Hi, @lizelle.
Asking strangers for a ride was undoubtedly insane. As you rightly say, both then and now. I think deranged and perverted people have always existed in every era. The difference is that now there are many more of us, and therefore, this kind of evil also increases the likelihood of encountering us. They don't discriminate based on gender.
And regarding the beach adventure! Well, I think the cold they endured served as a lesson.
Thank God, it's just anecdotes now, but it could easily have turned into a tragic or traumatic story.
Greetings.
Yep, @janaveda, but we trusted the world back then, being young and having lived a rather protected life. You're so right, it could have been a totally different outcome. Thankfully not!