I took 2 cabs during the day where the drivers couldn’t be too
different in their attitude and driving style. Hence this boring
post..
So, i was late in the morning and rushed out to the main road
hoping to grab a cab fast enough to get me to Thompson. Bad things
happen to bad people, so it starts to rain, then it pours and true
to form, a couple of blue and yellow cabs drove pass and i became
an invisible man. Someone finally took pity on me and i got on his
yellow cab. Yeah.
It turned out to be a horrible ride. He was slow and overly
cautious in his driving although at this time, the rain has stopped
and I had never seen anyone engaging gear play like him. He changed
gear as fast as a racer but at fifth gear, we were just hitting
50km/h. You cannot imagine how uncomfortable it is with the vehicle
vibrating because of this.
I bear with it all, granted there’s nothing much i can do and my
priority is to get to Thompson fast. Upon reaching the estate, he
missed a turn and i quickly got him to make a U-turn and to just
drop me at the roadside while casually saying that i am in a hurry.
For some reason best known to him, he went even slower and when i
handed him $10 for the $7.80 fare, he deliberated over giving me
the change and showed me the “aren’t you in a hurry?” look.
It really disgusts me how people could stoop so low to earn
money in this manner.
But things kinda even out, so to speak, upon the return trip
where i took a skoda cab whom the driver is assured, takes the
initiative to suggest different routes and drives with a purpose
(fast without being reckless). The fare came up to $8.80 and i
happily put the fare to $10.
I am not so much of trying to rant here but just to make a point
that passengers are a discerning lot and we are able to
differentiate a bad service and appreciate a good one.
Sometimes you shortchange yourself more if you shortchange
others.