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livetohike

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5. Hitchhiking at night back in 1971. Went to a concert

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Sat Dec 7, 2024, 07:46 AM

Dec 7

and had to split up with my friend who lived a few miles from me. It was 1:00 am. Got a ride with a guy who was clearly drunk and he tried to make a move on me. He stopped at a stop sign and I jumped out of the car and ran to a nearby home (not mine). When I was sure he was gone, I walked the rest of the way home which was about 1/2 mile. My parents were still up waiting for me. It was a different time. I’m a female and hitch hiked everywhere back then.

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What was your scariest moment? [View all] frogmarch Dec 7 OP

Getting prepped for heart surgery... MiHale Dec 7 #1

Were you in there alone or with other people? True Dough Dec 7 #2

Alone. frogmarch Dec 7 #4

I was accepted into law school. I was eligible for a scholarship. no_hypocrisy Dec 7 #3

Hitchhiking at night back in 1971. Went to a concert livetohike Dec 7 #5

my work truck broke down and onethatcares Dec 7 #6

OMG MustLoveBeagles Dec 7 #11

That's (well, the person was) crazy! electric_blue68 Dec 8 #17

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Woah! A friend then living in Thailand i think got caught in unexpected storm, and went overboard but managed to get .. electric_blue68 Dec 8 #15

Overboard?! PJMcK Dec 9 #23

I'm pretty sure. I was very upset. electric_blue68 Dec 9 #24

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Oh, my...is That how big those barges are. Like almost a water version of being tied onto train tracks! electric_blue68 Dec 8 #18

60 years ago, the car I was a backseat passenger in went over a 250 foot cliff into Turnbull Canyon. quaint Dec 7 #9

Yikes nt XanaDUer2 Dec 7 #10

Gah! Thank goodness you, and others got through electric_blue68 Dec 8 #16

We hit an embankment 100 feet down which slowed our descent. quaint Dec 9 #25

When I was young, I worked at a social service agency womanofthehills Dec 7 #12

Terrifying! quaint Dec 8 #13

Woah! You should have gotten hazerdous pay! How awful esp w your yoing daughter there. electric_blue68 Dec 8 #19

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Being told I had a 100% chance of dying or being paralyzed if I fell prior to surgery. lark Dec 9 #28

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