Ok...I dont want to "bore" you guys with rubbish, but bare with me through THIS senario...My first mugging ( actually ASSULT )...I was 18 years old, just finished "basics" in the army at Valhalla...Those days we use to stay at Elandslaagte Platberg Colliery...Now to Hike from PTA to there ( home ) was about 300+ km..Sh^t i was BATTLING getting lifts but eventually i got this lift to just outside of Newcastle, just before you get the bridge ( on Ladysmith's side ) if i may call it like that. I stood at a crossing by Dunhauser...about 21h00 this black chap approached me, and i could see that in his hand he held a Panga and he also wore a Baraclarva ( although his face weren't covered )...I thought by myself "what a bargain...Someone to talk to"...obviously cause there were no pick-ups for about 3 hours, and it was dark already...The chap approached me, asked me hows it going etc etc and then even asked me for a smoke...which eventually i DID give him. Man, this guy could talk all kind of sh^t and actually make you feel comfortable...Now close to Newcastle there was this mine Kilbachen...cars were going in and out...He then told me no, those are taxi's and ill get a good lift there...I thanked him, turned around, and the NEXT moment just fell this major "shot" at the back of my head...It was THIS mother attacking me...Long story short, i just started to run my arse off...Indians came to my rescue after ive stopped them, but the chap was gone, so was my suitcase...Next day i went to 5 sai Ladysmith where i received some stitches to the back of my head..A week later, the cops informed us that apparently they found an Indian chap, at basicly the SAME place...dead...same way of killing as the guy tried on me....lucky i survived
Thats why i always "caution" the kids when they go out at night or whatever...Nowadays??...10x worse than THOSE days...
Horrific! What a pity you were not armed at the time. (I presume) And yes only some looney with a death wish would stand hoping for a lift on some dark lonely road these days. But you do still find 'em.
