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Post by itinerantchild on Oct 25, 2019 16:20:48 GMT
Can I recommend to anyone who is thinking of hitching anywhere to have a good wash before attacking the nasal senses of kind drivers who will get you from A to B.
I picked up my second smelly hitcher of recent times yesterday who was an italian guy who ponged so bad that I had to wonder if he washed under his arms with badger poo !!!
My front seats are not available for people as are loaded up with logs and covered over,so when I stop for a hitcher I have to stop and open up the back of the van for the person-persons to get in. This guy got in and took of his jacket and leaned over to chat and it was a horrible half hour. whilst talking to me his stinky pits rubbed on top of the seat covers over the front seats and I may well have to throw them out,as it really is bad and I have only just done my laundry.
Anyhow,point of this message is that the last two experiences of picking someone up has been quite horrible and it makes me less inclined to think of making the effort in the future. The last two people have been nice hippy types,but to leave my home smelling badly for two days afterwards,I am not sure about picking up more hippies.
Maybe I could stop and ask them do they stink !!!
Anyhow,just a message really to tell people that its worth having a clean up before hitching if you can or you may well put off people from picking up other people or even you again.
Anyone else had to suffer this?
I hope that all your hitchers smell nicely and are lovely people :-)
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Post by VanWoman84 on Oct 25, 2019 20:49:41 GMT
That's a public service braodcast itinerantchild! I can't say that I have ever picked up a hitchhiker, fragrant or otherwise. Have you got any Febreze? |
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Post by valdez on Oct 25, 2019 21:35:50 GMT
i,ve picked up a few but its been awhile in 80s my mate picked a bloke up he had to stop an tell him to get out i,m sure you still smell him a week later
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Post by itinerantchild on Oct 26, 2019 7:47:52 GMT
Soaked the rug that I had over the headrests in a river all night and this morning it was still stinking horrendously so have had to bin it !!
I dont always stop for people as without having use of the front seats for passengers it can be a bit of a pain stopping and getting out to let someone in. I hitched all over europe a few times when I was younger so I understand how frustrating not getting a lift can be,but will be less enthusiastic next time.
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Post by VanWoman84 on Oct 26, 2019 10:25:45 GMT
Shame about the rug. Bicarbonate of soda would have sorted it.
Another thing you have to keep in mind. Sadly in this day and age, putting total strangers in the back of your van with all your worldly possessions is maybe not a good idea.
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Post by givingitsomethought on Oct 26, 2019 12:05:13 GMT
Maybe you could fit a seat on the roof for the stinky ones, IC  We were on the bus a while ago and a whole stinky family got on. We were at the back, they sat near the front but the pong was horrendous. People were moving away from them and I heard one bloke say he was going to get off and walk. It's horrible when you can't escape it. I don't know if people get used to it when they pong all the time and don't notice it but it isn't pleasant. It's a shame you had to chuck out your rug. That is one bad pong! |
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Post by bernie on Oct 26, 2019 13:18:08 GMT
When my youngest son was living with me he worked in London and often used to go out after work with the people he worked with.
His objection to using Uber cabs to get home was the drivers often had serious personal hygiene issues
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Post by VanWoman84 on Oct 26, 2019 14:00:29 GMT
That's probably from being on the road for an illegal amount of tim bernie... |
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Post by bernie on Oct 26, 2019 17:51:32 GMT
That's probably from being on the road for an illegal amount of tim bernie... There is no 'legal' amount of time bizarrely. No regulation |
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Post by VanWoman84 on Oct 26, 2019 19:21:40 GMT
Technically, even Uber drivers are governed by driver's hours. It's just nobody checks up
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Post by bernie on Oct 27, 2019 9:12:10 GMT
Technically, even Uber drivers are governed by driver's hours. It's just nobody checks up Presumably there is no way they can check up. I mean, they don't even know if the person driving the car is who they are say they are, and often they are not. You don't even need a british driving licence to drive for Uber |
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Post by VanWoman84 on Oct 27, 2019 9:55:18 GMT
What I meant was the DVSA never check for driver's hours. All professional drivers should keep a record.
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Post by cricket on Nov 12, 2019 11:31:27 GMT
The only hitcher I picked up in the 70s was what I thought was a woman limping along late on a cold wet night.As soon as "she"opened the door I could see it was a male.My dog rose up from the back seat on gaurd growling at him the whole journey for some reason.Poor man was so scared he got out after 3 miles.Never stopped again.
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Post by cornishharry on Nov 12, 2019 12:14:37 GMT
picked a girl up who immediately apologised that she probably smelt a bit as she had been on the road for a few days, offered the use of my facilities in my van which she used, finished up living with her for three years.
the moral of this story is, NEVER EVER pick up lone females
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Post by NomadCris on Nov 12, 2019 14:32:26 GMT
I used to hitch and ive picked up hitchers but wouldnt do it again.The last one i picked up when i was driving trucks was a fellow lorry driver.We made an arrangement asvto where hed get out. He said nothing the entire 100 miles and ate 3 family bulk bags of cheese and onion crisps continously.It stunk the cab out. Then on arrival at the services hecwas supposed to get out he refused to get out.I ended up physically throwimg him out.
Ive also had a hitcher pull a knife on me.Big mistake on his part.
No way ill pick anyone else up. Absolutely no way id ever have some stranger travelling in my van so close behind me. If they pull a weapon on you or grab you round the throat youre in a very vulnerable position.
Its all very well being a nice and helpful soul but too many whacko's about to want to disrupt my life to give them a ride.
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