tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post111512091045963296..comments2024-03-28T14:16:51.745+05:30Comments on Known Turf: Automaton - 3Annie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1120763150242842422005-07-08T00:35:00.000+05:302005-07-08T00:35:00.000+05:30On one rare occasion, around 3 AM in the then fors...On one rare occasion, around 3 AM in the then forsaken Mahakali, there was this autowalla who asked my friend Vikas for 50 bucks when the normal fare was just 20 bucks. Vikas got in without a word.<BR/>When they reached his building, he got off just as he had gotten on, without a word and walked.<BR/>The autowalla assumed he was going into the building to get some change, but Vikas did not return1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1119643597323888152005-06-25T01:36:00.000+05:302005-06-25T01:36:00.000+05:30hilarious story, Morquendi. I almost fell of my ch...hilarious story, Morquendi. I almost fell of my chair laughing! More people should try this when the auto-fellas haggle.. :)Sanjeevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503892343682253668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1115268472058520492005-05-05T10:17:00.000+05:302005-05-05T10:17:00.000+05:30had a moment with a colombo auto guy last night......had a moment with a colombo auto guy last night...<BR/><BR/>he drove me home after work and asked for 600 rs.<BR/><BR/>me: i normally pay 300.<BR/><BR/>him: ok 450.<BR/><BR/>me: no 250.<BR/><BR/>him: huh? you just said you pay 300?<BR/><BR/>me: yes, that's normally<BR/><BR/>him: so?<BR/><BR/>me: you tried to rip me off so i'm only paying you 250. it's a penalty.<BR/><BR/>him: you're nuts.<BR/><BRMorquendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485106528366831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1115268107989541462005-05-05T10:11:00.000+05:302005-05-05T10:11:00.000+05:30this is just a random unrelated story about buses....this is just a random unrelated story about buses...<BR/><BR/>once in chennai i got onto the bus with the right amount of change in my hand and found a seat and immediately fell asleep...<BR/><BR/>a half an hour later one of those bus inspectors hopped on and when he asked for the ticket i gave him the 4 rupees and he thought i was trying to bribe him with it because i, very clearly, did not haveMorquendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485106528366831656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1115209613929638232005-05-04T17:56:00.000+05:302005-05-04T17:56:00.000+05:30Well, conductors 'forgetting' to give back your du...Well, conductors 'forgetting' to give back your due happens a lot In Delhi but once, one <I>refused</I> to give me back change, apprently because he had none!<BR/>ApurvaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-1115124606080122442005-05-03T18:20:00.000+05:302005-05-03T18:20:00.000+05:30Yep, it's such a pleasure to come across an auto-d...Yep, it's such a pleasure to come across an auto-driver who isn't boorish. Happens maybe once every three months and then one feels like offloading the entire contents of one's wallet in gratitude.<BR/>Haven't been on a bus in months but my big problem with them involves their untiring efforts to run me off the road. Happily, they don't charge for that service.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.com