Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 02-27-19 06:02 <=-

I stopped in one place and this 20 something kid at the register
(the only employee I saw) had no idea what a paper map was...
==sigh==

All he knew was the GPS and phone-Google maps, no doubt....

Yep.
One time several years ago I gave this fella a ticket who wanted to contest it. Sure, go to the parking office.
Where is is?
Go to the corner, turn left, go two blocks and on the corner on the
right.
He said that was no help, he needed the address to put in his GPS.
I said you don't need GPS and repeated the directions.

Who needs an address when it's that simple, besides.... ;)

He was not happy and peeled rubber when he left. No idea whatever
happened after that.

Did you at least notice if he turned left at the corner....? ;)

I miss those days when gas stations on every corner gave them away.

So do I.... Next best thing, though, is a AAA membership, where one can
get as many maps (real folded printed paper maps) as one needs or
wants.... for free, as part of your membership

I was a member of AAA in the late '60s and only used it twice, for a
map and a tow.

Well, it is more useful if one drives a car... ;) My mother-in-law gave
me a AAA membership in '89... I was doing a lot of long-distance driving
on my own all alone, and SHE wanted to have some peace of mind on my
behalf knowing that IF anything happened, I'd be able to get trustworthy help... ;) Rarely have had to use it, though one year I needed two
tows to get my car home when a hose fell off the radiator... the second
one was after the fix (partway home), but the car was still acting up...
I got it home, my own mechanic put it on the lift, and a wheel fell off
into his hands.... apparently, I also had a bad set of bearings....
I've used it for a number of tows over the years, some flat tires, ran
out of gas a time or two.... used the locksmith bit for my niece's car
once... But mostly I've gotten my money's worth from getting maps and
trip routings...

I dislike freeways/interstates and avoid them as much as possible.
For example: When I come to visit I'm taking Rt 9 from NYC up the
Hudson. I've always wanted to see what Sing Sing looks like, as well
as West Point. Then 11 to Syracuse and then 31 into Rochester. (I
think that's the route).

If you come to Rochester thru Syracuse, I'd suggest going 370 to 104
instead of 31.... that's what we usually take.... You could also go up
Rt 11 all the way to 104 instead....

Sure it would be faster to take I 81 and I 90, but one doesn't see anything that way.

I avoid toll roads as much as possible... I don't mind having some freeways/interstates, as long as I intersperse with the "blue highways"
so that I have the variety.... :) And I've found that the backroads
aren't always slower than the so-called fast roads.... I have a back
route from Rochester up into NY's North Country that is as fast as the
route we used to go, using I 81 from 104... I certainly wouldn't take
I90 (the Thruway) from Syracuse.... :)

the road service stuff is almost just gravy... :)

I stayed overnight in the tiny town of Winona, MS when I was going
to Colorado in 1972.
I just left that morning and got behind a state road truck, on the
only hill in MS, and when I downshifted and the clutch went to the
floor and stayed there.

Is that Mississippi (MS) or Missouri (MO)?

I'm not a mechanic and had my '65 Falcon checked over before I left
home. It was towed to a gas station and the guy on duty said I needed
a complete new exhaust system which he could put on in a short time. I asked to speak to the manager and told it would be hours before he
came in, I had better get that work done now so I can get back on the road. I told him I was in no hurry and would wait.

That was suspect from the start... even I know that the clutch going to
the floor has nothing at ALL to do with the exhaust system....! I guess
he thought he had a live one, and with the manager not there, figured he
could get away with it....

Several hours later the manager wandered in, looked over the car,
that was still on the lift, and said gravely that yes, it was a big job and so forth. Then walked over to a counter, picked up a small spring, attached it and charged me 25 cents.
As I was leaving I heard the manager yelling "Gomer!" (Or whatever
the guys name was), "Come into my office RIGHT NOW!"

Guess he didn't get away with it after all... <G>

I never had a bit of clutch problems again. :)

Having the clutch spring break or let go was a bit of a freak accident anyway.... :)

ttyl neb

... Pessimism is good: one is either proven right or pleasantly surprised.

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