Angry Cabbies

When I walked out to my bike tonight, it wouldn't start.

The battery ran out of juice because I was so freaking cold when I got to work this morning, I just stopped the bike, got off and went inside. I forgot to actually move the key to "Off" and to remove it from the ignition.

So I tried roll-starting it by myself and then my buddy Jim came out and helped. It was all to no avail. We were going to try to jump start it and it turns out I was lucky he didn't have jumper cables because I later found out that jump-starting the bike via car can fry the bike electronics.

Finally, after fucking with it for awhile, I decided to call a cab. I gave "Roys" a call and found out it was gonna cost me 46 bucks to get home. So I went ahead and booked it and then proceed to wait for the "15, 20 no... 25 minutes" that the dispatcher told me it would take for the cabbie to get there.

About 35 minutes later I get a call from the cabbie who is on the completely wrong side of the complex of buildings where I work. At that same moment, one of my coleagues (colleagues? coleegs? colleegs? kolleags? Fuck it) comes out of the building and offers me a ride.

Let's see... 46 bucks and a lost cabby or female colleague? WHICH WOULD YOU PICK?

Just as I was getting into R's car, the cabby calls me back and tells me she's found the building. So that's when I told her I was already in a car and on my way.

"Hey, I really apprceciate you coming out here, but I actually found a ride..."

"Yeah? I bet you aren't appreciative enough to come back here and give me a little money for the effort..." She sounded... what... pissed off?

"Yeahhhh.. ummm... nooooo.... you're right.. I'm not that appreciative..."

"Well I guess that makes you an asshole now doesn't it?"

"Yeah... I hear that alot... I sure hope I'm able to sleep tonight. Have a nice one"

So that's my story and I'm sticking to it!