Hitchhikers

billymitchell

In the last 3 days, I have seen hitchhikers on the N7 heading out of Dublin. And I thought that I havent seen hitchhikers in years. Anybody know if its making a come back?
Back in my day it was all the rage, I'd say I must have hitch-hiked about 2-3 time a week when I was younger.

orourkeda

Why didnt you knock them down?

The Aussie

billymitchell wrote: »

hitchhikers

end up in unmarked graves in Australia, Wolf Creek comes to mind:rolleyes:

El Weirdo

Yeah. I've seen a lot more of them over the past year or so. Normally unsavoury looking, tracksuited types though.

Used to hitch all over the gaff years ago.

alwaysadub

Maybe with the recession,it's a cheap way of getting about?

InTheTrees

Yeah it used to be my number one mode of transport back in the day.

great way of meeting foreign girls too...

DoMyBooks

I was driving out the old Dublin road in Galway a few months ago and a van turning right bumped off the wing mirror of my car knocking it off. I stopped to talk to him but he had driven off. I got out of the car to fix the mirror and when I got back in there was a girl sitting in the passenger seat.

She was a hitch hiker going to Limerick and thought i'd stopped for her. I broke the bad news to her and went for lunch an hour later I was driving past and she was still there. I felt bad and took her out to the N18 where she might actually meet someone going to Limerick. While she was in the car we were chatting she was 21 from New York and had hitch hiked all over the UK and Ireland. I wouldn't like my sister or wife standing at the edge of the road doing similar.

JONJO THE MISER

I havent hitchhiked in years, used to do it nearly every day years ago, Jeez i dont think i could do it now.

InTheTrees

The end for me was spending three days under an overpass by a roundabout outside birmingham.

El Weirdo

The Aussie wrote: »

...Wolf Creek comes to mind:rolleyes:

Shit wine.

The Aussie

El Weirdo wrote: »

Shit wine.

Jacobs Creek is dishwater

Kasabian

The Aussie wrote: »

Jacobs Creek is dishwater

It's not it's wine

The Aussie

So much for taste

Kasabian

The Aussie wrote: »

So much for taste

I haven't tasted dishwater so your comparison may be correct.

AgileMyth

InTheTrees wrote: »

Yeah it used to be my number one mode of transport back in the day.

great way of meeting foreign girls too...

Wow, you've managed to make hitchhiking sound sleazy...touche my friend.

The Aussie

Yeh Jacobs creek is rough as a bears ar*s.

Back on Hitchhikers, i picked up an old fella/farmer outside Gort on St Patricks day who was heading into town for a few i think, well long story short, It took me three days to get the smell out, i know it was a cold winter but i dont think he showered since last summer

starbelgrade

DoMyBooks wrote: »

I wouldn't like my sister or wife standing at the edge of the road doing similar.

Better than standing on the edge of the road doing something else.

Agricola

Hate hitchikers. Nothin worse than been trapped in a small space with a stranger for an extended period of time while havin to engage in small-talk.
As a rule, id only ever pic up someone if she was under 30 and hot. Which, needless to say, they never are!

bazmaiden

I've noticed an increase alright, but the ones thumbing are going about it all wrong,

basically if you're wearing sovereign rings and a white tracksuit you're not getting a lift from 90% of drivers


well there's always this free ride

seanybiker

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

I havent hitchhiked in years, used to do it nearly every day years ago, Jeez i dont think i could do it now.

why not? Did you lose a thumb? You can only hitch one way now lol

Gummy Panda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXz-HCcDUHY

epgc3fyqirnbsx

God I hitched everywhere when I was in school. Into town at the weekend, outta town at night sometimes at 2am. Used to hitch from Galway to Mayo when in college to save a fiver.
I always swore I'd pick up hitchers because of all the time I've spent hitching bu if I don't like the look of them I usually wont, though I did pick someone yesterday who was a bit of a kack.

Wouldnt hitch now though, I'd feel like a failure!

Riddle101

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NvgBDTCLPk

Seloth

My mum and her friends hitched a lift all the way back to cork form Southern Spain with a truck driver and his wife in the 70's.

Shes always going on about how it was diffrent then though,that you couldnt do it now.

Tbh I'd be mortified myself :rolleyes:

seanybiker

Seloth wrote: »

My mum and her friends hitched a lift all the way back to cork form Southern Spain with a truck driver and his wife in the 70's.

jaysus fair play to her for going on such a long journey at that age.

El Weirdo

Seloth wrote: »

My mum and her friends hitched a lift all the way back to cork form Southern Spain with a truck driver and his wife in the 70's.

Think I've seen that film...

minidazzler

Felicity Juicy Mat wrote: »

God I hitched everywhere when I was in school. Into town at the weekend, outta town at night sometimes at 2am. Used to hitch from Galway to Mayo when in college to save a fiver.
I always swore I'd pick up hitchers because of all the time I've spent hitching bu if I don't like the look of them I usually wont, though I did pick someone yesterday who was a bit of a kack.

Wouldnt hitch now though, I'd feel like a failure!

This is the kind of problem I have with the previous generation.

They like to make out that they helped eachother, when in fact, the generation of the 80's were helped by the government and people from previous generations, and no longer pay it forward.

I have hitched before, I was only 18 at the time, I am now 20, I don't drive, I would pick up hitchers if I could drive, I don't see a good reason not to TBH!

minidazzler

Gummy Panda wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXz-HCcDUHY

George Carlin, what a legend! RIP!

cafecolour

I've hitched a good bit around Ireland with nary a problem. Even got picked up by a full-on Traveller family without a bother, though I swear their truck smelled liked cat food and was wondering if they were feeding the kids it.

I've had some entertaining conversations, but honestly 85% of the time it's near the same conversation. I'd only do it if your up for small talk - for instance if I don't have a ride I'd much rather take the bus back from a festival where I know I'll be wrecked and rather sleep then make conversation.