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I hate people who give directions using landmarks instead of actual streets and cardinal directions. Is it really that difficult to learn street names and which way is N,S,W and E? I'm so happy I grew up reading maps and being a geography nut, instead of being a moron who can't even get to a place two miles away from their house without using a GPS.
I hate people who give directions using landmarks instead of actual streets and cardinal directions. Is it really that difficult to learn street names and which way is N,S,W and E? I'm so happy I grew up reading maps and being a geography nut, instead of being a moron who can't even get to a place two miles away from their house without using a GPS.
Yep, I'm a proud roadgeek and geography nut. I think GPS is a great invention, but it also leads to dependency and lack of awareness for a some people.
Yep, I'm a proud roadgeek and geography nut. I think GPS is a great invention, but it also leads to dependency and lack of awareness for a some people.
Yeah, I feel like people rely on technology way too much nowadays. You can almost see the look of terror on some people's faces when their phone doesn't work or is low on battery or something. Some people couldn't wipe their own ass if they couldn't look it up on the internet first lol.
I feel like the people who need a GPS to get anywhere are the same types to pull out a calculator to do two times four.
I grew up on maps. That's what led me to the National Geographic Bee in DC when I was in 5th grade. I've accumulated probably 50 maps/atlases by now.
I used to collect maps as a little kid. Every year I would buy a new Road Atlas (because the new "Edition" came out every year lol) and like a million World Atlases. I still have all of those maps.
Honestly, doing a road trip on GPS instead of a road map doesn't feel as real. Using a map and doing it the old school way is far more adventurous.
I used to collect maps as a little kid. Every year I would buy a new Road Atlas (because the new "Edition" came out every year lol) and like a million World Atlases. I still have all of those maps.
Honestly, doing a road trip on GPS instead of a road map doesn't feel as real. Using a map and doing it the old school way is far more adventurous.
For real, I loved sitting in the car on a trip and seeing exactly where we were. I would never take my eyes off that map. I probably have maps of nearly 20 states.
Is fondness for maps & geography 1 thing weather forum folks can agree on? That's definitely describes me as well. Love maps.
I think so. It was my interest in weather that fueled my interest in geography, and fueled my interest in learning the weather & climate of other places.
I'm a geography geek as well, my interest in geography actually preceded my interest in weather/climate.
However, navigating streets isn't my area of expertise, especially the way the roads are set up here. Only a few major roads and thousands of tiny residential streets placed at random, it's virtually impossible for outsiders and new residents (such as myself) to navigate without GPS or a map when going somewhere new. I do rely on GPS occasionally, I also like it to use it for the ETA and avoiding traffic.
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I think GPS is a great invention, but it also leads to dependency and lack of awareness for a some people.