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The basics of the system (even numbers go east-west, odd numbers go north-south, etc) were explained to me by my mother when I was young, in what ended up being

The basics of the system (even numbers go east-west, odd numbers go north-south, etc) were explained to me by my mother when I was young, in what ended up being a failed attempt to instill a sense of direction in me. I can't navigate for shit, but the lesson about the logic behind the highway system stuck with me. Years later, when I moved from Seattle to Rochester, NY for college, people who marveled at how far from home I had moved occasionally asked me how I would get to my parents if there was an emergency and I couldn't fly. It always surprised them when I explained, "Well, I'd get on I-90 going east. Three days later, I'll get off at exit 28 and I should be able to navigate from there."

mikestew 10y ago
... I explained, "Well, I'd get on I-90 going east. Three days later, I'll get off at exit 28 and I should be able to navigate from there." You're going to be a long time getting to North Bend, WA if you start in NY and head east. Or perhaps your self-described sense of direction is so bad that you actually end up heading the right direction. :-)
- CocaKoala 10y ago
  Looking at the map, exit 25 is actually probably the one I want, too. You are correct, though! Like I said, it was a failed attempt. If I hadn't started driving around the time GPS technology became commercially available, I probably would have become an accidental vagabond before I graduated high school.