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    Okay so I had a shitty night at work making a lovely $80... I got pissed and left early. I always take a cab home and its never been more then $25... somehow tonight by the time I was 1/4 of the way home it was $35. The driver didnt speak a word of english, wouldnt listen to the way I told him to take so I said fuck it and got him to drop me off in front of a subway station so I could take the night bus the rest of the way home. So here I am standing on one of the shittest street corners in Toronto waiting 20min for the damn bus with guys screaming and yelling at me trying to 'pick me up and give me a ride home'. I had one guy go as far as pulling over and getting out of of his car trying to get me to get in with him. I finally get on the bus and get to the major intersection I live at and take a cab the rest of the way... at least this driver didnt charge me cuz he felt bad for me. But holy hell I should have just stayed in bed tonight Anyway end of rant...

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    That sucks. I had that happen in Philly- my cab was the exact same price every day, except one day when it was double (same traffic as usual). Different company, I guess. I was mad.

    You can't hate cab drivers if the second one didn't charge you! That was super-nice. Just hate the first guy. Or his company.

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    Yes I should have been more clear.. I dont hate all cab drivers, just most. The second guy was awesome.. he gave me his cell number so I can call him to pick me up from the club after work. All the companies here charge the exact same amount.. this one was just stupid and didnt take the way I told him to. I was pissed but its over.

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    You got a receipt, right?

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    No stupid me.. I was to mad to get one, which sucks big time. I usually get one for my taxes

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    Boo

    Ah well, tomorrow's another day

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    I would've had him take me where I was going and then pay him only $25! That sucks though. He don't know english well enough but he knew to fucking drop you off at the subway...oh I would've been heated!







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    ^ I would have done the same thing. I also would have called his cab company and started screaming "gouging". Ok, not screaming, but sternly telling them that this was not acceptable. When I lived Downtown and took cabs, I got a cabby who didn't speak a drop of English and spent his entire time on the phone. He heard the address I wanted to go to but ignored me in the way I wanted to get there. The ride only USUALLY cost me about $15 - $20 (including tip) but this night (not including tip) was going to cost me almost $45. He took every side street he could. I was so pissed off I called his dispatcher and told them. When they said, "Did you tell him which way you wanted to go?" and I told them, "Yeah, I did, but he's so busy chatting on the phone, I don't think he's heard me and he's ignored me every time I tell him to go a different way." It's a no-no in Chicago for a cabby to be on the phone while they have someone in their car. Anywho...the dispatcher called the cabby and told him tough shit, the final fare is going to be $25.

    He was not happy, but not my problem. MOST of the cabbies are cool. This one was just a gouger.

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    Know what? They ALL speak english. They can't be licensed without it. He was lying. Was it a Royal Cab? Those guys are all jerks. When I used to take a long cab ride home the driver actually asked me: "fast or cheap?"

    Most cab drivers are actually good to us - they know we tip well and they have a sense of solidarity. There are just a couple who have the idea that it is okay to screw us around because a) we won't know any better anyway, and b) our money is ill gotten. If the guy is pretending to not understand you, just get right back out of the cab or conspicuoulsy write down his licensing number. He'll likely learn it real fast.
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