What an awesome account; love the images. :) I hitch hiked over 6000 miles as the crow flies back in the late 70s and early 80s. Wish I would have kept a journal of all the trips. I don't condone hitch hiking though. I do know some personal horror stories of others. Thankful all my experiences were good...or at least weren't bad. One time a city bus picked me up. lol
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@... <no_reply@...> wrote: > > That was quite a trip, in 1972-ish. Trying to get from Colorado to my GF in > Atlanta, I hooked up with this black guy, his cargo van, his motorcycle tied > down in the back, and his Irish setter, through a ride board, when options > like that were still fairy safe. > > We left Denver, went south through New Mexico and east into El Paso, into > such a snowstorm, other cars were being blown off the road, literally. Thanks > to the bike in the back, we had traction. After making it across Texas, we > met these two good ol' boys around two in the morning, in Texarkana, at a gas > station. Cold as f*ck outside. We brought the dog in, the guys carried out > oil cartons for us to sleep on, gave us coffee, and we all talked for a long > time. Later on, we'd let the dog out to run on rural roads, and that Irish > Setter could pace the van forever! I was broke back then, and made the trip > on very little food, literally bread and water. > > Did a fair amount of traveling like that, back then, always had good > experiences, which I attribute more to my guardian angels, than to my wisdom > at the time! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > Good to hear, Doc, thanks for sharing. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: "doctordumbass@" <doctordumbass@> > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:45 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > > > > > > Â > > I found the deep South to be completely counter to its stereotypes. Some of > > the nicest people I ever met there, complete strangers who would give me > > the shirt off their backs, were toothless, uneducated rednecks. I traveled > > through there with a black guy once, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, > > Alabama, Arkansas, and Georgia, we were treated with kindness and > > generosity, which was a good thing, cause it was the middle of winter. > > Spent a lot of time in North Carolina also, same deal. Had similar > > experiences all over the country. Once the "me" finds its normal size, the > > I Am/We Are takes over. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > martyboi, I bet a lot of people living outside of US would say that you > > > have to be a little crazy to live here.ÃÂ For example, when I was > > > visiting my family recently, I got exposed to contemporary TV > > > programming.ÃÂ Scary!ÃÂ Meaning, scary in its mind numbingness.ÃÂ > > > And the advertisements!ÃÂ Especially the drug advertisements, spouting > > > off death as a possible side effect right up there with headaches and > > > constipation!ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ > > > ÃÂ > > > Anyway, Rob Robb often says that as one travels from west to east in the > > > US, the amount of light present decreases.ÃÂ As for the deep south, for > > > example, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, don't even get me started!ÃÂ > > > For one thing, I think they have the highest number of African Americans > > > on death row.ÃÂ Highest obesity percentages.ÃÂ Very scary places. ÃÂ > > > ÃÂ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: martyboi <martyboi@> > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:42 PM > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Are you in a cult? > > > > > > > > > > > > ÃÂ > > > Consensus reality is probably more accurate than the word "Cult" which > > > actually means something like subculture. When you make statements like: > > > "everyone is crazy", or "everyone is in a cult" - you reduce the meaning > > > of words "Crazy" or "Cult" to logical absurdities that renders them > > > useless as terms that can be used in a rational discussion. > > > > > > When I ask myself questions like:"Do I know anyone who is not a little > > > crazy?" or "Do I know anyone who doesn't participate in a cult?" The > > > answer is always "no" - everyone I know seems a little crazy and > > > everyone I know also identifies with some group or other. It's really > > > just a matter of perspective isn't it? I mean to a west coast Bay Area > > > person, such as myself - most people east and south of here are Obviously > > > Insane ;-) > > > > > > Therefore as a practical matter, the words "crazy" and "cult" should be > > > reserved for discussions about people and groups that have behaviors and > > > ideas that are so variant with society at large that they are rendered > > > dysfunctional in a major way. (i.e., can't sustain a relationship or a > > > job.) > > > > > > Having preached that - I actually do think everyone is both crazy and in > > > a cult...but you won't catch me sayin' it. > > > > > >
