65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
You must have been a teen of the 80's like me. I remember big hair, looks like my highschool year book.
Remember when?
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67newport
Old Man with a Hat
school buses sounded like this
Fratzog
Old Man with a Hat
As kids we would save and flatten the foil tops to play school yard games at recess.
MoPar Maniac
Well-Known Member
I would be scared to board that bus...
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
That one has A/C and padded seats front and back. My first bus had one little dinky heater by the drivers rear wheel well and metal framed backs, ( hard on the face with a brake check).
azblackhemi
Old Man with a Hat
This looks like the School bus I rode on as a kid.
closest picture i could find. no luxuries like a/c , padded seat backs , seat belts or radio on ours. just sticky floors and the smell of stale milk and vomit.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Remember when? EVERYONE used these! I was cleaning out the glovebox in my dad’s truck today, just cause, and he had LOTS of Rand McNallys maps in there. I grew up using these, as most of us did.. brought back some great RoadTrip memories.
75LandYacht
Yank Tank
Wow that’s brings back memories.. my driver (We called her Granny) use to smoke while driving.. lol try that **** today!!!
'Bout got to the point out there that the only time I really used my 'ole Randy McNally waz if I had to plot ah new course across the L.A. or Orange county or cross the G .W. to find some new hole in the wall town on the Isle of Long without getting killed. I used to think I'd miss it, WRONG
My collection of maps was perfect distraction for any backseat drivers and of course my wife riding shotgun. When the three kids started to get bored and start pestering "Are we there yet?", my answer was to hand them a pile of maps and say "I don't know, see if you can figure out where we are." That worked great until IK bought the Jeep with it's gps mapping system.
Jon O.
Well-Known Member
My Dad would hand me the map, and say "We are at such and such town, find it, and then trace your finger back home as slow as you possibly can."My collection of maps was perfect distraction for any backseat drivers and of course my wife riding shotgun. When the three kids started to get bored and start pestering "Are we there yet?", my answer was to hand them a pile of maps and say "I don't know, see if you can figure out where we are." That worked great until IK bought the Jeep with it's gps mapping system.
My collection of maps was perfect distraction for any backseat drivers and of course my wife riding shotgun. When the three kids started to get bored and start pestering "Are we there yet?", my answer was to hand them a pile of maps and say "I don't know, see if you can figure out where we are." That worked great until IK bought the Jeep with it's gps mapping system.
But you can always say that old good maps are more reliable.
Great idea, never thought of that!
Absolutely, the last map update for my Jeep was a 2007 release. At this point half of Calgary isn't covered and most new interchanges don't exist. Even big areas, the maps cover eastern Canada as far as Quebec City, further east is just blank. Mine is an OEM Alpine factory installed unit, unfortunately a year or two later they switch brands so no more Alpine updates. It's become a $2,400 gizmo I seldom ever use anymore.But you can always say that old good maps are more reliable.
300rag
It's Not Going to Shift Itself
Even in my 2015 I find that sometimes I am driving around in a field. I'm not paying the update fees.
I agree, the maps are useful when looking for an address in the older (over 10-15 year older) areas of most cities. Calgary is a joke, they've been building new roads everywhere and redesigning interchanges all over the place. I used to like the gps when figuring what lane to be in to catch a certain exit, but now it will just as likely run you into some poor dudes backyard. I'd like to see car gps systems linked to Google with a voice interface, now that would be handy and a heck of a lot more accurate.
