Any of y’all ever pick up Hitchhikers?

[Big Lee]

My husband will pick up anyone who doesn't look like a drifter. A few years ago, he was in Dallas and coming home to Tyler - it August and the temperature was 109. He saw a black man walking down the interstate as he went past him. Guy wasn't hitching, just walking. My husband took the next exit, went west so he could come back east and pick him up. The guy was grateful.
Then hubby stopped at the Travel Plaza, bought the guy food and 4 quarts of water, which the guy drank half of right away. Sure was hot! They got back in the truck and hubby says where ya headed? He says Lufkin. Hubby says I'll take you as far as Tyler. (100 miles for those that don't know), which is almost halfway to Lufkin from where they were.
So the dude tells his story.
Guy is in his 50s. He got a ride to Dallas from some friends so he could attend his dad's funeral. He didn't own a car, but he was going to get his dad's car. Friends dropped him off, he went to the funeral and then family took him to the house, but his cousins stole the car.
He told family "I got to get back to Lufkin cause I have to go to work tomorrow!" so he started walking. Told my hubby that he was used to walking because he lived 8 miles from work and he walked to work every day.

Really makes you appreciate what you have, a man's work ethic and being kind to strangers. Darn glad my family isn't a bunch of low life too.

These are the kind of folks I would buy a car for or help in a heartbeat.

[Katsaregood]

Haven’t picked any hitchers up. I have stopped to help stranded motorists. One day I was headed to pick up Ag parts and noticed a pickup pulled over onto the shoulder of a rural highway. It had a flat tire and the driver was sitting in the hot cab with the window open. Made a mental note that if he was still there on my way back I’d stop. About an hour later I was coming back through and the man was sitting in the same spot so I pulled behind and turned my hazards on. Walked up to the driver and asked if I could help him. He was probably close to 70 and was sopping wet with perspiration. Asked him how long he’d been waiting on somebody to stop and help. To which he replied, “about four hours”.

He had been attempting to change the flat tire with a spare when his jack sank into the hot asphalt. I put my jack under there and got the spare tire on. During our conversation he mentioned that he was headed to see his mom in a nursing home when the tire blew out. Not one person had stopped during the four hours he’d been sitting there with a flat and he didn’t own a cell phone to call for help.

[sqiggy]

Only stop and pick up this or something similar!!

[Tmag]

Yep. The guy asked me if I was worried he was a serial killer. I said “no, the odds of two serial killers in the same vehicle are astronomical.”

You beat me to it.

[Goldeneagle]

Back in the early 80's, a co-worker stopped for a young lady that had a flat. He got all squatted down working on the tire when a guy came out of the bar ditch. Buddy got the **** beat out him and they stole his truck.

[Boogieman]

***, gas, or grass…. Nobody rides for free! Takes a “special “ hitchhiker to get me to pull over.