Just learned about a fascinating local character in a nearby town. She's an older lady who (by choice) doesn't have a car, so whenever she wants to go somewhere she just steps into the road and puts her hands up, and whatever car she happened to stop, she gets in and tells them where she's going.
She has been doing this for years and somehow it's working out fine for her. I think mostly because it's a small town and everyone knows about her, but still. Wow. People have all kinds of systems for getting through life.
