I have had hikers in the past week telling me there is a desperate Stool Pigeon in a red pick up truck with wood slab side boards harassing hikers especially girls at Dicks Creek Gap.
He sits there all day and everyone who passes he is trying to make a shuttle deal and if you refuse he starts cussing and saying lots of un appropriate gestures.
I have saw him in the past and have ignored him though he has made his statements about what an S.O.B I am for moving in on his business with my free shuttles on the magic bus but lately he is getting more desperate.
I got reports today that he is now telling that I have hired him to do my shuttling and if you get in with him he charges you $20 for riding into Hiawassee.All of you know I shuttle my guest in and out free. This isn't the truth so beware.
One of the girls he was harassing this week was waiting to go to the Blue Berry Patch and by luck my shuttle driver did pull up just in time to give her a ride.He said she was terrified and said she was going to report him to the authorities.
Another girl told me in Franklin yesterday of another incident and she had told a deputy sheriff and he replied "that wasn't something they deal with". So friends until something is done just beware.