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Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:40 pm to wheelr
This right here but we had woods. Didn't realize how good I had it.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:42 pm to wheelr
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Yep. Plus no review websites to help decide where to eat, sleep, etc.
true that.
i will say that i've traveled all of texas for years now with my job and can navigate most of DFW, Houston, Austin, and SA for the bigger things without putting anything in a map.
my kids do enjoy when we're traveling and i pull up to a great hole in the wall place without them having input. we did Snuffer's in DFW without telling them where we were going this week and they asked why i hadn't ever taken them to one before.
when I took trips growing up we went to whataburger, mcd, and subway on every vacation i ever remember.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:48 pm to Jake88
Nah, BR.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:49 pm to Scruffy
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:50 pm to Bunk Moreland
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My Mom would go to AAA and get these TripTik things that mapped out the trip.
my only vacation (other than rangers/cowboys games or six flags) growing up was a trip to the southwest to see a bunch of native american sites (Mesa Cliff Dwelling, 4 corners, native american museum, etc.)
my parents just pulled out and atlas and mapped the drive. we just rolled into Santa Fe and found random La Quinta. then we found a restaurant and ate. Then drove to Mesa, and found a La Quinta. and ate at McDonalds. wild world back then.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:58 pm to goldenturbo
Journey? 
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:58 pm to Bunk Moreland
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My Mom would go to AAA and get these TripTik things that mapped out the trip.
Gas station road maps were great. I often enjoyed them more than the trip itself.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 1:59 pm to goldenturbo
Had to jerk it to Playboy magazines.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:02 pm to High C
I thought it was a right of passage when my Dad entrusted me to be his navigator on family trips. I suspect he knew the route before asking, but I still thought I was more important than my older sisters on the trip.
Loved when they came out with the maps that had each section laminated so they were easy to fold
Loved when they came out with the maps that had each section laminated so they were easy to fold
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:06 pm to goldenturbo
It was better. You had to learn self reliance. You had to learn responsibility. You had to learn social skills and how to deal with people. Because you were out roaming around without any supervision doing pretty much whatever you like as long as you don't get caught. It's probably why an 18 year old in the 80's was a lot closer to being an adult than one now.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:10 pm to 3nOut
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one of the most amazing things to me was our parents navigation. my kids probably don't have a memory of anything but bluetooth telling me where to go. i'm always amazed my dad could drive into DFW (we're from West Texas) and know exactly how to get to wherever we were going.
The Atlas bruh.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:10 pm to goldenturbo
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What was it like growing up before we were conditioned to become totally dependent on smartphones?
Fixed.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:16 pm to goldenturbo
It would’ve been nice to capture so many more moments from my teenage years without someone having to lug around an actual camera or digital. We also probably would’ve got into way more trouble. I remember having to upload pics from a digital camera to social media.
I remember having to upload pics from a digital camera to social media.This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 2:17 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:27 pm to High C
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Gas station road maps were great. I often enjoyed them more than the trip itself.
What a fricking nerd.
Me too.
I have a world atlas on my coffee table and will crack that dude open from time to time and just browse.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:27 pm to goldenturbo
People used to be able to make eye contact with one another and make small talk. Now people have to start scrolling and look preoccupied.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:32 pm to goldenturbo
I only had a few years of this but it felt different (in a good way) to be "out" and have no obligation to be let people know where we were. Cell phone coverage was/is spotty where we lived, so you could always blame that until somewhat recently.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:33 pm to goldenturbo
People were accountable. If you made plans or said to be somewhere, you better be there or something was wrong.
Parents had less control which allowed kids to be kids.
We always figured out a way to meet up and have great times. Half the fun was showing up at popular spots to see who’d you run into.
Parents had less control which allowed kids to be kids.
We always figured out a way to meet up and have great times. Half the fun was showing up at popular spots to see who’d you run into.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:33 pm to goldenturbo
We played outside. Period.
Posted on 4/19/24 at 2:49 pm to North Dallas Tiger
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We played outside.
A lot!
We wanted to stay outside until forced in when Mom started yelling out the back door to come to dinner. We loved summer break because we could eat dinner at 6:30 then be allowed to stay outside & play until 9:00.
The movie Sandlot depicts a lot of what young boys did growing up in the mid-80's. I had older siblings and I distinctly remember MTV coming on the scene, because they were teenagers, and they'd spend all day in front of the damn TV. I never understood how they could stand that.
This post was edited on 4/19/24 at 2:50 pm
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