[Little Ray]

Similar thing. Drivin' along about twilight along a country back road to a friend's house. Two girls (13-15 years old) walkin' along - not a house or a streetlight in sight. Stopped and gave 'em a lift to their home a couple of miles down the road. Never gave a second thought to it until my friends told me what an idiot I was.
Sometimes the world just sucks. I shouldn't have to worry about it and neither should they.

[Skooz]

When I was 8 years old, I saw some movie on Wonderful World of Disney about this kid leaving home and walking across the desert. Looked cool.

So, I decided to run away from home.

I took a couple of friends of mine and we got as far as the Pizza Hut 6 blocks away. We hung out there for hours, until way after dark.

Some kind lady asked us what we were doing there, three 8 year kids and it was almost 9:00 pm. We told her we were going to run away as soon as we could figure out where to go.

She hustled us into her car and made us tell her where are houses were, and she took us home.

That was 1968. Not a chance in Hades anyone would dare to do that today.

Not a chance.