And the audience is declining because the papers do not "add value," because they have become propaganda organs and the quality of reporting is low. I used to read the newspapers, but gave up in the 1980s because the news coverage was unreliable. It had many amenities (advertisements, movie listings, sports coverage, editorial page) that were nice to gloss, particularly for the local community. Key stories (e.g., matters at the Boeing Co.) are still covered by local reporters.
Don't scoff at road maps. if your cell coverage is spotty, you are out of luck. Now, if you've never learned to use a road map, you could have that view. Like running out of battery charge in an EV on a back road.
All true, but I too was raised in an age when roadmaps were widely used, and the Marine Corps taught me how to use them tactically and for using a compass to get from Point A to Point B. I could easily go back to using them... it's a skill you and I have that young people might find useful in coming days.
Too much reliance today on not thinking. For business travel, I kept a repertoire of maps for the cities I commonly visited. Upon getting a new destination, I would study the local map to get a general sense of the layout, the major freeways, and backup routes. I could navigate from the airport to my hotel, and to the meeting venue just fine. Had I been relying on a map app, no dice. In LA traffic, you can't be splitting your attention. And there is no reason to panic. In LA, there is ALWAYS a later opportunity to leave the freeway and get back on. I will admit to being stumped by Providence, Rhode Island. Good navigation right near the airport---but twisty cowpaths without signage after that. Took me a lot of effort to find my hotel at night. Had to return to the airport 3 times to recalibrate my mental compass and try again. Only drive there in daylight, and even then it is a crap shoot.
And the audience is declining because the papers do not "add value," because they have become propaganda organs and the quality of reporting is low. I used to read the newspapers, but gave up in the 1980s because the news coverage was unreliable. It had many amenities (advertisements, movie listings, sports coverage, editorial page) that were nice to gloss, particularly for the local community. Key stories (e.g., matters at the Boeing Co.) are still covered by local reporters.
Don't scoff at road maps. if your cell coverage is spotty, you are out of luck. Now, if you've never learned to use a road map, you could have that view. Like running out of battery charge in an EV on a back road.
All true, but I too was raised in an age when roadmaps were widely used, and the Marine Corps taught me how to use them tactically and for using a compass to get from Point A to Point B. I could easily go back to using them... it's a skill you and I have that young people might find useful in coming days.
Too much reliance today on not thinking. For business travel, I kept a repertoire of maps for the cities I commonly visited. Upon getting a new destination, I would study the local map to get a general sense of the layout, the major freeways, and backup routes. I could navigate from the airport to my hotel, and to the meeting venue just fine. Had I been relying on a map app, no dice. In LA traffic, you can't be splitting your attention. And there is no reason to panic. In LA, there is ALWAYS a later opportunity to leave the freeway and get back on. I will admit to being stumped by Providence, Rhode Island. Good navigation right near the airport---but twisty cowpaths without signage after that. Took me a lot of effort to find my hotel at night. Had to return to the airport 3 times to recalibrate my mental compass and try again. Only drive there in daylight, and even then it is a crap shoot.
So you don't do this when in a new city, right?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r86kxxU-LUY
I don't even do it in an old city.