Well I don't have a car and transportation is a problem, so getting to the meetings is not as easy as one would think. I had to take a cab yesterday, and I haven't taken a cab by myself since I was what 10? We used to take cabs or scooters all the time in India to get to swim practice. It is amazing to me to think that I could hop into one and not worry or think about it. But now that I look back would I let my ten year old daughter get in a cab by herself in this day and age? Heck no!!!
But times were different then. The world was safer - or at least people believed it was. And it probably is that belief that made it so. The power of positive thinking? Or just naive?
But back to my cab ride - it was okay once he got to the house, but he was 15 minutes late and then I got so flustered I couldn't find my keys to lock the door. I finally found them in my pocket, but I was ready to leave the house without locking the door - I really did get a bit flustered. I started to call the cab company at 5:45 - and I was put on hold "for the next available" or it just hung up. I figured that it was raining and they were busy, but I had ordered the cab in a timely fashion.
Then when I gave the address - he asked is that Geary Street or Geary Blvd? How the heck do I know - is there more then one Geary. I hazarded a guess and said blvd. I ended up there so I must have been right. Then as I was settling in he told me to buckle up. I never buckle up in the back seat - but I did - but only after asking if he was planning on getting into an accident. - Oh you never know but in the rain people drive crazy. Yea buddy.
So that was the excitement for the day.
But times were different then. The world was safer - or at least people believed it was. And it probably is that belief that made it so. The power of positive thinking? Or just naive?
But back to my cab ride - it was okay once he got to the house, but he was 15 minutes late and then I got so flustered I couldn't find my keys to lock the door. I finally found them in my pocket, but I was ready to leave the house without locking the door - I really did get a bit flustered. I started to call the cab company at 5:45 - and I was put on hold "for the next available" or it just hung up. I figured that it was raining and they were busy, but I had ordered the cab in a timely fashion.
Then when I gave the address - he asked is that Geary Street or Geary Blvd? How the heck do I know - is there more then one Geary. I hazarded a guess and said blvd. I ended up there so I must have been right. Then as I was settling in he told me to buckle up. I never buckle up in the back seat - but I did - but only after asking if he was planning on getting into an accident. - Oh you never know but in the rain people drive crazy. Yea buddy.
So that was the excitement for the day.
You did it!
ReplyDeleteIf you hadn't done it, you would have been crawling home from Kaiser Well done - you should have stayed on hold, but at least it worked.
ReplyDeleteNext week will be hopefully your last cabbie for awhile!