Thumbing a lift

Would be a bit nervous picking up anyone now, I would be worried about insurance scams to be honest. I used to do in the 80,s even when I was young enough. Only once I knew the ****er who stopped was up to no good as the questions he was asking were getting very personal ... got him to stop fairly lively even though I was in middle of nowhere. Other than that it was just the few lunatics who drove at top speed and frightened the life out of me and a few times with people who were half cut .. normally a farmer in the evenings.

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Rarely see any and wouldn't pick them up..

- If it's a male then you're taking a chance (or may end up with 4 of them as per the OP)
- If female then you could potentially be accused or whatever, even if you're a perfect gent yourself
- Not to mention the potential drunkards throwing up/pissing in your car if it's that time of the night

No thanks.. I'll just keep driving I think.

I don't blame you - it's gone that way now.
I hitched a lot when young. Very kind people, God bless them for it, and thankfully had no trouble. When I got a car myself I tried to repay the favour to the universe. But the clientele to whom you'd offer lifts to got scummier over the years and I just drew a line one night when a girl I took pity on as dusk drew in demanded to be driven to a pub that was a well known scum haunt to meet her boyfriend. I had a bad image of encountering said dirtbird boyfriend when I dropped her off but thankfully that didn't materialise. She herself didn't bother me much. It gave me an uneasy feeling, enough to draw the line there for good. I don't feel good passing hitchers but I don't want the risk. It belongs in another era.