A first encounter in decades with somebody hitching a ride prompts our columnist to look back on the days when hitch-hiking was entirely normal — and an incomparable way to get from A to Wherever.
My wife and I share a car that can, apparently, reach a top speed of 130mph. 130mph! Given the twisty, narrow nature of the roads in west Cork, even 30mph could be considered reckless.
Anyway, with each passing year, I find I drive more and more slowly. This has nothing to…
