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Laura PourMeADrink

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35. wow, you must be a brainiac ! :) If you are in a big city you really do have to

Sat Jun 8, 2019, 01:13 PM

Jun 2019

at least run through it before using GPS, IMHO. At least general directions. In Houston, for example, there are so many lane shifts that come so quickly, you just can't react fast enough to be in the right place if you don't know the major hwys and intersections.

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Ditch the GPS. It's ruining your brain. [View all] Demovictory9 Jun 2019 OP

I've been pointing out for years dweller Jun 2019 #1

good points. Also increases stress. Gone are the days when you had a Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #32

I've lived in dozens of major cities pecosbob Jun 2019 #2

any more the delivery people use GPS or Google Maps csziggy Jun 2019 #39

About twenty years ago my husband got a GPS. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #3

That's what turned me off to GPS - the really stupid routings it uses FakeNoose Jun 2019 #13

I went to a work event with some colleagues CrispyQ Jun 2019 #22

Using it in Chicago is challenging karynnj Jun 2019 #137

I find it extremely valuable under certain circumstances. alphafemale Jun 2019 #4

Same here. Duppers Jun 2019 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2019 #10

It's made business travel far less stressful for me. yardwork Jun 2019 #21

It is also useful in telling you where NOT to go DBoon Jun 2019 #85

I agree. I use it when I need it. It's a handy tool JDC Jun 2019 #91

Yes, this! MuseRider Jun 2019 #98

What is your destination? quickesst Jun 2019 #5

Distracted learning is difficult for most people unblock Jun 2019 #96

Haha quickesst Jun 2019 #124

It seems you maybe didn't read the article carefully AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #127

I don't really care how much science is involved.... quickesst Jun 2019 #129

To put it in the most simplistic terms AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #130

Exactly how would you suggest... quickesst Jun 2019 #133

The method matters AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #134

Ok..... quickesst Jun 2019 #140

Fair enough AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #142

I guess it was the headline quickesst Jun 2019 #143

Awesome AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #161

Very interesting to say the least quickesst Jun 2019 #164

I think you're confusing 'living proof' and 'anecdotal evidence.' LanternWaste Jun 2019 #145

I stand by my statement quickesst Jun 2019 #147

This message was self-deleted by its author BootinUp Jun 2019 #157

Its too late jcgoldie Jun 2019 #7

I have never used it; plain old maps work fine for me Skittles Jun 2019 #116

I think I know what's happening Polybius Jun 2019 #121

Recently road signs have popped up DeminPennswoods Jun 2019 #8

That's exactly what I do. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #19

It's not ruining your brain it's extending it. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #9

It is a tool Sherman A1 Jun 2019 #11

Missouri just reopened some of the 400+ roads closed due to flooding UpInArms Jun 2019 #12

Anyone bothering to remember phone numbers? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2019 #14

GPS isn't infallible. We live near a narrow, winding, dirt road with cliffs on one side Vinca Jun 2019 #15

It can be helpful but sometimes it doesn't really do what you wish. logosoco Jun 2019 #16

Next time you want to try the more scenic route Submariner Jun 2019 #17

Both are beneficial Tech Jun 2019 #18

My wife loves to have her phone tell her how to get to places. MineralMan Jun 2019 #20

I also use Google Maps to plan trips csziggy Jun 2019 #50

I don't drive, but I do use Uber/Lyft in Boston and I know my way around very well by car. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #115

that is one annoying thing about following the phone instructions. it will have you turn and turn Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #159

I rarely use mine but when I ooky Jun 2019 #23

I have never had one to ditch. GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #24

Nor have I DFW Jun 2019 #102

I love mine mercuryblues Jun 2019 #25

My husband has Multiple Sclerosis ismnotwasm Jun 2019 #26

I go a certain way from one side of town to the other. lpbk2713 Jun 2019 #27

For 20 years I found my way around the world using the stars, sun and Moon. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2019 #28

" I found my way around the world using the stars, sun and Moon." mitch96 Jun 2019 #64

