Slugging Success Stories

I've been slugging since October 2003, a co-worker from Dumfries told me about it that has been doing it for years. The only story I have is that winter 2003 it snowed one day like 4 inches and I picked up two gentlemen (I'm female) both going to Crystal City from the Tackett's Mill lot and they both looked at me and were very polite but one of them asked me how old I was (I'm young and I look younger than my age) I told him and he asked me how long I had been slugging and I told him 2 months at the time. He looked kinda freaked out because there was snow on the ground and thought I couldn't handle it in my Honda Accord. To make a long story short, I ended up getting them to CC safe and sound and then the same gentlemen turned around and told me as he got out that he was very thankful that I drove cautious and appropriate in the snowy weather and that he would ride with me again...never saw him again but I thought it was cool that he was kind enough to tell me that. That's my story.

I've been slugging for about 4 years now and pretty much all of my experiences have been good. Nothing bad at all. All the exciting things that I hear about are all from this website. I have had the occassional AC/Heating issues, the sick driver/passenger...but nothing crazy that I complain about anymore. I still tell people that they need to either slug or start picking up slugs.

Isn't it amazing though....Look at the other threads that have evolved since this one came on the forum (sure, go look, we'll wait...)

When WE think WE are basically "good people" (and I think many here would say they are a "good person"), how quickly we devolve into the mire and filth only looking for the worst in people and situations.

It's like people who rubberneck at accident sites hoping to catch a glimpse of someone laid out. The more twisted the metal the better, the more shattered glass, the better the pictures.

Had a slug tell me a story about being the first upon the scene of an overturned 18-wheeler. The truck had overturned off the road and onto the median, completely clear of traffic. As he and a couple others were helping the injured, DRIVERS were slowing down and snapping pictures and asking questions about the injuries. It was like some perverse horror story. The more gory, the better.

So, when anyone claims to be a "good person" think about that some. We are strange beings, drawn to the "dark side" rather than focusing on the positive. Maybe if we looked on the positive, we'd actually start to experience compassion and understanding in others.

That's one thing I really like about these spontaneous carpools. We get the opportunity to interact with ALL TYPES of people.

We grow as a result. We look for the good while seeing some of the bad. We can experience things through others that we won't ever have to(and don't ever want to).

That builds the "good" in us. We're less prone to gawk at an accident and more likely to feel compassion for those involved (even a minor fender bender).

It's about choices. Choose the positive and see what happens in YOUR life.

((nuff preachin'))

NoSb

SOV because you can, HOV because you care!

I've only been slugging for a few months. But so far it's been a good experience. I've had a few good conversations, met nice people. Except for state police occasionally blocking traffic, it works. Gets me to work more expediently than VRE

I'm a 2 year slug and love it. Wish I had done it my 1st 14 years of commuting. Not one bad experience. Lines are getting a little long...but I'm sure it's because of the usual miserable VRE experience and the cost of gas.