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They still make these! Who knew?

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  • A Aqua Letifer
    12 Aug 2020, 23:08

    @jon-nyc said in They still make these! Who knew?:

    You can download map info in advance to your phone then you don’t need cell service. GPS works everywhere.

    Until your phone gets wet. Or your power cell dies. Or it gets crushed after a fall, etc., etc.

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    Jolly
    wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:13 last edited by
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    @Aqua-Letifer said in They still make these! Who knew?:

    @jon-nyc said in They still make these! Who knew?:

    You can download map info in advance to your phone then you don’t need cell service. GPS works everywhere.

    Until your phone gets wet. Or your power cell dies. Or it gets crushed after a fall, etc., etc.

    Amen.

    For that, USGS, FTW!

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • L Loki
      12 Aug 2020, 23:55

      Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

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      Jolly
      wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:14 last edited by Jolly
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      @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

      Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

      When was the last time you used a compass?

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • J Jolly
        13 Aug 2020, 00:14

        @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

        Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

        When was the last time you used a compass?

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        George K
        wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:18 last edited by
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        @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

        When was the last time you used a compass?

        1. Does that include the compass built into the rear-view mirror of my car?

        2. Does that include "using" as in "looking at the compass to see how to get somewhere," or "looking at the compass and saying 'Whoa, I'm going east!'"

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        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • J Jolly
          13 Aug 2020, 00:14

          @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

          Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

          When was the last time you used a compass?

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          Loki
          wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:18 last edited by
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          @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

          @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

          Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

          When was the last time you used a compass?

          Does a ouija board count?

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          • J Jolly
            13 Aug 2020, 00:14

            @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

            Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

            When was the last time you used a compass?

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:38 last edited by
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            @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

            @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

            Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

            When was the last time you used a compass?

            Who here's gone benchmark hunting?

            (Surprisingly, I never stole one. I'm kinda proud of that.)

            Please love yourself.

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            • J Jolly
              13 Aug 2020, 00:14

              @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

              Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

              When was the last time you used a compass?

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              Copper
              wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 00:55 last edited by
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              @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

              @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

              Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

              When was the last time you used a compass?

              That is required equipment in every airplane in this country

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                89th
                wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 01:31 last edited by
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                Love a good road atlas.

                Funny the cover is of a place without roads.

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                • A Aqua Letifer
                  13 Aug 2020, 00:38

                  @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                  @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                  Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

                  When was the last time you used a compass?

                  Who here's gone benchmark hunting?

                  (Surprisingly, I never stole one. I'm kinda proud of that.)

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                  wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 01:43 last edited by
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                  @Aqua-Letifer said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                  @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                  @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                  Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

                  When was the last time you used a compass?

                  Who here's gone benchmark hunting?

                  (Surprisingly, I never stole one. I'm kinda proud of that.)

                  Geocaching for the win!!! LOL (is that similar to benchmark hunting?)

                  I love maps, and the history of maps, but have not used one to navigate for a while. Away from cell reception or for hiking, a good Garmin or Magellen unit with map loads (both roads and topography) work pretty well.

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                  • T taiwan_girl
                    13 Aug 2020, 01:43

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

                    When was the last time you used a compass?

                    Who here's gone benchmark hunting?

                    (Surprisingly, I never stole one. I'm kinda proud of that.)

                    Geocaching for the win!!! LOL (is that similar to benchmark hunting?)

                    I love maps, and the history of maps, but have not used one to navigate for a while. Away from cell reception or for hiking, a good Garmin or Magellen unit with map loads (both roads and topography) work pretty well.

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 01:53 last edited by
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                    @taiwan_girl said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    @Aqua-Letifer said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                    Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

                    When was the last time you used a compass?

                    Who here's gone benchmark hunting?

                    (Surprisingly, I never stole one. I'm kinda proud of that.)

                    Geocaching for the win!!! LOL (is that similar to benchmark hunting?)

                    I love maps, and the history of maps, but have not used one to navigate for a while. Away from cell reception or for hiking, a good Garmin or Magellen unit with map loads (both roads and topography) work pretty well.

                    Benchmarks have always been around but yeah, geocaching FTW! They have pretty much all of them listed, which makes it pretty easy for them to find.

                    Please love yourself.

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                    • J Jolly
                      13 Aug 2020, 00:14

                      @Loki said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                      Theoretically it can be important but I cant remember the last time I used a map. I’ll bet not in the 21rst century except for map quest print outs I suspect.

                      When was the last time you used a compass?

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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 13 Aug 2020, 05:20 last edited by
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                      @Jolly said in They still make these! Who knew?:

                      When was the last time you used a compass?

                      Definitely within the last 12 months, and I used a “real” compass too, not the solid state one build into many modern “smartphones” these days.

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