"What did we do before we had GPS?"

You know, I hear people asking themselves and others the question: "What did we do before we had GPS?"

I used to wonder myself having always remembered having Map Quest, Map Blast, or Google Maps of some form ever since I could drive.

Having not been on a family road trip since that time, I have now experienced such a situation and know the answer to the often posed question.

So what did we do before GPS?

WE FOUGHT!

Let me just note in this post that I have no desire to ever go on another road trip where my Dad is the designated driver in a place that he is not completely familiar with on every level possible.

In order to partake on the next overseas adventure with my parents, my Mom has threatened me with the fact that I MUST learn how to drive a stick shift if I want to take another trip as a family.

Evidently if I drive, none of this bickering would have happened.

Whew, now I really wish I had felt comfortable driving a car with standard transmission...this trip requires earplugs if we're in the car.