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Richard · 07-31-2009, 08:51

I use my TomTom all the time - but still keep a good map nearby to do a general area check of major routes, towns, etc prior to setting out on any trip to avoid treking off too far in the wrong direction.

Flew back yesterday from a week of Sonapicino winery visits* - left SFO on a 757 which - from the visible landmarks - angled SE across CA from SFO to cross the Sierras near Yosemite and pick up I-40 near CA-AZ border - E along I-40 to Amarillo and then US-287 SE past Wichita Falls into DFW. GPS works fine but following the ol' NORM (Nap Of Road Map) is never entirely out of date.

Richard's $.02

* Usually no more than 3 per day but set a new personal best on Sunday with 8 in the Russian River Valley.

07-31-2009, 08:51	#4
Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	I use my TomTom all the time - but still keep a good map nearby to do a general area check of major routes, towns, etc prior to setting out on any trip to avoid treking off too far in the wrong direction. Flew back yesterday from a week of Sonapicino winery visits* - left SFO on a 757 which - from the visible landmarks - angled SE across CA from SFO to cross the Sierras near Yosemite and pick up I-40 near CA-AZ border - E along I-40 to Amarillo and then US-287 SE past Wichita Falls into DFW. GPS works fine but following the ol' NORM (Nap Of Road Map) is never entirely out of date. Richard's $.02 * Usually no more than 3 per day but set a new personal best on Sunday with 8 in the Russian River Valley. __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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