The Hitchhiker's Guide

One thing I'm amazed about here is the amount of hitchhiking that is done. Every day that I leave the house, I'm bound to see at least 2-3 hitchhikers thumbing for a ride. Now, I wouldn't pick up anyone as it is, but I particularly wouldn't after some of the stories I've heard. Evidently meth labs are a big problem here and some of the people walking around are meth addicts. My coworker Laurie told me about a friend of hers who got bitten by a meth addict after he confronted the guy for stealing belongings out of people's cars in the neighborhood. Of course, not everyone here is an addict. There are tons of decent, regular hippies, artists, musicians, and foreign travellers who are just looking for a free ride to the coast or up to Eugene (hippie central). That being said, I still don't plan to stop my car for anyone anytime soon.