The last question leads me to believe that this was a set up*
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I remember riding along with my dad when he worked for a Chicago area courier/delivery company. I got pretty handy with the ol' spiral-bound street atlas.
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 Here's some entertainment for this board of old heads: - Sammich June 4, 2025, 9:38:15
- Chicago was always pretty easy due to the layout* - MtHoodIllini June 4, 2025, 19:17:30
- Much like with phone numbers, directions were always "Ask RSMBob". Unfortunately... - RSMBob June 4, 2025, 16:07:49
- [dazzle] I STILL PRINT OUT MAPQUEST MAPS, DAMMIT! [/dazzle]* - Illiniphil June 4, 2025, 15:29:05
- saw Chris Porter at the Houston Improv a few months back - had a bit "there are people in the - bulldogmba June 4, 2025, 10:58:08
- It really is hard to process a world where navigation didn't exist - Sounder June 4, 2025, 10:47:43
- we had a leather-bound atlas growing up. i wore out the spine. - VIV June 4, 2025, 10:44:41
- After a week in isolated, mountainous Utah last week, driving without GPS can be fun * - illini June 4, 2025, 10:21:14
- Thomas Bros Street Guide was indispensable on the West Coast - bbonb June 4, 2025, 10:13:58
- Enough of this country has poor cell service that everyone should still carry a road atlas, and - doubledown June 4, 2025, 10:11:24
- Back in my day, we used to just pull up the wagon to the next tavern and ask - Stu June 4, 2025, 10:15:35
- an atlas is a great time kill for long road trips* - bbonb June 4, 2025, 10:15:27
- Offline / downloadable Google maps has mostly made this a non-issue.* - DocWalk20 June 4, 2025, 10:13:23
- OK Boomer, good one* - Sounder June 4, 2025, 10:12:05
- The days of asking toll booth operators and stopping at gas stations to ask for directions* - UofIL6 June 4, 2025, 10:08:44
- a few years ago I did a road trip with my parents, brother, and his kids through SD - IlliniSax05 June 4, 2025, 10:06:37
- I drove cross country in ‘09, after GPS was out there, purely with that spiral atlas - snipes824 June 4, 2025, 10:05:03
- My dad and I would look at his trusty road Atlas for all of our big trips and map - Taz June 4, 2025, 10:02:49
- Oh, if you want to "understand the interstate system" this is fun video - ATL June 4, 2025, 9:53:53
- Up to date Rand McNally Road Atlas and the floating compass.* - ibdoc June 4, 2025, 9:49:31
- I used to depend on my wife reading maps which often led to yelling* - Stu June 4, 2025, 9:42:21
- my dad's atlas book was a big source of entertainment on long road trips* - lcubed June 4, 2025, 9:42:03
- 100%* - biclops June 4, 2025, 10:10:13
- It’s crazy to me that it’s almost impossible to get lost anymore. - JFG June 4, 2025, 9:41:36
- The last question leads me to believe that this was a set up* - ATL June 4, 2025, 9:40:12
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