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Bill O'Rights · 07-07-2006, 06:22 AM

Twice.

The first time was years ago ('82 or '83) when I was driving from Wyoming to Pennsylvania. It was early evening, and I saw a girl in shorts hitching for a ride, just west of Des Moines Iowa. She had a backpack, a guitar case, and a cardboard sign that read "Columbus Ohio". Right on my way. I don't remember all of her background, but her name, as I recall, was Amy Keep. She was a little cutie and quite pleasant. She was very intelligent, a good converstionalist, and could sing very well. She was very good company all the way to Columbus. We spent an innocent night together (although, no one ever believes that) in a motel in South Bend, of which we split the cost. I bought her dinner and paid for breakfast. For my trouble, she rewarded me with a full french kiss as we were parting ways. Kinda surreal, actually.

The second time was when I was driving home from work at around 7:00pm. I had to work late that night, and there was a bad snow storm. The roads were slick, and I was crawling along the interstate at about 35-40 mph, when I saw a car along the side of the road. No one was around it, but it looked fairly "fresh". About a 1/2 mile down the road I saw someone walking. I pulled over to offer a ride. Now...bear in mind...I was driving my old beat up chevy pickup truck that night. The woman, whose abandoned car that was, was a little reluctant to get in. But, it was very cold and snowing like hell. In her mind her choices mus've ran...homicidal rapist/killer...freezing to death in a blizzard. She must have decided that with me...at least it'd be a quick death. She got in, but was extremely nervous the whole way to where she had me drop her off.

07-07-2006, 06:22 AM	#29 (permalink)
Bill O'Rights will always be an Alyson Hanniganite Location: In the dust of the archives	Twice. The first time was years ago ('82 or '83) when I was driving from Wyoming to Pennsylvania. It was early evening, and I saw a girl in shorts hitching for a ride, just west of Des Moines Iowa. She had a backpack, a guitar case, and a cardboard sign that read "Columbus Ohio". Right on my way. I don't remember all of her background, but her name, as I recall, was Amy Keep. She was a little cutie and quite pleasant. She was very intelligent, a good converstionalist, and could sing very well. She was very good company all the way to Columbus. We spent an innocent night together (although, no one ever believes that) in a motel in South Bend, of which we split the cost. I bought her dinner and paid for breakfast. For my trouble, she rewarded me with a full french kiss as we were parting ways. Kinda surreal, actually. The second time was when I was driving home from work at around 7:00pm. I had to work late that night, and there was a bad snow storm. The roads were slick, and I was crawling along the interstate at about 35-40 mph, when I saw a car along the side of the road. No one was around it, but it looked fairly "fresh". About a 1/2 mile down the road I saw someone walking. I pulled over to offer a ride. Now...bear in mind...I was driving my old beat up chevy pickup truck that night. The woman, whose abandoned car that was, was a little reluctant to get in. But, it was very cold and snowing like hell. In her mind her choices mus've ran...homicidal rapist/killer...freezing to death in a blizzard. She must have decided that with me...at least it'd be a quick death. She got in, but was extremely nervous the whole way to where she had me drop her off. __________________ "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony "Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.