The oddest thing I learned today was that Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie picks up hitchhikers on his way to work, or at least that he did today.
Dubie relayed the story when speaking to the crowd that had come to the Statehouse for Nick's Day, in memory of 18-year-old Nick Fournier of Swanton, who died in a car crash in November. The car Fournier was riding in was hit by an alleged drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 89.
The two dudes Dubie picked up on his way to Montpelier this morning were in want of a car because one of them had been charged last night with driving under the influence and his car was towed.
Dubie, who'd be meeting later with the Nick's Day crowd, had an easy lecture ready for them, given the reason behind the gathering at the Statehouse. "I told them that just a little bit over the limit as it translates in operating a vehicle doesn't cut it," Dubie said.
Let this be a lesson to you - if you're hitchhiking and a car with the license plate "2" pulled over to give you a ride, you better have not just violated a law that's up for discussion at the Statehouse that day. I don't think there's any pending legislation about hitchhiking.
- Terri Hallenbeck