The Cash Cab

I don't know what it is about me, but I tend to attract taxi drivers. I used to live near New York City. I worked in the city so I took cabs often. I actually think riding the subway is the best way to get through the city, but if it was late, or I was tired, or had a lot of things in my hands, I would hop in a cab.

In the 10 years that I lived in NYC, I have had my fortune told by a cab driver, while driving, he read my palm. I also received several proposals to become a cabbie girlfriend, lover and even wife.

My favorite cab ride was one I took about 2 years ago. I was on my way to a job interview. I was in lower Manhattan and needed to get to the midtown west in short order. One thing that you can never be confident about in NYC is transportation time. The subways can be fast, or horribly slow. There can be traffic, or clear roads. There are very few certainties, so you learn to leave a lot of time for travel, and when it is important to be somewhere on time, the rule is you will cut it close or be late. Always.

At any rate, I left enough time, but I did not count on the accident we got into (we were rear ended) or the horrid late afternoon tunnel traffic. If that were not fun enough, my cabbie decided that I was the most beautiful woman he had ever met, and spent the very long traffic filled ride, trying to convince me to date him. Again, I am the friendly sort, and will talk with anyone when they talk to me.

Among the virtues that he presented me, including a cab when ever I needed it, he offered to cook for me (a very common theme for cab drivers I am finding) a lovely fish dinner, and he also mentioned that people thought he looked like Robert DiNero.

I happen to love Robert DiNero, so this caught my attention. He turned around and I screamed as he was a perfect double for Mr. DiNero. Of course this came at the end of the cab ride, and I had to run to my interview so I could not stay around and chat, though he did give me his card, and number. My friends are convinced that I was in a cab with Mr. DiNero while he was preparing for a role.

I never called.