hitching out of queenstown in the 80's,got picked up by a bloke going to the bungy jumping.he tried to talk me into jumping i came up with all sorts of excuses.i ended up telling him he didnt know sh#t from clay when it came to bungy jumping.anyway few nights later watching the news,heres the same bloke talking about his extreme sport business none other thana j hackett
gadgetman,
Oct 5, 9:23am
Thanks for all those hundreds of drivers who gave me a lift on my self supported cross country journey. I had to hitch a ride between my van and my recumbent trike as I had to do my driving as well. I am paraplegic but can pedal with my feet. I started from Bluff on 25th of November last year and took me 6 months to make to Picton.Unfortunately I had to pause my journey indefinately because of health issues and winter. I got even a ride on a Police car 4 times. I might write a book one day. So now as before I pick up most hitch hikers. I do not pick up people who walk on the side of the road. They need to show their face and be on a safe spot to stop.
paull,
Oct 5, 9:35am
the funniest book you will ever read is called AROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE!awsome story about this bloke who makes a 100 pound bet with his mates that he can hitch around ireland carrying a fridge,,, hell if that was NZ then you would end up in the fridge and rolled down a hill.
trogedon,
Oct 5, 3:11pm
Doing that to someone would be pretty - uncool.
andrew499,
Oct 5, 6:25pm
Round ireland with a fridge would have to be one of the best books I've read in ages.For anyone interested in trying to obtain a copy, it's by Tony hawkes.Hope i've spelled his surname correctly.
male_timaru,
Oct 6, 12:16am
I have done in the past - found disposing of the bodies hardest part though hahahaaaa
gadgetman,
Oct 6, 9:31am
Hitch hiking is safer than the media and above tongue in cheeck comments suggest. I never had anything nad happen to me and I have hitchhiked thousads of kilometres in my life. For women it maybe less safe, maybe some hitch hiking women can share safety tips! I have some funny stories to tell from Europe and Australia. Once I got a ride on a motorbike as I just waved at the guy riding pas somewhere in Queensland. Me with my backpack at the pillion seat cause extra fuel consumption so then we both had to hitch hike! We got a ride with a small delivery truck. Me in the passenger seat and him towed with rope on his bike behind!
sanremo,
Oct 6, 10:45am
Sounds creepy.
big.b-lil.c,
Dec 11, 5:08am
many years ago when i had not long started line-hauling i was at stag park in taupo, a very large maori guy was telling anyone who would listen about a hitcher he picked up. the guy (hitcher) had long hair and a little way into the journey said "i bet you saw my long hair and thought i was a chick" the trucker (so he told us) looked at him and said "i dont care im going to @#$% you anyway" the hitcher jumped out at a traffic light and left his bag behind. the driver threw it out down the road a bit. i have no idea if it happened or not but at the time it was funny.
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