Hello all!   
      
      
   YEsterday afternoon  my lady and I headed toward Memphis to   
   check out our post office box in Eads, then come back toward home while making   
   a couple of stops, usual drugstore and   
   grocery store stuff.   
      
   ON our way to the post office we spotted a man; a woman and   
   two dogs standing on the corner of highways U.S> 64 and 205.   
      
   We agreed we'd check on them if they were still there after   
   we finished our business at the post office.  We noted they   
   were carrying a sign, had backpacks and other gear with   
   them, so it was obvious they were hitchhiking.   
      
   We did stop, and gave them a ride.  They were going to   
   highway 100 which is east of us further than we were willing to travel, so we   
   left them near our home in Somerville.   
   While we were at the grocery store we bought them some   
   rawhide chews and some dog food to last them a couple days.   
   They were going to a state park for a couple days to fish,   
   camp and let the dogs play, then on to Nashville where I   
   believe he was hoping to find work, he's an electrician he   
   tells me.   
      
   One of the dogs, a puppy was a pitbull or pit mix, the otehr one, the older   
   dog, was indeterminate mix breed. both dogs   
   looked rather well cared for.   
      
   AS I'm a former hobo I asked them about life on the road   
   tehse days, they mostly ride the freight trains.  Instead of hopping the   
   trains while on the move they do the sneak into   
   the yard and catch one while it's being made up.  I asked   
   him about some recent hobo urban legends I'd heard, such as   
   hoboes using web sites to compare notes and exchange info on where to go, etc.   
      
   Was fun comparing notes with them and reminiscing about   
   places we both knew of from my days both working at the   
   mission in Salem Oregon and my days living like they were.   
      
   I did note that both of the dogs seemed to be very well   
   cared for, and very well behaved.   
      
   Just thought some of you might find this interesting.   
      
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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