Times have a changed, and I think most people deem it too dangerous nowadays.
I have never picked one up but used to see many.
I cannot remember the last one I saw.
Quote by markz
If I am on my own and going in the right direction then I do,had some very strange people over the years but none that would put me of.........I do remember one a few years ago I picked up at Luton with a sign saying north, I said I am going to birmingham he said great and got in. When we arrived in Birmingham I asked which part he said somewhere near westminster......... :mrgreen:
Quote by Dave__Nottsjust hope they didnt ask ya for directions la
I hitched from Colchester to go to North Wales in my youth.
My first pick up was a couple who said they would drop me off on the M40 north. Sounded good to me. I was travelling along and they never said a word. So after a while I just fell asleep. I woke to the fellah shouting "WE ARE HERE, QUICK JUMP OUT". In a state of total confusion I just grabbed my kit and bolted out the door. The car sped off and I found myself on the hardshoulder of the M25. I must have snored loudly and they got fed up of it![]()
Dave_Notts
Quote by Ms_Whips
have been thinking more about this thread just coz i did see someone recently but can't remember where or who i was with.
what also got me thinking was the comment about those with the red number plate. my ex used to work for a company who at the drop of a hat would expect him to take a coach down to london. he'd then have to get back home at stupid o'clock at night. i said that i wasn't happy about this to be told that i should consider it lucky that he didn't have to hitch back like alot of companies expect their staff to do :shock:
how do they think this is safe and why would it even be considered good practice for a company anyway. thinking about the stupid things health and safety at work covers you'd think this would be a huge no-no!
whips
Quote by BIoke
The last hitchhiker I picked up was a lady on the M5 about 10 years ago. After about 2 miles she started to talk to me about how she believed you should feed the umbilical cord to your new baby, although she didn't achieve this once as her dog ate it :shock:
It was one of those 'get this person out of my car now' kinda moments. I made an excuse and dropped her at the next services as it spooked me a bit
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Sorry, did someone say something or was it just the humm of my hard drive?
Quote by Steve
Stop flirting or I'll give you the kinda seeing to that makes the way John Wayne walks look normal by comparison![]()