Picking Up Hitchhikers - Does Gender Matter To You? - Page 6

rutang · #51 06-26-2007, 08:25 PM

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Can some of you that have hitchiked or picked up hitchikers post where you live?

I grew up in Westchester, NY and I have NEVER seen a hitchiker here in my life.

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I grew up in NC, and now live in Atlanta. theres a lot more hitching in the south, and FLA has more than everybody else put together. I rarely passed through FLA without seeing a few. I've only ever picked up one hitcher in the north (just off of I-95 in jersey) and she wasn't just thumbing it... she came up to me at a Boston Market because of my NC plate and asked me if I could give her a ride to Baltimore.

in FLA, there will be thumbers on the on and offramps regularly.

goeparks · #52 07-10-2007, 11:24 AM

no

OrigamiSensei · #53 07-10-2007, 12:12 PM

I guess not, because the only times I've ever picked people up are when it's obvious they're walking because their car broke down. In that case it becomes a simple matter of trying to behave with a little kindness and who they are doesn't really matter.

Boris · #54 07-10-2007, 01:08 PM

I just completed a 3k mile road trip and did not see one hitchhiker. Amazing.

Grasshopp3r · #55 07-10-2007, 01:39 PM

I have picked up plenty of hitchhikers in the Colorado mountains, including one guy who was riding a bicycle cross country and had a breakdown. He smelled terrible, but was pretty grateful when I dropped him off at the nearest bike store, which was 30 miles down the road.

monkeyfightclub · #56 07-10-2007, 01:40 PM

I'm one of the guys who writes to Penthouse Letters regularly. So yeah, I pick up a lot of hot female hitchhikers.

Jasper109 · #57 07-10-2007, 02:23 PM

The only people more stupid than people who pick up hitchhikers are hitchhikers.

Dids · #58 07-10-2007, 02:38 PM

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I've picked up tons of hitchhikers. Never had any scary experiences. There have been a few that were annoying and I wished they would just shut up. I've only picked up two women. One was in college and pretty cute and totally normal. no sex and I didn't really try. The other was batshit crazy and I felt really bad for her because she obviously had a horrible life. Every once in awhile I'll pass on a hitchhiker because of a bad vibe. For those of you worried about picking up a psycho, the risk is much greater for the hitchhiker. Think about if you were a predator. Would you go hitchhiking to find your victims?

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Was this back in your days as a lumberjack, because already having an axe/chainsaw/hookhand on your person, thus evening up the axe/saw/hook count is probably a pretty key step.