So who needs a car?

Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is promoting
hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers and
pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The application
would includes questions about their residential and driving status and
criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be given
placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle. Hitchhikers
would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all have
photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data base
so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does not
require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.

Lots of people used to hitchhike when I was a kid. It's a good idea.

But suppose you don't plan on being a regular hitchhiker but have to
anyway? No one would pick you up because you don't have a "placard".

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.20.16.18.05.160595@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
> NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is promoting
> hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers and
> pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The application
> would includes questions about their residential and driving status and
> criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be given
> placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
> display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle. Hitchhikers
> would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all have
> photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data base
> so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does not
> require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
> endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
> based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.[/color]

Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme

Natalie

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:38:33 -0700, st-bum wrote:
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> Lots of people used to hitchhike when I was a kid. It's a good idea.
>
> But suppose you don't plan on being a regular hitchhiker but have to
> anyway? No one would pick you up because you don't have a "placard".[/color]

I think that's the idea.

I don't pick up anyone anymore. I used to hitch a lot before i got my
license, but things have just gotten too weird...

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dj85t4.3kg.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.10.20.16.18.05.160595@ae86.gts...[color=green]
> > Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
> > NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is promoting
> > hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers and
> > pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The[/color][/color]
application[color=blue][color=green]
> > would includes questions about their residential and driving status and
> > criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be given
> > placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
> > display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle.[/color][/color]
Hitchhikers[color=blue][color=green]
> > would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all[/color][/color]
have[color=blue][color=green]
> > photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data[/color][/color]
base[color=blue][color=green]
> > so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does[/color][/color]
not[color=blue][color=green]
> > require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
> > endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
> > based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.[/color]
>
> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme[/color]

What's wrong with it? I think it's a good idea considering hitch hiking is
illegal yet safe in most cases....really there aren't a whole lot of guys
with hooks for hands wanting a ride, seriously. =)

Actually what we need is a cheaper form of mass transportation. Here is my
idea:

Helium filled balloon people movers on a monorail system. Since they are
filled with fireproof helium, they would be light and require relatively
light structures to support them. By using a cable system they would not
require a propulsion system. They could drop down to pick up people and
then go up to attach themselves to the cable and be pulled to the next
station. They would be virtually silent.

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:48:43 -0400, Josh wrote:
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>
> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:dj85t4.3kg.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=green]
>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:pan.2005.10.20.16.18.05.160595@ae86.gts...[color=darkred]
>> > Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
>> > NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is promoting
>> > hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers and
>> > pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The[/color][/color]
> application[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > would includes questions about their residential and driving status and
>> > criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be given
>> > placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
>> > display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle.[/color][/color]
> Hitchhikers[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all[/color][/color]
> have[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data[/color][/color]
> base[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does[/color][/color]
> not[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
>> > endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
>> > based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.[/color]
>>
>> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme[/color]
>
> What's wrong with it? I think it's a good idea considering hitch hiking is
> illegal yet safe in most cases....really there aren't a whole lot of guys
> with hooks for hands wanting a ride, seriously. =)[/color]


When I was 17 I left my wallet at work. It was a 12 mile ride to go get it
and no one was around. So, off hitching I went!

Well, the FIRST tip off SHOULD have been the Lavendar Tempest that
stopped. I was merely enjoying the ride, when I looked over and Dude was
'sizing me up'. Thank God that ride ended shortly after that!

Then there was the straight but nerdly looking middle classer that picked
me up in his wife's station wagon. Told him 5 times, anywhere around here
is good!

Thank God for the Stop sign at the busy intersection. After that I bought
my first car, my first Toyota. I used to give people rides, but stopped
after having one girl tell me if I didn't give her money she would tell
the cops I tried to rape her. I told her, go right ahead! Never heard
anything...

"Josh" ...[color=blue]
>
> "Wickeddoll®" >>[color=green]
>> "Hachiroku" ...[color=darkred]
>> > Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
>> > NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is promoting
>> > hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers and
>> > pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The[/color][/color]
> application[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > would includes questions about their residential and driving status and
>> > criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be
>> > given
>> > placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
>> > display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle.[/color][/color]
> Hitchhikers[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all[/color][/color]
> have[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data[/color][/color]
> base[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does[/color][/color]
> not[color=green][color=darkred]
>> > require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
>> > endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
>> > based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.[/color]
>>
>> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme[/color]
>
> What's wrong with it? I think it's a good idea considering hitch hiking is
> illegal yet safe in most cases....really there aren't a whole lot of guys
> with hooks for hands wanting a ride, seriously. =)
>
>[/color]
Tell the people who are often found on the side of the road how safe
hitchhiking is! Most serial killers look very normal, or they wouldn't be
successful. I'm just totally against hitchhiking - you never know what kind
of freak you're riding with.

:-)

