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June 2, 2013, 09:47 PM | #76 |
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Did you pick him up to do him a favor or to get money for gas that you already had?
Don't be offended, but that's just a step above the Squeegee Man, perform an uninvited favor in expectation of payment. You're lucky he just got out of the car, though, he clearly overreacted. |
June 3, 2013, 06:34 AM | #77 | |
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I think I was "approached"... What do you think?
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June 3, 2013, 10:51 PM | #78 |
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OK, I stand corrected. Your earlier comment about being broke led me there, I guess, but my inference, not yours.
I learned not to pick up hitchhikers the same way you did. Unless it's clearly a family or distressed person with car trouble in the boondocks, they can walk. |
June 4, 2013, 10:07 AM | #79 |
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When I was younger I went on a few hitchhiking adventures so I used to always pick up hitchhikers. I met some nice people heard some great stories. Then I picked up like 8 bad ones in a row.. skizo street trash, winos, shady sketch heads So I don't do it anymore, unless someone is broke down or maybe the occasional traveler from Europe.
You are very vulnerable when you let someone in your car, it is a risk. I have also had a few people get really scared when a car load of young guys would pick them up. One guy we let in the passenger seat and a little ways down the rural road the guy in back emptied his gun into a road sign, The guy starts screaming... AAAHHHaahhhh.. then he says “I thought you guys were shooting me” he was still trembling when we let him out. |
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June 4, 2013, 02:27 PM | #81 |
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So it looks like we've exhausted this topic.
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