First time hitch hiking today!!
I've been meaning to try hitch hiking for a little while now. My dad told me I'd be out there all day and never get picked up. I am really tall, pretty fat, and kinda ugly, so I believed this too. Today, I had ridden the bus to cracker barrel about 11 miles from home, and had to wait 40 minutes for the bus. I figured that since the on ramp for the interstate was right by the bus stop, I would try and get a ride for 30 minutes to the bus station, and if I didn't get a ride, I would just ride the bus home. I didn't think I would, but I did get a ride very quickly. In the span of 4 minutes, a car drove by me and honked their horn at me, someone stuck a peace sign out the window, and then a guy picked me up. I was just gonna try and ask for the exit right by the bus station, but this guy asked where I lived and offered to drive me the whole way home. It went very smoothly, and I can definitely say I am pretty confident. I've been thinking of hitch hiking across the country, but I think I need to get in better shape first. It was a lot of fun and hell, I might even hitch hike some more tomorrow just for fun. It felt like gambling almost. Told my dad I didn't get molested, and he told me to show more leg next time. But yeah, pretty stoked about that today.