Natalie

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.10.20.18.43.16.752984@ae86.gts...[color=blue]
> On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:48:43 -0400, Josh wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:dj85t4.3kg.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>>> news:pan.2005.10.20.16.18.05.160595@ae86.gts...
>>> > Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
>>> > NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is
>>> > promoting
>>> > hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers
>>> > and
>>> > pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The[/color]
>> application[color=darkred]
>>> > would includes questions about their residential and driving status
>>> > and
>>> > criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be
>>> > given
>>> > placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
>>> > display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle.[/color]
>> Hitchhikers[color=darkred]
>>> > would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all[/color]
>> have[color=darkred]
>>> > photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data[/color]
>> base[color=darkred]
>>> > so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does[/color]
>> not[color=darkred]
>>> > require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
>>> > endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
>>> > based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.
>>>
>>> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme[/color]
>>
>> What's wrong with it? I think it's a good idea considering hitch hiking
>> is
>> illegal yet safe in most cases....really there aren't a whole lot of guys
>> with hooks for hands wanting a ride, seriously. =)[/color]
>
>
> When I was 17 I left my wallet at work. It was a 12 mile ride to go get it
> and no one was around. So, off hitching I went!
>
> Well, the FIRST tip off SHOULD have been the Lavendar Tempest that
> stopped. I was merely enjoying the ride, when I looked over and Dude was
> 'sizing me up'. Thank God that ride ended shortly after that!
>
> Then there was the straight but nerdly looking middle classer that picked
> me up in his wife's station wagon. Told him 5 times, anywhere around here
> is good!
>
> Thank God for the Stop sign at the busy intersection. After that I bought
> my first car, my first Toyota. I used to give people rides, but stopped
> after having one girl tell me if I didn't give her money she would tell
> the cops I tried to rape her. I told her, go right ahead! Never heard
> anything...[/color]

Thanks for providing some good reasons not to hitchhike. There are just too
many normal-looking crazies out there!

Natalie

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:02:21 -0400, Wickeddoll® wrote:
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>
> "Josh" ...[color=green]
>>
>> "Wickeddoll®" >>[color=darkred]
>>> "Hachiroku" ...
>>> > Local Group Proposes Structured Hitchhiking Plan
>>> > NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - A group in Northampton is promoting
>>> > hitchhiking as a way to conserve fuel. Under the plan, both drivers and
>>> > pedestrians who participate would fill out an application. The[/color]
>> application[color=darkred]
>>> > would includes questions about their residential and driving status and
>>> > criminal background. Those who pass the screening process would be
>>> > given
>>> > placards indicating that they are part of the program. Drivers would
>>> > display their placards somewhere on a window of their vehicle.[/color]
>> Hitchhikers[color=darkred]
>>> > would hold theirs up at designated stop sites. The placards would all[/color]
>> have[color=darkred]
>>> > photo identifications and numbers that would be registered in a data[/color]
>> base[color=darkred]
>>> > so that their authenticity can be verified. Although the project does[/color]
>> not[color=darkred]
>>> > require official approval by the city, proponents are hoping for the
>>> > endorsement of the council and the mayor. The Northampton proposal is
>>> > based on a system devised by residents in the bay area of California.
>>>
>>> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme[/color]
>>
>> What's wrong with it? I think it's a good idea considering hitch hiking is
>> illegal yet safe in most cases....really there aren't a whole lot of guys
>> with hooks for hands wanting a ride, seriously. =)
>>
>>[/color]
> Tell the people who are often found on the side of the road how safe
> hitchhiking is! Most serial killers look very normal, or they wouldn't be
> successful. I'm just totally against hitchhiking - you never know what kind
> of freak you're riding with.
>
> :-)
>
> Natalie[/color]


Hee hee hee...

"Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:MlR5f.16889$vw6.1957@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=blue]
> Actually what we need is a cheaper form of mass transportation. Here is
> my idea:
>
> Helium filled balloon people movers on a monorail system. Since they are
> filled with fireproof helium, they would be light and require relatively
> light structures to support them. By using a cable system they would not
> require a propulsion system. They could drop down to pick up people and
> then go up to attach themselves to the cable and be pulled to the next
> station. They would be virtually silent.
>[/color]
No, it wouldn't be quiet - all that vomiting is bound to make a racket

Natalie

In article <dj9goi.2fs.1@news.evilcabal.org>,
"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:MlR5f.16889$vw6.1957@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=green]
> > Actually what we need is a cheaper form of mass transportation. Here is
> > my idea:
> >
> > Helium filled balloon people movers on a monorail system. Since they are
> > filled with fireproof helium, they would be light and require relatively
> > light structures to support them. By using a cable system they would not
> > require a propulsion system. They could drop down to pick up people and
> > then go up to attach themselves to the cable and be pulled to the next
> > station. They would be virtually silent.
> >[/color]
> No, it wouldn't be quiet - all that vomiting is bound to make a racket
>
> Natalie[/color]

wouldn't be economical either. Art is just joking again.
--

".dbu." <foolishlefties@Zapem.com> wrote in message
news:foolishlefties-196068.05224621102005@news-rdr-01.rdc-kc.rr.com...[color=blue]
> In article <dj9goi.2fs.1@news.evilcabal.org>,
> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> "Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> news:MlR5f.16889$vw6.1957@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=darkred]
>> > Actually what we need is a cheaper form of mass transportation. Here
>> > is
>> > my idea:
>> >
>> > Helium filled balloon people movers on a monorail system. Since they
>> > are
>> > filled with fireproof helium, they would be light and require
>> > relatively
>> > light structures to support them. By using a cable system they would
>> > not
>> > require a propulsion system. They could drop down to pick up people
>> > and
>> > then go up to attach themselves to the cable and be pulled to the next
>> > station. They would be virtually silent.
>> >[/color]
>> No, it wouldn't be quiet - all that vomiting is bound to make a racket
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
>
> wouldn't be economical either. Art is just joking again.[/color]

I know dood...

Natalie

Wickeddoll® wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme
>
> Natalie[/color]


'ever been to Northampton? <G>

"B a r r y" <keep_it_in_the_newsgroup_please@thankyou.com> wrote in message
news:G_96f.866$jV2.477@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...[color=blue]
> Wickeddoll® wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> Leave it to the Californicators to come up with this hare-brained scheme
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
>
>
> 'ever been to Northampton? <G>
>[/color]
GAH - or worse - Provincetown...not cuz of the gays - because of the flakes

Natalie, card-carrying ***-hag