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I don’t trust those friggin’ GPS systems. Someone I know when visiting Calgary plugged in to get directions to the airport and ended up in a farmer’s field outside city limits. Others have told me the GPS has told them to turn a certain direction and the road didn’t even exist or it would say to turn right when it should have said left etc etc. I also find the voice annoying and distracting. Give me a map anyday!! Seriously, I was fortunate to have a really good geography teacher in Grade 12. On a school field trip one of the activities was called orienteering. We were dropped off in a wooded area with a map and compass and had to find our way to a certain spot. Staff knew where we were so if we honestly got lost they could locate us easily and this was without GPS locators. We learned how to locate the good old fashioned way. To this day I can find my way around in a strange city or place really well because of the skills I developed thanks to this teacher.