Hitch hikers

korby

even in a "safe communtiy" . is it not dangerous for a pregnant woman to be on the side of a hiway ; hitching.

even a grown man. what if 2 impared guys driving like maniacs picked him up and threatened to lock him in the truck of thier car ,

?

korby

i wanted to stop. but could not slow my vehicle down in time

korby

only hitch if ABSALUTELY necessary . i have . and i didnt like it.

catefrances

hitching would be fine if humans werent such predators.

ajedigecko

"......but he's got an axe." sweet commercial.

hippiemom

All I know about hitchhiking is that a towel is about the most massively useful thing you can have.

norm

hippiemom wrote:

All I know about hitchhiking is that a towel is about the most massively useful thing you can have.

:eek:

norm

You fool, dude what do what you think you're doing?
So you're lost, my problem, that's not
Conductor says, "off of my train"
We understood, guest/host relationships ain't my thing
Even if i could, you aint the kind of person i would help anyway
I'm about to explode
Cuz i can't carry your load
Hitchhiker... go, hitchhiker
You're cool, and cold in your calculations
We're friends, only because of my situation
I'm about to unload
Cuz i can't carry your load
Hitchhiker... go, hitchhiker
Hitchhiker...
So be gone, too soon is too late
I dont want no delay
So be gone, get your food off someone else's plate
Go tell all your friends
I'm an idiot and you're great
Hitchhiker... hitchhiker...
Now go, hitchhiker... go, hitchhiker


oops....i thought this thread was about a kickass song.....:)

catefrances

hippiemom wrote:

All I know about hitchhiking is that a towel is about the most massively useful thing you can have.

ah yes.
and never listen to vogon poetry.

ThumbingMyWay32

I always thought the danger was picking a hitcher up. My childhood must have been one huge lie!

Anyone ever play the boardgame Strangers & Dangers?

sponger

I was pumping gas into my car a couple of years ago when a homeless looking transient asked me for a ride. I was like sure why not. The smell from the backseat was harsh on the senses, and it remained after I dropped her off. I had to wipe down the seat with fabric foam and a brush.

Astonishingly, she was able to carry on a normal conversation. I did not get the impression that she suffered from any impairment of her mental faculties. I've had less coherent conversations with people who are not homeless transients.

She said she was just touring the country hitch-hiker style. She made it sound as though it was a personal choice that she made and that she was merely traveling the country out of a sense of adventure.

But, from the looks of her, I'd say she must've been in some kind of serious financial trouble. By that I mean she must've been broke, starving..etc. She smelled like a combination of piss, sweat, and dirt. She looked completely homeless.

But, it wasn't like there wasn't a light on upstairs. Must've really been a personal choice on her part. I don't really know.

I hitch hiked a lot when I was a teenager. Guess I was lucky to not have experienced what could have potentially happened. I think the highlight of my hitch hiking days was when I got picked up by a brand new porsche 911. I don't remember if it was the single or twin turbo model. I remember being disappointed it was an automatic transmission.

Of course, you're probably thinking that no one driving a brand new porsche 911 would pick up a hitch hiker, but the passenger was some check I was seeing off and on and the driver was her mother, so I guess that's not true "hitch hiking" in that sense. It's really cramped back there in the back seat of a porsche.

Also noteworthy was when I got picked up by a well-preserved 944. The guy was familiar with my neighborhood, so I guess that's why he decided to give me a ride. He was a dentist if I remember it right.

Weirdest hitch hiking experience was when my g/f at the time and I were waiting at a bus stop and some contractor pulled over in his p/u and gave us a ride.

We initially had no idea who he was, and nor did he of us, but my g/f's dad was also contractor . So, she struck up conversation by mentioning her dad's name. Turns out the guy knew her dad, and was actually able to recall when she was born. He was like, "Oh, I remember when you were just a little baby." So, that was sort of a trip.

Collin

My brother and I hitchhiked through NY, Ontario, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. I hitchhiked in Belgium (where I live) plenty of times, hitchhiked in France, The Netherlands, Germany too. My brother hitchhiked from Belgium to Spain and back.

We have never had a bad experience. We've only met extremely nice people. I plan on hitchhiking through Germany and the Czech Republic next, after that I'd like to do some of the other States in the US and I'd love to hitchhike in Australia.

In my opinion it's the best way of travelling.

eedhead

Used to do it all the time - hitchhiking. And when i drove i used always pick up em up. Great way to meet people. I always found if your hitchhiking its best to make a sign and communicate where your going with any prospective person whose going to give you a lift. Never felt in any kind of danger or otherwise. If i did id just make them more scared of me and then there wouldnt be a problem!

norm

eedhead wrote:

If i did id just make them more scared of me and then there wouldnt be a problem!

you mean like this......:D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlaLIGXmP0k

eedhead

cutback wrote:

you mean like this......:D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlaLIGXmP0k

HeHe! Just like that!

tara

i agree with everyone who said that hitching is the best way to see a place, but catefrances is right, there are some freaks out there. i hitched across much of canada, and thailand, but i doubt i'd do it again. once, i was hitching out of the rockies, heading west, got picked up by a guy going straight to vancouver, i was thrilled, but he turned out to be a complete redneck (which was suprising, since he was native american), he started spewing about spics and niggers, i was pretty shocked, i'd never actually heard those words used outside of tv, by the looks of me you'd think i were irish, so i went with that, but i'm actually jewish, and the racism really freaked me out, i was really glad to get out of the car, even if it was smack in the middle of surrey

good hitching storey on the other hand, second guy that ever picked me up (on the west coast of vancouver island), he was on his way home, and in the process of rolling a joint (yes, while driving, yes, i'm against drinking and driving and cell phone talking and driving, but it's a good story), so we had a good talk about the grateful dead, then he pulls into his driveway, and i'm about to continue walking up the road, and he asks me if i could help him get his barbque into the truck, so he brings it over, and i help him, he then goes into his house to get me a map of the trails i'm going to, and gives me a handful of weed (not in a baggie or even a kleenex), and a few papers, says 'thanks for helping me with the bbq' i later gave the weed to the next couple who drove me to the trailhead, realized that i had no food, drove me to the grocery store, and then back to the trailhead, then asked if i had any weed to sell, i just gave it to them cause they'd done so much for me. ahhh, now i'm all happy thinking about how awsome some ppl are

run_into_the_rain

ajedigecko wrote:

"......but he's got an axe." sweet commercial.

"......But he's got a chain saw!" ha ha