Comments on: A tiny but important business lesson

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:28:43 +0000

*blink* You would think they'd have a female driver, or maybe a non-football watching cab driver... I usually watch the superbowl for the ridiculous commercials... This year I didn't even do that. If it were some other situation that they'd screwed up, I'd be okay, but to outright not tell you we don't pickup on the Superbowl, now that would have me screaming a stream of expletives. It's just too ludacris to excuse. Melissas last blog post..Rattail Shenanigans

By: LifeMadeGreat - Juliet

LifeMadeGreat - Juliet — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:59:51 +0000

Ha-dee-ha sorry, I have to laugh at the way you've written this. You would not do well in South Africa! Juliet LifeMadeGreat - Juliets last blog post..Overcoming The Barriers Of Introversion: Starting The Process

By: Robynn

Robynn — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:40:31 +0000

Oh Havi… Oof. I didn’t mean to sound quite so, um, solipsistic. I meant not so much that you suffer to amuse me, as that suffering is way less unpleasant when you get a good blog entry out of it. At least that’s how it is in my world. I can put up with almost anything as long as I can tell a funny story about it afterwards.

But of course my amusement is very very important too, yes. *Nods seriously*

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:27:55 +0000

And the delayed taxi driver was probably some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise at night… through… eel-infested waters…

(Go in! Get after her!)
(…I don’t swim…)
(…I only dog paddle…)

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:49:38 +0000

I’ve always said that the worst experiences (when you survive) make the *best* stories. Your experience here is a little less extreme than most of the times it seemed applicable, however having been to Austin, I can visualize it very well.

never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line.

ah ha ha ha, ah ha ha ha, ah ha… (falling over) – YAY!

By: christy

christy — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:04:39 +0000

Well, it's easy to be confused. Americans feel the need to call a game FOOTball when the feet have nearly no involvement. Don't worry, I'm here to help! christys last blog post..Rumi and President Obama

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:41:15 +0000

All I could think of when I read this (which I did in a fantabulous Texan accent) was, "You can't get there from here!" And I'm glad you could laugh about it!! Leahs last blog post..More Fun with Words

By: chas

chas — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:14:44 +0000

oh i just love that conversation…and i’m so glad that the texas cab man is clueless about the right way to do things…cos then i never would have had the chance to read that conversation!

and hey…have you ever seen that infamous austin movie classic that begins in a cab…slackers? that’s the thing see…austin may be in texas, it may even be the capitol of texas, and still…it’s a state of mind all its own!

chass last blog post..mmm10! talk about the passion!

By: Havi Brooks

Havi Brooks — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:13:09 +0000

Death and taxis! Fabulous.

@Kyeli – See? It’s good I didn’t know that!

@Sue – Right? The insanity! Also, the weirdest part is that they could have just said when I called the first time that it was a game and no one was available. Instead of “It will be there in half an hour” and then being totally incredulous that I was still waiting. When there was a GAME.

It’s just too funny. Though your experiences sounded considerably more annoying.

@Gina – “Stop this rhyming. I mean it!” “Anybody want a peanut?”

@Liz – you are so so right. Also, inconceivable!

@Christy – clearly I should consult you on everything. Because I wasn’t even sure it *was* football at first. :)

@Robynn – I suffer to amuse you! That’s even funnier than the story. Love it.

@Joely – Oh good. I could double my subscribers if people’s hearts were reading separately. Actually I couldn’t but that’s still pretty cool. Can’t wait to read it.

Honestly? Having people reading this stuff makes it so much more bearable when it happens. You just think “Ooooh, I can’t wait to blog this!”

By: Kyeli

Kyeli — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:02:44 +0000

I don't think I mentioned that I'm Sicilian. No, seriously. So it's a very good thing we didn't have to deal with death. Especially because then there would've been death and taxis! Kyelis last blog post..Reflections on three months of being vegan (well, actually, non-dairy vegetarian)