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TiberiusDrexelus t1_isug2pb wrote

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> I don’t carry a compass around

not to victim-blame in any way, but Philly is the easiest city to orient yourself in; just figure out where City Hall is on the skyline, and remember where in the city you are in relation to City Hall

it's what I miss the most while living in the suburbs

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_Sebaceous_cyst t1_isugbaw wrote

I have a sense of direction but that’s not the first thing I’m thinking of when I was just in a car accident.

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TiberiusDrexelus t1_isup2bp wrote

certainly not, especially after they made you leave the scene to report it

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ThreePointsPhilly t1_isup50w wrote

It breaks my brain trying to think how I should orient myself with this method.

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TiberiusDrexelus t1_isuqlwl wrote

>be in Graduate Hospital and need to get to Temple's North Philly campus, despite not knowing how to get there, but knowing that you're in the southern half of the city

>look at skyline, see City Hall ahead of you and to the right

>think "ok I'm looking north, City Hall is to the east, so I'm southwest of it"

>think "I need to travel east a bit, and then North till I hit Temple's campus

works really well if you know the grid too

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Away_Swimming_5757 t1_isxi7ln wrote

City Hall is central. If you're west, north, east or south of City Hall, should be able to inform the other directions any corners and traffic. It's very simple once you think about it and will benefit you in life to make note of it.

(For example, knowing if you're getting picked up on the NE of a corner, rather than just saying the intersection.

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ThreePointsPhilly t1_isyddfd wrote

I get it. Just the “anywhere in the city” part makes my brain hurt. If I’m standing in Ridge Avenue in Roxborough I’m gonna have to really think of how to orient myself.

Maybe I’m just bad with directions.

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