Comments on: Hitchhiking is Safer Than Facebook

By: Capt. Josh

Capt. Josh — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:00:34 +0000

Great post, facebook can be scary!

By: Carolina Owen

Carolina Owen — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:29:30 +0000

My son just got me into this, and I got to be honest – I’ve only heard from people that are in my past for good reasons.

Great post

-O

By: Sherri Adams

Sherri Adams — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:56:33 +0000

I’ve had similar experiences on Facebook, and stopped using it for the same reasons. It’s a shame, because it put me back in touch with quite a few old friends who I hadn’t heard from in years.

But I just decided the upside didn’t outweigh the negative aspects for me.

By: The Fly Fish Chick

The Fly Fish Chick — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:20:26 +0000

“would you rather drink a beer with them or spray them with mace”

Jim — I’m going to use this as the watermark for more things than facebook from now on. fabulous.

Simon — thanks a million! welcome.

All — in the spirit of mocking the facebook hysteria…..enjoy this slice of ridiculousness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSnXE2791yg

By: Simon Graham

Simon Graham — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:28:58 +0000

My sentiments exactly.Great blog by the way.

By: Jim@FFO

Jim@FFO — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:49:27 +0000

Nice writeup FFC. As always, your observations are keen, nostalgic and darn fun to read.

I haven’t really found a use for FB. I have a few friends who message me every few months but my page mostly sits unused or visited. I like it that way. I see and hear about all these folks using different messaging utilities like Twitter, etc. and it makes me wonder if email is becoming passe’.

All I can say is your qualifying statement for letting people friend up on FB is: would you rather drink a beer with them or spray them with mace?

-Jim

By: The Fly Fish Chick

The Fly Fish Chick — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:12:14 +0000

Dave — heavens, glad you survived that. yikes.

and I’ll grant you facebook for keeping up with a kiddo in college. that makes sense. I’m clearly the odd one out in my anti-facebook stance. who knows, I could be begged back to it someday. likey when Little Chick starts social networking on something other than webkinz.com

By: The Fly Fish Chick

The Fly Fish Chick — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:06:31 +0000

Oatka — oh thanks heavens. the poor-me-pitiful route is so unattractive on a man. wait a minute, pretty unattractive on a woman as well. regardless, good choice on creepy-flirty-leg-flashy. I think it’s the best way to go

Piper — we must catch up. you’re a doll.

ALflygirl — unlike me, you are a shining example of the modern southern woman. I should have been much more aggressive with the IGNORE button.

By: Dave Ehster

Dave Ehster — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:03:51 +0000

The last hitchhiker I picked up I just about killed.
We were turning left at a rural intersection and some drunk plowed into us from behind doing 65 mph. That was a ‘63 fairlane in 1970.(oxidized green) Spun us around a couple times and pushed the cooling fan through the radiator. We both walked away. That was my first own car.
Agree on facebook. Convoluted is the best way I can describe it. Keeps me in touch with my daughter at college.
Its so nice to hear from you.

By: Alabama flygirl

Alabama flygirl — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:55:58 +0000

FFC…great to have you back…in full force! Always love the tales that come out of your trips! Great pictures too!
I must confess to being a Facebook junkie! I have found so many of my friends from high school and even my best friend from elementary school. No need to add anybody that you are unsure about…that’s when the good ol IGNORE button comes in handy!!