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postholedigger
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Hitchhikers
I've often driven past people on the cuota who were looking for a ride. I've generally felt uneasy about stopping to give a lift. Any insight,
experience, or advice?
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woody with a view
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as usual, in baja, it depends.
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Pescador
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In the old days we always stopped and gave people rides if we had room, but I had a friend who picked up a hitchhiker and they had a serious accident
and the person hitchhiking was killed. My friend was found liable for the death and wound up paying the family. I did check into my insurance policy
and found that I did have coverage for that, but you need to make sure you have enough liability to cover that type of eventuality.
Aside from that, I have met some really interesting people hitchhiking and a couple of them turned in to friends, so my overall experience has been
pretty good.
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Pompano
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I find hitchhikers are a lot like picking fruits and veggies..
.....size 'em up, squeeze 'em a leetle bit. Find just the right one for you. Tastes vary.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Howard
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Obe wan Pompano
Can you slightly thump them and smell them for ripeness? Pompano, if I understand what you are saying, just as in life, some have pits along the way
of life. You are one of my hero's in life; can you please verify that I interpreted your pearls of wisdom correctly?
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
as usual, in baja, it depends. |
Is she good looking
Bob Durrell
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DENNIS
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There's an old guy on crutches who stands near a toll road onramp on the north side of Rosarito and thumbs rides. He looks harmless and in need so
anyone with a heart and spare room will pick him up.
He'll get into the car and begin to panhandle you to death with every sob-story immaginable. You'll actually pay him to get him out of your car
which, by his request, will be at the next on/off ramp.
He crosses the toll road and hitch hikes back to where he began and does it again.
This is his job.
Aside from that, I don't pick up hitch hikers unless I can figure out the whole scenario in advance. If there are any questions in my mind, I drive
on by.
It ain't what it used to be.
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woody with a view
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the last time we picked up a scrawny guy about 5 miles from the highway. as he got in i noticed his bulging eyes and weird demeanor. many scenarios
flashed by and i drove fast. Bia caught on too and was chatting him up so there wasn't any akwardness (new word!) until he got out. we just got a
strange vibe from the guy. what Dennis said:
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It ain't what it used to be.
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eetdrt88
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hitchin a ride'
good fun,used to do it all the time in so.cal,hawaii,and once even across the states with a girlfriend...so i try to pick 'em up when i can,its like a
karma thing...u just never know when you'll get stuck somewhere and it'll b u standin there waitin for a ride
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola, about two weeks ago in los barriles, a friend of mine gave a ride to three young mexicans for just two blocks to the front of palmas de cortes.
when he stopped to let them out, one went to the drivers side, punched him in the nose, pulled his t-shirt over his head and beat him some more and
took his wallet. when he got up, there was nobody around and his empty wallet was thrown back into his car. this was about 11 pm and in the middle of
town on the main road into town.
no more hitchhikers for me !!!!
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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lizard lips
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DON'T PICK UP ANYONE. YOUR ASKING FOR TROUBLE.....
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Pompano
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Hitchhiker about 10 AM today..Baja Road
On our drive to Mulege this morning, I came upon the spot where hitchhikers stand to get rides into town. It's at a speed bump, so a great spot for
both the hitchhiker and the driver to size each other up.
At first I thought he was carrying an ordinary machete..
..but as it turned out it was a dull machete..
...so I gave him a ride...
...and sharpened it for him.
Sometimes it's a win-win situation.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Bajahowodd
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They do blade sharpening at the Tecate Six???
[Edited on 4-17-2010 by Bajahowodd]
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Bob and Susan
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i saw pomp with that guy today...
what is wrong with picking up a guy with a machete?
chop chop chop
i NEVER pick up people i dont know
too risky
i did pick up the "old man" who picks up cans along the road the other day
he told me where ALL the good can locations
were from the pemex to town
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Mulegena
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I always give locals a ride. Good way to get to know folks around town. Gave a local a ride back to Mulege from Sta. Rosalia just yesterday; a local
mechanic, good friend to have down here, no?
from 3/12/09 quote: myself
" Lady & 2 Kids
Hitchhikers: a young Mexican lady and her two very young children are hitchhiking north to Tijuana.
They came to Mulege looking for her father but could not find him, she said, so she had no alternative than to hitchhike back home.
Picked them up on the side of Mex-1 yesterday. Left them in Santa Rosalia.
If you see them in your travels, consider stopping and offering assistance, ie. a ride, food or beverage. Good Luck, young family. "
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lizard lips
DON'T PICK UP ANYONE. YOUR ASKING FOR TROUBLE..... |
Yeah, you might end up with your skull crushed and burried somewhere.........
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Cypress
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Have hitchhiked a mile or two. Thanks to all those who gave me a ride. Getting into a vehicle with a stranger is just as much a gamble as giving a
stranger a lift.
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nancyinpdx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Have hitchhiked a mile or two. Thanks to all those who gave me a ride. Getting into a vehicle with a stranger is just as much a gamble as giving a
stranger a lift. |
That's the truth!!! Both kinda scare me but when desperation sets in, you do what ya gotta do. I agree with the karma thing. If we help others when
we can, God will probably send ppl to help us when we need it.
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postholedigger
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When in an empty pick up truck, is it acceptable to offer them a lift in the bed even if there's room in the cab? It would seem like less of a risk.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by postholedigger
When in an empty pick up truck, is it acceptable to offer them a lift in the bed even if there's room in the cab? It would seem like less of a risk.
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like i said, "it depends!"
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