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re: Do people still hitchhike?
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:35 am to biglego
Posted on 12/11/22 at 9:35 am to biglego
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I’m just a regular dude so I don’t know why anyone was so eager to help. Seemed suspicious.
My pop just liked people's stories. Some people believe in Karma, and they do it for their own benefit.
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Posted on 12/11/22 at 10:03 am to RogerTheShrubber
I didn’t want to take the chance of being butt raped by some weirdo
Posted on 12/11/22 at 11:44 am to Richard Grayson
Yes, mostly in 1990 during the summer. It was a popular method of travel for the workers at Yellowstone National Park.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 11:49 am to Richard Grayson
I've picked up a guy who was waiting at a bus stop in the pouring rain one day. It was about 7:30am and I figured he was on his way to work. He was and I dropped him off. He was super grateful and it made me feel good to help him out. He didn't look like a pyscho or anything.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 12:00 pm to Richard Grayson
Haven’t seen a hitchhiker here in the U.S. that I can recall in 20+ years. Back in the 80’s and 90’s we’d see them from time to time but sure as shite never picked one up. lol
Posted on 12/11/22 at 12:05 pm to Richard Grayson
I see one here and there.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 12:55 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Alcohol related incident, exacerbated by heavy snowfall.
Been to Alaska a couple of times in the summer, but not yet in the winter. Looking forward to checking it out covered in snow.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 2:03 pm to Richard Grayson
If they want to be featured on Netflix as victim number 5 for some serial killer
Posted on 12/11/22 at 2:23 pm to Richard Grayson
Word has it that my Great Grandad seems to have picked up one too many. He took the team and wagon to go to town (19 miles away) one day and neither he, the team or the wagon were seen again. Probably dumped his body in the river and kept on driving. Team and wagon were worth some money back then as well as the cash that he took to buy supplies. The odds of a stolen rig being seen and identified were pretty slim back in the 1880's. 
Posted on 12/11/22 at 2:27 pm to Richard Grayson
New Years Eve 1992, hitch hiked from Bourbon Street to P'cola @ 2 AM. Not my best decision.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 2:28 pm to greenbean
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Been to Alaska a couple of times in the summer, but not yet in the winter. Looking forward to checking it out covered in snow.
Its Gorgeous. Go up to Chena Hot Springs for a weekend in winter.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 2:30 pm to Richard Grayson
At some point the odds changed. The hitcher is a disgusting bum and likely serial killer 9 times to 1 against just a down on your luck gentle soul. And the people who pick them up are weirdos and likely serial killers 9 times to 1 against a big hearted good Samaritan.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 2:35 pm 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.
Say hi to your mother in law for me.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 3:02 pm to Richard Grayson
I saw a girl walking down Louisville Ave in Monroe when a lightning bolt hit a power pole right next to her. It scared the hell out both of us. I circled back and asked her to jump in. She did, and I ended up driving her to a video bingo place,. This one was closed so I ended up driving her to another one across town. She was an obvious meth head but was harmless.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 3:57 pm to Richard Grayson
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Have you here hitchhiked or picked up a hitchhiker?
I saw people trying to hitchhike when I was in South Africa recently. Otherwise have hardly ever seen it in the states.
Posted on 12/11/22 at 4:02 pm to Richard Grayson
All the time in destin
If you live in destin long enough, you begin seeing the same homeless type people all the time (who are all super nice and friendly) and if they need a ride from a location you bump into with at.. they’ll ask if I’m going toward Walmart (for example) and if I am and not in a hurry I’ll give ‘em a ride down there. They are harmless and just trying to get by
If you live in destin long enough, you begin seeing the same homeless type people all the time (who are all super nice and friendly) and if they need a ride from a location you bump into with at.. they’ll ask if I’m going toward Walmart (for example) and if I am and not in a hurry I’ll give ‘em a ride down there. They are harmless and just trying to get by
Posted on 12/11/22 at 4:08 pm to Richard Grayson
Some years back I picked up some early 20s blonde gal walking alongside the interstate. She had apparently gotten into a fight with her lesbian lover who kicked her out the car.
So she I guess planned to continue walking like 50+ miles to where she lived.
I had just left sonic so I gave her my full coke to drink and she drank it fast as frick and I pulled up her address in my gps and started heading there.
She frickin fell asleep on the ride there. Trusting stupid or just incredibly tired, I couldn't tell. Anyway I woke her up when we got there and she got out and told me bye. No thanks or anything.
Felt nice to help someone out but it was a weird experience overall.
I have been tempted to stop other times but people are legit crazier now and I wouldn't feel comfortable unless I was packing heat. Karma isn't real and you likely to get punished for the good things you do.
So she I guess planned to continue walking like 50+ miles to where she lived.
I had just left sonic so I gave her my full coke to drink and she drank it fast as frick and I pulled up her address in my gps and started heading there.
She frickin fell asleep on the ride there. Trusting stupid or just incredibly tired, I couldn't tell. Anyway I woke her up when we got there and she got out and told me bye. No thanks or anything.
Felt nice to help someone out but it was a weird experience overall.
I have been tempted to stop other times but people are legit crazier now and I wouldn't feel comfortable unless I was packing heat. Karma isn't real and you likely to get punished for the good things you do.
This post was edited on 12/11/22 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 12/11/22 at 4:11 pm to USMCguy121
Posted on 12/11/22 at 5:04 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Its Gorgeous. Go up to Chena Hot Springs for a weekend in winter.
I've spent two weeks at JBER and two weeks at Fort Greely, but both in the summer. I would love to live there, but never experienced it in the winter.
Posted on 12/12/22 at 6:37 pm to Jake88
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You're telling us you're a sociopath.
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