Taxi Ride from Hell
At this point, we had fed our inner-nerds with enough factoids for the day, and returned to our hotel. We needed a bit of a rest before we got ready for dinner.
So, we did what anyone would do and asked one of the nice men in dark suits at the front of the hotel to get us a cab to go to La Choza, the restaurant for our steak dinner and wine experience.
When you’ve been with someone for 20+ years, there is a lot of non-verbal communication that can occur in little more than a glance. This is what happened less than a block from the hotel, when our looks at each other said, “GET YOUR SEAT BELT ON”.
It seems that the cab driver – who spoke no English – liked to use ALL of the gas pedal and ALL of the brake pedal, sometimes at the same time. This is in the equivalent of a 2010 Ford Focus that obviously had seen a lot of miles.
Those lines on the pavement were apparently viewed as mere suggestions, much the same as the red lights that we cruised through.
Just as an FYI – it is possible to find and get a seatbelt on in under 3 seconds when there is a need.
This rated in the top 5 scary cab rides we have had in our lives. We were really, REALLY glad to get to the restaurant in about 10 minutes – and did not book our return trip with the same cab!
(Incidentally, most of our cab rides have been under $1,000 Argentinian pesos – about $5.40).
So, we did what anyone would do and asked one of the nice men in dark suits at the front of the hotel to get us a cab to go to La Choza, the restaurant for our steak dinner and wine experience.
When you’ve been with someone for 20+ years, there is a lot of non-verbal communication that can occur in little more than a glance. This is what happened less than a block from the hotel, when our looks at each other said, “GET YOUR SEAT BELT ON”.
It seems that the cab driver – who spoke no English – liked to use ALL of the gas pedal and ALL of the brake pedal, sometimes at the same time. This is in the equivalent of a 2010 Ford Focus that obviously had seen a lot of miles.
Those lines on the pavement were apparently viewed as mere suggestions, much the same as the red lights that we cruised through.
Just as an FYI – it is possible to find and get a seatbelt on in under 3 seconds when there is a need.
This rated in the top 5 scary cab rides we have had in our lives. We were really, REALLY glad to get to the restaurant in about 10 minutes – and did not book our return trip with the same cab!
(Incidentally, most of our cab rides have been under $1,000 Argentinian pesos – about $5.40).
Comments
Post a Comment