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Oct. 17th, 2009 01:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysBack in July 06, I posted this entry about some "hitching post" signs that Hutt City Council had put up in Maungaraki to encourage ride sharing. The signs are still there although some are a bit the worse for wear.
Why do I mention this? Because yesterday, for the very first time, I actually saw somebody trying to hitch a ride under one.
I would have picked him up too, but he was under the "Hutt Central" sign and I was on my way to the airport. Yep, yesterday I went to Auckland for a meeting. Not that big a deal except that some bright spark at work has figured out that it is cheaper to hire a car for a day than it is to take taxis to and from the airport to our work site in Auckland. (it is true in Welly too actually). So I pick the car up from Hertz and head out for a place I've never been to before in an area I have never been to before and I'm running late because the flight was delayed. Then I take a wrong turning.
Wasn't a problem though. I made it to where I was going with minutes to spare before the clients arrived. What I realised, is that while I don't know Auckland very well, as long as I can keep myself oriented relative to Manukau (i.e. city centre) then I pretty much know where I'm going. I knew Manukau had to have some use.
Why do I mention this? Because yesterday, for the very first time, I actually saw somebody trying to hitch a ride under one.
I would have picked him up too, but he was under the "Hutt Central" sign and I was on my way to the airport. Yep, yesterday I went to Auckland for a meeting. Not that big a deal except that some bright spark at work has figured out that it is cheaper to hire a car for a day than it is to take taxis to and from the airport to our work site in Auckland. (it is true in Welly too actually). So I pick the car up from Hertz and head out for a place I've never been to before in an area I have never been to before and I'm running late because the flight was delayed. Then I take a wrong turning.
Wasn't a problem though. I made it to where I was going with minutes to spare before the clients arrived. What I realised, is that while I don't know Auckland very well, as long as I can keep myself oriented relative to Manukau (i.e. city centre) then I pretty much know where I'm going. I knew Manukau had to have some use.