02-03-2023, 09:03 PM
In the '60s I used to regularly hitch from uni. in London to home - 120 miles. On one occasion, getting within ten miles from home at 1 o'clock in the morning with no traffic around, I 'phoned home to be told by Dad to get stuffed. Soon after a friend was passing on his motorcycle and upon arriving home I was surprised to see the house lit up. " You're back then " said Mum " where's your father ?" It transpired she'd berated Dad for leaving me stranded and he'd set off in the car to collect me. He returned around an hour later and was not a happy bunny!