[Rtrorkt]

back in the day, i lived in Pittsburgh and went to school at OU in Athens, O. Parents would drive me to I 70 in Washington, PA and from there i would hitch. Found that i could get to school within 30 to 60 minutes of the time if i had actually driven. Going home was actually easier. Athens to Marietta, to I 70 to 1 79 and then little rides as i got closer to home. Got lots of interesting rides. Truckers, good ol boys.

The most memorable was hitching home. Made from Athens to Marietta and walked up the ramp to I 77. The quintessential VW van pulled up with 1 guy and 2 girls. That trip took a little longer.

Seems too bad the environment now is so toxic that hitching and finding those interesting folks just is not happening. Read the stories above with a bit of nostalgia.