OT; Hitch hiking stories. Back in the day, hitch hiking was common, especially

[The Spin Meister]

since freshmen weren't allowed vehicles and most college kids back then couldn't afford cars anyway. Have any good stories?

Here's one of mine; Me and a buddy were along I79 heading north. Guy about same age picks us up and after a few miles gets pulled over for speeding. Cop asks for license, kid says, "It in my pants pocket which I put in the trunk of car when I changed into my shorts." Cop says 'get out and open the trunk' Soon after cop orders us out, checks our IDs, and starts searching car as there was a case of beer in trunk and kid was underage. Cop finds a roach clip, pipe and some residue hidden under seat. Me and buddy are thinking we are heading to jail.
Cop takes kid into car while we sit on embankment, wondering if we should make a run for it. Kid gets out of cop car, says 'don't say a word get in the car' which we do. As he pulls away ,he said cop said the little amount of dope wasn't worth the paper work and next time, get the beer after you get to your destination! I said that I was really worried about what else the cop might find, the kid laughs and said "You think you were worried?" and pulls a nickle bag of Mary Jane out of his shirt pocket...the cop never frisked him!

 

[NittPicker]

I would sometimes pick up hitchhikers if I thought they looked harmless. Then I'd force them into the back of my van where I'd rob and kill them. I'd wait until about 3:00AM when the interstate was deserted and drag the body into an isolated area of the median where nobody ever goes.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

I would sometimes pick up hitchhikers if I thought they looked harmless. Then I'd force them into the back of my van where I'd rob and kill them. I'd wait until about 3:00AM when the interstate was deserted and drag the body into an isolated area of the median where nobody ever goes.

Bwah! Old trick I learned in the mob. If you're ditching a body in water, slit the lungs so air doesn't get trapped. Easier to deep 6 the body that way.

 

[fairgambit]

I regularly hitchhiked from State College to Pittsburgh (never the reverse). It usually took me about 3 or 4 rides to get near Monroeville where my parents would pick me up. One day I had just gotten out on North Atherton and put out my thumb when a car with two adults and two young kids stopped. They asked where I was headed and I said "Pittsburgh". They said, "that's where we're going, get in" and I did. They didn't say much and so when we got near Altoona I asked what part of Pittsburgh they lived in and their response made no sense to me so I pressed them on it. It turns out they were from, and headed to, Pittsburg, Kansas. As I recall, they were going to head South around Delmont, but they were nice enough to drive me right into downtown Pittsburgh, PA. They had never been there before.

 

[Peetz Pool Boy]

I would sometimes pick up hitchhikers if I thought they looked harmless. Then I'd force them into the back of my van where I'd rob and kill them. I'd wait until about 3:00AM when the interstate was deserted and drag the body into an isolated area of the median where nobody ever goes.

I remember you. You picked me up at mile marker 17 and then seduced me with Yuengling and hard pretzels. By mile marker 18, you were done with me.

I played possum in the median, and I survived.

Now it's my turn. You'll need to ask yourself if you feel lucky.