Picking up strangers

[snowthx]

That’s a nice experience and shows that, with some caution and smarts, the world is not always a shitty place. I have accepted a ride only twice and given a ride even more rarely.

Reminds me of a thread I started a few years ago asking a similar question, with some interesting replies…

Have you ever given or taken a ride from a stranger?

Over in the Karma Bank thread, a few posts discuss hitch-hiking, with a few people mentioning giving a ride to a stranger on occasion. I thought this would be an interesting topic - so, have you ever given a ride to a stranger, or taken one from a stranger? What were the circumstances? I have accepted a ride only once. Was hiking in the mountains of northern Italy many years ago, was tired and hungry, so descended to the road that was roughly parallel to the trail I was on, and just stuck out m…