RE: The hippy era brought hitchhiking back as a group initiation to a hidden society. Now it is where serial killers and robbers apparently practice their craft.
Now Jane, I hope you know I like you, but I also hope you realize that you've, in a very subtle way, painted me as having hitchhiked because of a desire to be part of some secret society, and that if I were to be in the position again, it would be because I was also a practicing serial killer and thief.
I hitchhiked for two reasons:
A. A couple of times because it was the only option without asking for assistance from friends and family, or,
B. Because I didn't want to spend the money for a bus ticket. By this time, however, my past experiences had shown me that I was capable of getting from point A to point B with two feet and a thumb.
AND these times were from 1980 to 1990 which was well past the hippy era as I understand it.
This is rather interesting in a way. You've had experiences, some of which I suspect you'd rather not be known, that have been on the edge of adventurous. This is what hitchhiking was for me. I wanted to do something which most people wouldn't or hadn't done somewhat for the thrill when I had the means to do otherwise.
I met some incredibly interesting people all of which were probably pretty decent people in their own right. I can truthfully say that none of them are the worse for wear for giving me a ride to as far as they were going or until I had reached a point where I was going another direction. There are no shallow graves in remote locations dug by yours truly, period.
The simple fact is, aside from another which is that most states now have laws against hitchhiking, that those who pick up hitchhikers have either been there or have never had a bad experience because of it.
I am NOT! endorsing picking up hitchhikers. I'm saying that the chances of being hurt by doing so are slim.
In kindness,
Mike |
