So I called the Sheriff's station to report a

[The Seer]

caucasion male, late 50's...at approx. 2:00pm hitchhiking on the freeway onramp northbound...

At approx. 4:00pm saw the same guy hitchhiking on the southbound freeway onramp....

Irregular enough?

[H4ever]

caucasion male, late 50's...at approx. 2:00pm hitchhiking on the freeway onramp northbound...

At approx. 4:00pm saw the same guy hitchhiking on the southbound freeway onramp....

Irregular enough?

Racist...profile much? :) :twisted:

[mvscal]

caucasion male, late 50's...at approx. 2:00pm hitchhiking on the freeway onramp northbound...

Why would you consider that any of your business?

[Wolfman]

I hitched all over the place back in the day. Only got stopped once in VA by state police outside Richmond on I-95 which was just being built. They gave me a ride to Petersburgh where I got on US 301.
I'd never do that today and told my own kids to never hitch, and call me wherever they were for a ride. Do not see many these days.
Oddest sight was in the middle of the desert in New Mexico on I-10 and seeing signs "Do Not Stop for Hitchhikers", WTF ?? Then a little further on see the New Mexico State Prison. Good place for that.

[MgoBlue-LightSpecial]

caucasion male, late 50's...at approx. 2:00pm hitchhiking on the freeway onramp northbound...

Why would you consider that any of your business?

Maybe when Seer stuck his crank in the glory hole the guy took his money and ran.

[Goober McTuber]

caucasion male, late 50's...at approx. 2:00pm hitchhiking on the freeway onramp northbound...

Why would you consider that any of your business?

Maybe when Seer stuck his crank in the glory hole the guy took his money and ran.

Dude must not have been wearing a Seersucker suit.

[The Seer]

caucasion male, late 50's...at approx. 2:00pm hitchhiking on the freeway onramp northbound...

Why would you consider that any of your business?

Maybe when Seer stuck his crank in the glory hole the guy took his money and ran.

childish.....at best.

[The Seer]

Why would you consider that any of your business?

It was the change in direction...I don't know...holidays and all...maybe could've prevented someone from getting off'd....or, maybe the local LE can give him a lift...regardless, if the sheriff doesn't figure it's worth a look, no harm no foul....

[Mikey]

Seer's Current Project

The distress call came Sunday around 1 p.m.: emergency in Beverly Hills. Someone was being held hostage at "Simon Cowell's." The victim, reported a female caller, was tied up with duct tape inside a bathroom at the brash British "X Factor" judge's hillside mansion.

A similar call reached the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Oct. 10 before 2 a.m. Someone inside a gated Calabasas mansion reported shots fired and said the gunman was threatening residents, making clear he'd put police in his cross hairs when they showed up.

Unbeknown to sheriff's deputies, that mansion belonged to the most famous teenager on the planet, Justin Bieber. Multiple squad cars were scrambled and heavily armed deputies arrived. They swept Bieber's residence and two others on the street before discovering it was all a hoax. The pop star, on tour at the time, was nowhere near the mansion.

Cowell was home when Beverly Hills police arrived at his residence. But there was no hostage negotiation, no armed standoff, nor were any arrests made. "The dispatcher believed the call was a hoax," said Lt. Lincoln Hoshino of the Beverly Hills Police Department.

Count Bieber and Cowell as the latest high-profile victims of "swatting," a fast-growing phenomenon masterminded by anonymous mischief-makers who alert police to a bogus crime situation, prompting a tactical response — sometimes by SWAT officers — that involves a high-risk search for phantom assailants. Several officers have already been injured responding to such calls, and officials, including Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, fear that it's only a matter of time before events turn deadly.

Within Hollywood, in an era when breaches of celebrity privacy have never been more invasive — by paparazzi, hacker journalists or even websites that provide detailed information about stars' homes and street addresses — the pranks have taken on troubling dimensions.

"Swatting is a very real problem for those in the public eye," said Blair Berk, a criminal lawyer who has represented stars including Mel Gibson, Kanye West and Lindsay Lohan. "It is only a matter of time before someone dies because of this stupidity."

What started a decade ago as a malicious prank among computer gamers is quickly evolving into a Grade-A crisis for law enforcement nationwide, encouraging new legislation aimed at stiffer punishments for swatters as well as redoubled attempts to defeat the "spoofing" technology that enables such cyber-troublemaking.

Chief Beck acknowledged that swatting has stretched the LAPD's emergency response capacity while also endangering victims by placing them in potential confrontation with police firepower.

"It not only draws public safety resources away from real emergencies, it places people at significant risk by the dispatch of armed police officers," said Beck. "Our big fear is that [swatting] will become more prevalent."

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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ne ... full.story

[Wolfman]

Driving back from up north in August, coming south on I-95 near the GA/SC border at night I suddenly came upon a whole piece of retread off a semi sitting smack dab in the middle of my lane. I was able to make a small maneuver to have it glance off the right side. No damage that I could notice---headlights OK, steering OK, etc, and I drove on. At home I see the plastic bumper was cracked. Cost me $300 for a new one, not covered by my insurance. Rigs should not be running retreads, period. You sure see enough of them.
Back north this time of year is deer killing season on the roads. That is even more unnerving.

[Smackie Chan]

this time of year is deer killing season

'Round these parts this time of year, the 'deer tend to fight back start fights.