Rant Pants #8709
Ok. I will admit, I've been catching a lot of cabs lately. It's getting hotter here, and plainly put, I can't be fucked walking home in a pile of my own sweat. If you lived in Queensland, you would understand where I'm coming from.
My rant has to do with cabbies. 4 times in the last 2 weeks I've had IDIOT cab drivers. The first idiot forgot to turn his meter on. He apologised and asked me how much I usually pay. I told him around $4.50, which is true, on a weekday it's usually no more than $5.50 or so for a local trip. I deliberately said $4.50 however, as I figured it was his loss for not turning on his meter.
The next trip, similar problem. Cabbie dropped me off and said "Oh, I'm sorry, I've forgotten to change my meter over, how much is it usually?" I looked at the meter and it read about $13 or so. Again, I said "Around $4.50", but this time I gave hime a $5 note, and told him to keep the change. Why? Because this guy was actually an AUSSIE, which is rare in cab drivers around here, they're usually islanders or Asians.
The third trip, guy completely forgot his meter again. I gave him $4.50 and left it at that.
The 4th driver was the WORST. He pulled up to the cab rank with a passenger already, and the passenger, an elderly woman took AGES to get out. I'm talking like 5 minutes standing there with the door half open. She finally got out, and said "Sorry about that, high finances, you know!" Now, I'm a bitch at the best of times, but sometimes you just can't get annoyed at the elderly. So I smiled politely and said "That's quite alright." I got into the cab and the PAKI cab driver says "Where to?" in broken English.
"Oh fucking GREAT", I thought to myself. So I told him to turn left onto the main road. We get to the lights, and the conversation goes like this:
Cabbie: Right here?
Me: No... LEFT.
Cabbie: Left, ok. *turns left*
Me: Right at KFC onto the service road.
Cabbie: Right at KFC?
Me: Yes.
(We stopped at the lights where KFC is. Cabbie points to KFC)
Cabbie: This is KFC?
Me: (rolling eyes) YES.
Much of the rest of the short trip was just as annoying. He stops at my house, and tells me how much, and I give him a note and wait for my change. SCREW HIM, tip-wise. I don't mind tipping a cabbie, so long as they are polite and have some kind of clue about where they are going. The only time I won't bother tipping is if the cabbie doesn't have a clue, or if I am short on change.
Funnily enough, the next cabbie I had, not only knew where my street was, he even knew where my HOUSE was, as he had dropped my housemate off one week with the shopping. Plus, he was funny with a sense of humour. He got a tip. :)
So I wish cabbie applications stipulated that cabbies must have a: a sense of direction and b: good English skills before even being considered for the job. It would make the general public less annoyed in the long run.
/end rant
My rant has to do with cabbies. 4 times in the last 2 weeks I've had IDIOT cab drivers. The first idiot forgot to turn his meter on. He apologised and asked me how much I usually pay. I told him around $4.50, which is true, on a weekday it's usually no more than $5.50 or so for a local trip. I deliberately said $4.50 however, as I figured it was his loss for not turning on his meter.
The next trip, similar problem. Cabbie dropped me off and said "Oh, I'm sorry, I've forgotten to change my meter over, how much is it usually?" I looked at the meter and it read about $13 or so. Again, I said "Around $4.50", but this time I gave hime a $5 note, and told him to keep the change. Why? Because this guy was actually an AUSSIE, which is rare in cab drivers around here, they're usually islanders or Asians.
The third trip, guy completely forgot his meter again. I gave him $4.50 and left it at that.
The 4th driver was the WORST. He pulled up to the cab rank with a passenger already, and the passenger, an elderly woman took AGES to get out. I'm talking like 5 minutes standing there with the door half open. She finally got out, and said "Sorry about that, high finances, you know!" Now, I'm a bitch at the best of times, but sometimes you just can't get annoyed at the elderly. So I smiled politely and said "That's quite alright." I got into the cab and the PAKI cab driver says "Where to?" in broken English.
"Oh fucking GREAT", I thought to myself. So I told him to turn left onto the main road. We get to the lights, and the conversation goes like this:
Cabbie: Right here?
Me: No... LEFT.
Cabbie: Left, ok. *turns left*
Me: Right at KFC onto the service road.
Cabbie: Right at KFC?
Me: Yes.
(We stopped at the lights where KFC is. Cabbie points to KFC)
Cabbie: This is KFC?
Me: (rolling eyes) YES.
Much of the rest of the short trip was just as annoying. He stops at my house, and tells me how much, and I give him a note and wait for my change. SCREW HIM, tip-wise. I don't mind tipping a cabbie, so long as they are polite and have some kind of clue about where they are going. The only time I won't bother tipping is if the cabbie doesn't have a clue, or if I am short on change.
Funnily enough, the next cabbie I had, not only knew where my street was, he even knew where my HOUSE was, as he had dropped my housemate off one week with the shopping. Plus, he was funny with a sense of humour. He got a tip. :)
So I wish cabbie applications stipulated that cabbies must have a: a sense of direction and b: good English skills before even being considered for the job. It would make the general public less annoyed in the long run.
/end rant
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