02-02-2020, 01:38 AM
Ombligo wrote:
I used a GPS for about a week 15 years ago, it was useless. The paper issued them to replace the map books we had carried for years. I sent it back and kept the maps I. I can glance at it and within a few seconds have the route in my head.
I'll use google maps on my laptop in place of paper today, but once I leave the house it is all in my head.
it's unfortunate that your experience 15 years ago has continued to color your thoughts. i started using a GPS about 15 years ago. for a touring musician it was a godsend. it was like having Rand MacNalley and the phone books on steroids. a map tells you where you're going; it doesn't necessarily tell you where you are especially in areas where street signs are long gone or few and far between. on a highway and you really need to find a pharmacy - check the GPS. at a hotel and want Thai food - GPS. want to explore a bit but hesitant because it's a drag always having to figure out how to get back to the hotel - use the GPS.
i used to be a map snob. in 2004 while on tour i had an accident starting out where i wasn't injured but did require a rental vehicle to finish the tour. the town & country van i was given had a GPS. CHANGED MY LIFE.
when i got home and bought another van i was sure to include a GPS in the budgeting. i bought a stand alone so i could also use it in any rental vehicles.