Hitch hiking

So Tom and I have been hitch hiking for rougly 12 weeks at least once or twice a week. So here's the low down. The best places to stand are at the start of a lay-by on a straight road so that people have plenty of time to see you and make the decision to pick up you up for not. The most likely people to pick you up are people who have done some hitch hiking before or people who are generally interested in meeting people. The type of car is also a very relaible indicater of what the likely hood of them picking you up. New cars are a nine times out of ten not going to pick you up. The older the car the more likely they are to pick you. Next i think is the way you stand and the number of people in the group, obviously i think the more people the more unlikey you are to get picked up. Avoid hates and hoddies because they scream out thug so there a no go. it normally takes about 15 mins to get picked up. After that time i start to throw a few moves like double thumb and the big cheesy smile. I've never turned anyone down for a lift so far because they have been creepy or they drive a death trap. Some people i have picked me up have been nice enough to take me further than they are going just to be kind. Tom's been picked up by and old guy who he spent the day with, he bought Tom a hotdog and a cup of tea then drove him to the airport. Like your average taxi ride home after a night out on the booze you have your standard set off questions "busy tonight drive?" or " on late tonight drive?" We normally speak about where i'm from, what i'm doing or where have i been or where an i going next. I find it's normally easier to make basic chat all the way because it's easier than the akward silence to handle.