So today was one of the most awkward rides i've had. But it's worth it. If you compare it to the stress of being hit on by a drunk man earlier today on the bus, i'd rather have the stress of hitchin.
I told the lady i was going west. She said, well we are but we are only going downtown. I said, that is where i'm going. She hesitated so i said: "It's fine to say no to me!"
"She said, well ok but you'll have to ride in the front. Very expensive car very cushy. The entire trip took 5 minutes.
They asked me where i'm going and when i told them they repeated it as if it were unbelievable.
But it hurts to walk, and i'm probably particularly weak because i've been so many days without sleep, so i'm grateful for the ride as it saves me a boatload of walking time, and the stressors of Mountain Town's extremely pedestrian unfriendly sidewalks.
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Showing posts with label female hitchikers. Show all posts
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Saturday, March 16, 2013
"Adventures in Hitchiking"
On the 14th, I met K. She is a 40 something African American woman who just returned from a marathon trip to California to check on her sick sister.
The sister just had stroke. Lives with the boyfriend. The boyfriend has run off and left her bedridden and unfed for 3 days. The b/f is on the street selling her percocet.
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I also met 23 year old, S. When i told her where i was going she "took me off guard" and asked: "Do you live at the homeless shelter?" i said no but i used to.
She stayed there for "not very long" I asked What does that mean? She said one month. She said she can't verbalize how horrible it was. i said, well i can. I was robbed blind there. Horrid.
She stayed for a few months in a tent with her baby, until she could get into shelter. She work full time for a nationally known cleaning company. Her partner was so abusive, that her boss let her live in the custodian office for a month.
She is still struggling, and when she dropped me off i could tell she desperately needed the conversation. I told her we would get together for coffee.
The sister just had stroke. Lives with the boyfriend. The boyfriend has run off and left her bedridden and unfed for 3 days. The b/f is on the street selling her percocet.
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I also met 23 year old, S. When i told her where i was going she "took me off guard" and asked: "Do you live at the homeless shelter?" i said no but i used to.
She stayed there for "not very long" I asked What does that mean? She said one month. She said she can't verbalize how horrible it was. i said, well i can. I was robbed blind there. Horrid.
She stayed for a few months in a tent with her baby, until she could get into shelter. She work full time for a nationally known cleaning company. Her partner was so abusive, that her boss let her live in the custodian office for a month.
She is still struggling, and when she dropped me off i could tell she desperately needed the conversation. I told her we would get together for coffee.
Friday, March 8, 2013
"Conditions for pedestrians are treacherous today"
So, after walking only a block i lucked out. Two women were standing outside of their auto. One had just dropped off the other.
I asked if they were going past the market. The woman who had just been given a ride said "the market is just right there!" (she did not want her sister to give me a ride")
I said "just right there" is a 1/2 hour walk for a disabled person who has to traverse on the ice!
The driver said of course i will take you to the market. So, on the way she says "I know my cough sounds scary but i am not contagious" I said "don't worry everywhere i go everyone has a deathly sounding cough, just don't sweat it"
She said: "My sister is a writer and was away on a trip, i had to give her a ride"
I said "What kind of writer is she? "Fiction or non fiction?"
the woman replied: "Oh neither one! She's not THAT kind of writer!" "She writes life stories, biography"
I replied "yes, that's what i do"
no response.
about 4 minutes later i get to my first destination. But to get from there to the bus stop i had to walk in the middle of highway because of ice slush and flooded everything...............I am drenched to the bone even though i have 2 layers on. No way i'll stay in Mountain Town for another winter. Just too deadly for pedestrians. Auto owners are clueless about what we go through.
I asked if they were going past the market. The woman who had just been given a ride said "the market is just right there!" (she did not want her sister to give me a ride")
I said "just right there" is a 1/2 hour walk for a disabled person who has to traverse on the ice!
The driver said of course i will take you to the market. So, on the way she says "I know my cough sounds scary but i am not contagious" I said "don't worry everywhere i go everyone has a deathly sounding cough, just don't sweat it"
She said: "My sister is a writer and was away on a trip, i had to give her a ride"
I said "What kind of writer is she? "Fiction or non fiction?"
the woman replied: "Oh neither one! She's not THAT kind of writer!" "She writes life stories, biography"
I replied "yes, that's what i do"
no response.
about 4 minutes later i get to my first destination. But to get from there to the bus stop i had to walk in the middle of highway because of ice slush and flooded everything...............I am drenched to the bone even though i have 2 layers on. No way i'll stay in Mountain Town for another winter. Just too deadly for pedestrians. Auto owners are clueless about what we go through.
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