Wednesday, June 23, 2010

THE RISKS WE TAKE


LEASING A HUNK OF YELLOW JUNK THAT RUNS VIRTUALLY NON-STOP 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, THROUGH A POTHOLE-RIDDLED GAUNTLET OF AGGRO MANIACS, ONLY SOME OF WHOM OCCASIONALLY LOOK UP FROM TEXTING, IS A BIG RISK TO BE TAKING. WE MUSTN'T FORGET THE INCOME- ELIMINATING POLICE TRAPS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ROCKS BEING THROWN AT YOU, PLUS UNSTABLE GAS PRICES AND PSYCHOPATHIC PASSENGERS. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, MY CAB OVERHEATS MINUTES AFTER I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN, FOLKS. AT LEAST WE GET A BREAK FROM SLIPPERY, INVISIBLE BLACK ICE. I GIVE A PROUD SALUTE TO ALL CABBIES FOR THEIR INTEGRITY AND RESILIENCE ON THIS THE DAY AFTER "TAXI APPRECIATION DAY."

2 comments:

  1. does near every car really overheat right after the a/c is turned on? I had one like that recently, but none others. i think it's a simple maintenance issue that is not being taken care of. maybe the car is lacking engine coolant.

    I know on particularly hot days, the gas guys refill every car's engine coolant, and similarly after/during a snowy day they may refill the washer fluid.

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  2. actually when i was done using that particular car with this problem, they all seemed confused by it, asking if it was the a/c, and when i said the a/c works fine, but the engine overheats, they looked baffled. it might be a language barrier. but either way i only had one with this problem. another one overheated to the point it couldn't drive because a fan broke. I was impressed that they came to my location and immediately knew the problem, and had the replacement fan with them.

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