[pct-l] hitching out of towns

[StoneDancer1 at aol.com (StoneDancer1@aol.com)]

In a message dated 2/23/2006 9:03:08 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
PCT@DelNorteResort.Com writes:

>>>>The real benefit to this technique is it allows you to  be 'genuinely'
interested in folks that you meet, as opposed to walking  around with the
schmooze on pandering for a freebie.

Hopefully, not  all hikers employ Yogi's technique. Even us dumb 'ol
backcountry folks will  see right through it. This is *not* the type of
impression you want to  leave on the communities visit.>>>>>
 
Your prejudices are protruding, Scott.  Yogi does not suggest being  false, 
pandering, immoral or indecent.  ( an exaggeration for the sake of  emphasis, 
for those who, like me, often can't get the emotion from the words  )  Hanging 
out where people might take an interest because they see more  than a thumb 
dangling in the wind is not dishonest... it is prudent.  
 
Being a grizzled old man who probably looks somewhere between St. Nick and  
Charles Manson, I understand that once people get a chance to learn what a  
cheerful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, reverent, and obedient scout I am,  
they will be more inclined to give a lift.  
 
Suggesting that trying to secure a ride by means other than sheer  
happenstance, good luck, ride bride, and the myriad variables that face a  hitchhiker, 
is disingenuous at the very least.


"No Way Ray"  Echols