Late night frustration

It's 11:30 pm, we just got settled into our hotel room in Cincy after driving 12 hrs in the van. It's late, I'm tired, Skyline Chili is not doing good things to me, and I need to vent a little. Why? you might ask, because I hate (I know it's a strong word, but it's very appropriate) online mapping services. Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Mapquest, and now Ran MacNally. They can just never seem to get it right. Why send me in a big circle when it's just down the street. And I'm not the best with directions, so when it says, "Head North on Buttonwillow Blvd" I'm sorry but I don't know which way north is. Give me left and right, that's easier. It's universal. They could put it in Spanish and I could understand it better then telling me to head East on some random road. GEEZ!