Does anyone know what this word means anymore?  hitchhiking?   I grew up in the 70’s, in Chico, CA…. raised by a single (hippie) mom… one of 7 kids.  We were dirt poor and didn’t have a car so if we wanted to go anywhere – we walked – and if it was too far to walk – we hitchhiked.   As a result – we hitchiked everywhere.   The beach,  the redwoods, the mountains, you name it…If we wanted to go to the coast – my sisters  and I would  collect coke bottles and turn them in for 10 cents apiece which we would give to the person to pay for the gas.  My mom was a very pretty lady in her day (Las Vegas dancer) – and getting a ride was normally not a problem – cars stopped all the time.  Keeping the ride was another matter entirely…