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Oh man! Let's say you get lost. Not the way to beat traffic. But getting unlost in a hurry
will get you back on track and back on schedule. So the first thing to do is if you get lost,
naturally, you always carry a map in your car. They don't call me Dr. Roadmap for anything!
Start checking the map. In fact, even as you drive, before you get lost, there are a couple
of tips and that is: keep track of everything you see as you go along, especially in unfamiliar
territory. Note airports, golf courses, rivers, street signs...anything that will tell you
tip you off as you are going along. Then when you do get lost, you can think back on where
you were. When you open up the map book, then you can help retrace your steps. And let's
go to the map. Again, if you noticed an airport, right away you've got your barrings. A shopping
center? It will help you out. A golf course; any of these things will help you. Baring
that, go to the intersection. Check out the two cross streets that you see at the intersection.
Then you look in the back of the map book and find out, again, look those two streets
up. It will dial you in. And lastly, you can orient your map if you've got a compass. And
I happen to know where I am at all times just about, so I don't need a compass. But if you
need one, you can orient your map. That will help you. Use the scale on the map to determine
the distance back to your location. And if all else fails, and you have to call and ask
for directions on your cell phone, just as a matter of rule (because I know this; I used
to answer helpline telephone calls from people in their cars)...men get just as lost as women
do!