I was navigator in name only. He knew where he was going. And he didn’t really need the gas station info. Evidently he thought I needed something to do, although I had my cross-stitching to work on and didn’t get as much done as I’d planned.
My dad got updated maps (free) from the gas stations. He stopped getting new maps when they started charging for them. He also thought he didn’t need AAA, as he was generally a good navigator, and in his younger days, drove all around the country, so generally knew where he was going. I think, on that particular trip that I mentioned, he used me as the map-reader to keep me occupied (I was 25+). I not only read the maps, I also took note of which brand of gas was at which exit, and how many miles there were between gas stations.
Is it my imagination, or have cars at stoplights always left 2-3 cars lengths between them and the car in front of them? I’ve noticed this in the past 4 or so years. I used to think it was the drivers thinking they needed to do “social distancing” between their cars, as they had to do in person. When I had my MINI Cooper, I would often pull into the space between the two cars, with plenty of room to spare. I did this especially on one street which was short, and with all that empty space, other cars wouldn’t be able to get into the turn lane for 2 or 3 changes of the traffic light.
I guess if it were an electric train, all the coal that’s used in the electric power plants wouldn’t be causing pollution. Just like all the electric vehicles don’t cause the charging stations to use electricity from coal-fired power plants, either.
When I began living on my own, $10 filled the brown paper grocery bag (no meat). Now, the bags are smaller, and it runs about $25-30 per bag, still no meat. Meat raises it about $10.
I was navigator in name only. He knew where he was going. And he didn’t really need the gas station info. Evidently he thought I needed something to do, although I had my cross-stitching to work on and didn’t get as much done as I’d planned.