I am "directionally challenged" and have been all my life. Backseat Driver Jun 2019 #29

I don't use the GPS app on my phone trev Jun 2019 #30

Like what? "other activities that help me retain short-term memory" would love to know. Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #34

Well, for one, trev Jun 2019 #40

Wow that's very interesting. Had a most vivid dream the other night - looking for Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #43

In search of the lost celery.... :) Cool. trev Jun 2019 #53

No. It was for potato soup and it was past dinner Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #80

In 2007 trev Jun 2019 #88

Wow Trev - that's amazing. do you publish your blog link here? would like to read Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #107

I don't know how to publish anything on here, other than posts. LOL trev Jun 2019 #119

I plug-in a destination and still trace my route with a map. Both, IOW. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #31

wow, you must be a brainiac ! :) If you are in a big city you really do have to Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #35

I stated I use GPS. I said I used both maps and GPS. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #37

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I would never do that ! I am serious. I was impressed girl ! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #44

Oh, OK. My bad. I enjoy maps is all. Handy little buggers. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #45

"Digital clocks don't mean stop teaching children to tell time." trev Jun 2019 #41

That's a shame too. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #42

I agree. trev Jun 2019 #54

It has gotten easier to research what you don't know but that ease hasn't exactly Solly Mack Jun 2019 #59

Again, agreed. trev Jun 2019 #66

Yes, I mentioned the same thing on a thread somewhere. trev Jun 2019 #151

You are right - "The single best thing to teach anyone is how to find out what you don't know." csziggy Jun 2019 #56

I think classes on the techniques of propaganda and what they mean should be taught Solly Mack Jun 2019 #62

Yeah, the thread is covering that issue, too. :) trev Jun 2019 #67

Yes, I agree. trev Jun 2019 #150

About half of each class, CRK7376 Jun 2019 #149

I haven't worn a watch for 20 years. trev Jun 2019 #152

Good point about using multiple tools and methods. suffragette Jun 2019 #48

Once, in Germany, near the Czech Republic border, the GPS was adamant about our Solly Mack Jun 2019 #52

I had a similar experience in the German town of Belsen-Moessingen. trev Jun 2019 #55

We looked around for the polizei before finally taking the plunge. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #57

We were many kilometers outside of our known territory trev Jun 2019 #68

Completely agree. I often help tourists who are clearly befuddled when looking at an app or a suffragette Jun 2019 #61

Yes. Exactly. Landmarks and kind people are your friend. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #65

Reminds me of Chevy Chase in *Vacation*. trev Jun 2019 #69

lol! But so true. I've gotten directions a lot like that while on road trips. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #75

I used to have a friend who lived in the foothills outside of town. trev Jun 2019 #77

I'm from Atlanta and moved to the mountains while a teen. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #83

In Seattle, the pink elephant car wash sign is a bit like that :) suffragette Jun 2019 #76

Nice. trev Jun 2019 #79

There's much that is beautiful to see here. Worth the try. suffragette Jun 2019 #82

I've heard about the Underground City trev Jun 2019 #89

This are both fun in different ways. The Space Needle provides a panoramic view of whole area suffragette Jun 2019 #95

So true. I wonder if part of the reason for the funny look is the person thinking why would suffragette Jun 2019 #74

I like that quote. :) trev Jun 2019 #78

I love nice people! Even when I know they've taken pity on me. :) Solly Mack Jun 2019 #81

That couple definitely had taken pity on me. And glad they did. suffragette Jun 2019 #86

A storekeep in Dublin felt so sorry for me he closed shop to get me back to my husband. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #90

Bet that's a fond memory for him as well. It enriches your life to help others out. suffragette Jun 2019 #93

He was older and the kind of grumpy and gruff you know comes with a big heart. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #97

I ran into a shopowner like that in Heidelberg. trev Jun 2019 #100

I lived in Mannheim. Most of my photos are of Heidelberg though. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #103

