I Used to Hitchhike

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I Can't Believe I Use to Hitchhike

I look back now and it scares the h*** out of me.
To think I was only 15 when I ran away from home.
I went places I never should of gone.
Things happened that never should of been done.
At one time it was considered "hip"...

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Written on October 6th, 2008
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IanMatthew

Hitchhiker

When I was young, I used to hitchhike. Sometimes it was just within town, but many were the times I hitchhiked across the Midwest and The West. From Illinois to southern California. From northern California to southern California.

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Written on August 23rd, 2010
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Zealandia

Parents Encouraged Me to Hitchhike

This was about 25 years ago now. I guess in those days it was relatively safe. We had moved from the city into a rural area. My mother doesn't drive and dad was not really keen on driving us anywhere. We had to walk 20 mins to the...

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Written on March 18th, 2009
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Ambivilent

I Used To Hitchhike!

What makes HitchHiking different these days? FEAR! In the 1960's and into the 70's, hitchhiking was commonplace. The Good Samaritan concept was accepted and employed. One...

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Written on April 17th, 2010
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IllSendForMyThings

Me, Too!

I started hitchhiking in 1972 when I was 13. Me and my best friend used to hitch hike all over. i even hitchhiked over 900 miles 1 way by myself when I was 24. But one night, in about 1983, I saw a documentary called "Murder, No...

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Written on April 17th, 2013
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