Hitchhiking

Would you ever give a ride to someone & have you ever hitchhiked?

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No and no.

There is no way on this earth I would ever consider it. You are opening yourself to all sorts of danger. It might seem the charitable thing to give someone a lift, but would you still be thinking that when you can feel the tip of a blade pressing into your ribs?

There are just too many nut-jobs around.

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Same as Graham - definitely not ......

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Have I hitched a lift?-hundreds of miles when younger. I never took lorries though,far too slow. Usually it was males who had decent cars and,I assume,sons or daughters about my age.

Most men said they would pick up a bloke but never a single girl


I once took a ride with a chap who asked what I would say If he were to say he were (the new word) gay?

Fine by me -your hand is on the steering wheel and my disecting kit is in my pocket.

I never had children


Would I like them `Hitching`? I guess not-but it was fun

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Not these days
I have only ever given a lift once to a young Australia .
I did except lifts when younger.

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I once gave a lift to a chap who, after he had got in the car, proceeded to tell me that he had just been released from prison ! He then went on to say that the previous night he had got blinding drunk and had sex not knowing whether it was with a woman or an animal. Needless to say that was the first and last time.

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When in my twenties (When the world was definately a different place) yes I did occassionaly give a lift to hitch hikers, most often when they were in uniform since (In those days) our military boys & gals were allowed to wear their uniforms in public and I knew they were saving their travel money to supplement their pay.

Together with some friends I also hitch hiked all around France on two occassions, had a great time, once on my own I was 'picked up' by two posh ladies in a big Citroen, my French wasn't all that good but I think they wanted me join them at their home for some Champagne, I tactfully declined (It was in the heart of the Champagne district BTW)

Now, no way far too risky.

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Never hitchhiked or picked up a hitcher. I guess I'm just too cautious but prefer not to put myself in a situation that could be dangerous.

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Never hitchhiked and I can't say that I would pick up a hitchhiker either.

However, once when I went to pick up my daughter from her boyfriends house I saw two young boys (probably 14/15) one of them lying half on the pavement and half on the road, the other was crying, trying to pick him up. I stopped the car and quickly realised they were drunk, but I couldn't leave the boy lying there so we got him and his friend in the back seat of my then beautiful Vauxhall Senator, and I threatened him "If he's sick on my leather seats, you will clean it up"

We got him to his grandfather's house, who was very grateful and apologised for his grandsons state. At no time did I think my daughter and I were in any danger from these boys (they were too drunk), but I realised afterwards there could have been other repercussions not knowing what story they would tell.

Maybe next time I won't be so charitable.

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Not on your nellie nowadays although hitchhiked numerous times when young but always with a few girls. Used to give lift to hitchhikers. Shame it's too risky now.