Heidelberg remains my favorite city in the world. trev Jun 2019 #105

You were probably the most fun encounter suffragette Jun 2019 #118

My German next-door neighbors kind of took me in. trev Jun 2019 #92

They sound lovely! We spent several celebrations/holidays with German friends. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #94

Yes. trev Jun 2019 #99

I remember that well. Lived in Karlsruhe and suffragette Jun 2019 #117

The thing I disliked about Karlsruhe trev Jun 2019 #120

Yes and the layout in town was like a fan, similar to DC. It's unusual to encounter anyone suffragette Jun 2019 #131

Awesome. trev Jun 2019 #132

It's essential in L.A. traffic. Not having it can easily add kysrsoze Jun 2019 #33

I think you learn the most as a passenger with a map. The whole time I am always thinking - why Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #36

I'm surprised there weren't more responses like yours in this thread Blecht Jun 2019 #38

Unfortunately, in my neck of the woods trev Jun 2019 #72

Systems like Waze open whole new Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #47

Yup. First thing I do on the commute is fire up Waze kysrsoze Jun 2019 #60

Sadly, Waze PasadenaTrudy Jun 2019 #112

All of my trips into downtown LA trev Jun 2019 #71

Google maps has been a huge help to me because I moved to a new city lunatica Jun 2019 #46

Headline appears to be misleading clickbait muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #49

Very good points. n/t AndJusticeForSome Jun 2019 #135

Akin to calculators: you tend to lose the ability to do mental math like no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #51

I found that is the same with a cell phone gopiscrap Jun 2019 #58

Remember the days when we had paper maps spread out in the car? I do. YOHABLO Jun 2019 #63

I remember. then Thomas Guide books. I still have one in my car. It was hard to find. Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #114

For those born without a sense of direction, Siri is a godsend... Hekate Jun 2019 #70

truth... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #73

I use it, sparingly. The Genealogist Jun 2019 #84

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I don't think I'll live to see the country fully using driverless cars trev Jun 2019 #104

I don't use turn-by-turn navigation all the time, but I do find it uncomfortable to Sapient Donkey Jun 2019 #101

I have made hey similar argument to my wife tymorial Jun 2019 #106

I only use it on difficult trips to places I never went to before. Or if I get lost. OhZone Jun 2019 #108

I have no sense of direction and no short term memory. Thank you GPS wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #109

I have no sense of direction either! Memory is fine... Phentex Jun 2019 #110

I use to spend complete afternoons lost in Los Angeles. wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #111

Kind of the same sakabatou Jun 2019 #125

Same here customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #155

i am a map head. i will do my own trip-tiks. i have been known to just turn eastwhen i was driving pansypoo53219 Jun 2019 #113

I prefer actual maps. EllieBC Jun 2019 #122

Real men use astrolabes. DavidDvorkin Jun 2019 #123

Here, I'm at the end. rusty quoin Jun 2019 #126

It's a wonderful tool but Freddie Jun 2019 #128

Until Tom Tom came along, I could not drive in urban areas Kaleva Jun 2019 #136

I love maps. MrScorpio Jun 2019 #138

Much safer to stare at a paper map while driving? brooklynite Jun 2019 #139

I rarely use it because I don't like the route it gives Catherine Vincent Jun 2019 #141

Oh, for fuck's sake. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #144

I don't care. My hippocampus can't tell if there's construction ahead... NurseJackie Jun 2019 #146

I love the Garmin GPS CRK7376 Jun 2019 #148

I drove back from vacationing in Bar Harbour, Maine to my home near Ottawa Ontario. robbob Jun 2019 #153

it wasn't necessarily the most direct route. It takes into account drive time. Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #160

Growing up I always prided myself with an internal map. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2019 #154

I will take my chances. My husband is a retired pilot. For 40+... 3catwoman3 Jun 2019 #156

Are paper maps hazardous? BootinUp Jun 2019 #158

I'm horrible with directions because I didn't wear glasses growing up ecstatic Jun 2019 #162

Fuck the what.. DashOneBravo Jun 2019 #163