HITCH HIKER

I picked up a hitch hiker the other day.

Well, not really. I was driving on my way to the beach when I saw this old lady at the corner of my street. She flagged me down and asked if I knew where a particular grocery store was (she was headed the wrong way). After I told her it would take half-an-hour to walk there and I had no idea where the bus stops were her look of defeat killed me, so I offered her a ride.

She said no but then I convinced her, it was real hot. So she got in my car. I was pretty confident with my decision until I had a flash of, "what if this is a crazy grandma and she is going to take me for all I'm worth."

Luckily no such thing happened and she even left a few dollars on the seat that I found later.

I am still undecided though. Was it a nice thoughtful thing for me to do or a dangerous what the heck was I thinking thing to do?

Photo: Cowgirl Originally uploaded by Jamie McKerral