you go to a travel agent and get paper tickets Walleye Aug 2021 #6
I think of all the time I spent squinting at a piece of paper with my directions nilram Aug 2021 #7
TripleA Triptiks were great, but so were gas station maps. Esso/Exxon had... TreasonousBastard Aug 2021 #8
Spent several weeks in Tokyo in 1996 RainCaster Aug 2021 #10
Yes, LOTS, including international. elleng Aug 2021 #13
"Guessing maybe 1998?" left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #15
Wow.... Don't remember booking rooms via mail. Geez Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #17
I used a basic map qazplm135 Aug 2021 #19
Late 60s, early 70s teach1st Aug 2021 #20
You definitely need to write a book. Hitchhiking was Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #21
Emily Post wrote some articles, teaching young women the proper way to hitchhike. Hestia Aug 2021 #23
I remember so many times missing some rendezvous viva la Aug 2021 #26
I agree. Think maybe people just got used to it? Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #34
Cars are much more reliable now, and the parts viva la Aug 2021 #36
My memory it was tune-ups. I don't think I ever have had a tune-up Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #38
Maps Maps Maps. In LA, it was the Thomas Guide. It could get you anywhere. keopeli Aug 2021 #28
Oh man I forgot about looking up streets on the back of a map Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #35
I still like to look at a paper map to get a sense of direction and distance viva la Aug 2021 #37
You dropped down low enough to read the name of the town on the water tower Major Nikon Aug 2021 #30
I'm old enough to remember walking out on the tarmac Mosby Aug 2021 #31
Travel Guides dooner Aug 2021 #32
Yes - December 1977 through January 1978 we drove from North Florida to San Francisco and back csziggy Aug 2021 #33
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