hitch-hiking'paradise journey'1965
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,for 3 years I regularly hitched at the weekend,I always wore my smartest clothes,suit,collar and tie,and never waited more than 20 minutes between lifts.On my way from north London to Cambridge,along the A1 one sunny Saturday afternoon,I was picked up within 2 minutes by my first Austin Sprite open-topped sports car.As an extremely experienced 'hitcher' I always ensured that I was dropped off a roundabout and knew precisely where to stand,ready to hold out my thumb,to enable the next car to stop safely to pick me up.To my complete amazement 4 more 'sprites' stopped one after the other on the 60 mile journey,sometimes only a few seconds between lifts.I made the trip in 70 minutes,faster than if I had had my own car.The 'sprite' was the 'boy-racer ' preferred car of that era
Date submitted:Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:44:24 +0000Coincidence ID:5665
