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re: Do people still hitchhike?
Posted on 12/11/22 at 7:50 am to Richard Grayson
Posted on 12/11/22 at 7:50 am to Richard Grayson
If you've hitchhiked before, you probably have seen many winters in your life.
Was pretty common in the 60's and started dwindling in the late 70's. I'd say it was pretty non-existent by the 80's.
You meet some pretty interesting folks by hitchhiking, to say the least.
With all the weirdos out there wouldn't want to hitchhike to get a ride or wouldn't want to pick up a hitchhiker.
Was pretty common in the 60's and started dwindling in the late 70's. I'd say it was pretty non-existent by the 80's.
You meet some pretty interesting folks by hitchhiking, to say the least.
With all the weirdos out there wouldn't want to hitchhike to get a ride or wouldn't want to pick up a hitchhiker.
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Posted on 12/11/22 at 7:50 am to Obtuse1
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I have never actually hitchhiked but about 15 years ago I ran out of gas on the interstate and was walking to the next exit. A trucker that was bobtailing stopped and gave me a ride to the exit waited for me to buy a can and gas and drove me back and dropped me off across from my car
Does your car not have a fuel gauge?
This post was edited on 12/11/22 at 7:51 am
Posted on 12/11/22 at 7:54 am to Richard Grayson
We used to pull on the shoulder ahead of the hitch hiker and when they got to the car, floor it and leave them standing there. 
Posted on 12/11/22 at 7:54 am to Richard Grayson
There's a couple people in my lil town that hitchhike. One normally just walks all the time, a couple days ago I seen him with his thumb out. If they walking to/from work I'll pick them up from time to time.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 7:56 am to Lutcher Lad
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You meet some pretty interesting folks by hitchhiking, to say the least.
I caught a ride one time, when I lost my car in Anchorage. Some guy gave me a ride to Palmer 40 miles away.
By some stroke of bad luck, turned out to be a guy who worked with my GF's (at the time) dad. Rumors spread like crazy. Out of nearly 400,000 people, ended up with someone like that.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:32 am to Richard Grayson
As a young teenager I did hitchhike between the River parishes. I liked a girl about 15 miles up River, rode my bicycle sometimes, and hitchhiked the other times. It was safe back in the 60s.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:34 am to midnight1961
love that movie.Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:37 am to Richard Grayson
My MIL (no pics) grew up in Los Angeles in the 50’s and picked up a Marine hitchhiking back to San Diego. They are still married.
She also hopped freight trains.
She also hopped freight trains.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:38 am to Richard Grayson
It's not uncommon to see hitchhikers here at interstate exits with the large transient population we have on the Coast.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:40 am to RogerTheShrubber
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I caught a ride one time, when I lost my car in Anchorage. Some guy gave me a ride to Palmer 40 miles away.
Go on....
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:48 am to Richard Grayson
What are the chances of 2 mass murderers in the same truck?
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:55 am to Richard Grayson
This post was edited on 12/11/22 at 8:56 am
Posted on 12/11/22 at 8:57 am to greenbean
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Go on....
Alcohol related incident, exacerbated by heavy snowfall.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:00 am to Shanegolang
quote:You're telling us you're a sociopath.
We used to pull on the shoulder ahead of the hitch hiker and when they got to the car, floor it and leave them standing there
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:01 am to Richard Grayson
After Hitcher it started to go out of style
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:02 am to midlothianlsu
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My MIL (no pics) grew up in Los Angeles in the 50’s and picked up a Marine hitchhiking back to San Diego. They are still married.
She also hopped freight trains.
All of this was popular until the latter part of the 70s. I remember my parents picking up hitchhikers fairly often when we would go on trips.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:29 am to Richard Grayson
I knew a dude at NLU(early 80’s) that was from Shreveport and didn’t have a car. Anytime he wanted to go home, he would make his way to I-20, take off his prosthetic leg (from the knee down) and thumb his way home. Said he never had to wait long for a ride.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:32 am to TigerOnTheMountain
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hiking the AT count?
Hitched a ton hiking. Trail areas are easy if you have a pack and that hiker look. Twin lakes to dever faster than a shuttle.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:33 am to Richard Grayson
Never hitchhiked but I’ve broken down on the I-10 and for some reason people would stop and ask if I needed a ride or help. I’m just a regular dude so I don’t know why anyone was so eager to help. Seemed suspicious.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:35 am to Richard Grayson
The hitchhikers you see nowadays are basically just bums. They aren’t really traveling to a destination.
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