My parents used one of these to plan the vacations:
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SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I enjoyed looking at the big map of my state and calculating the approximate time we would either pass a city, or arrive at our destination. It was fun. I was pretty close too!
bstix@feddit.dk 2 months ago
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That’s really cool!
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I have one of those. They’re useful for measuring distances on topo maps where pretty much nothing is a straight line.
lautre@jlai.lu 2 months ago
Yes, i used one for planning hikes.
NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Hell yeah! I still do that on road trips to pass the time. Keeps things a bit interesting.
NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That’s pretty cool. Reminds me of a Seinfeld episode.