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Cabbie to the Rescue!

Once in a while, there's a great Only in New York story to make your day. Here, this cabbie inadvertently stopped a bank robbery - just by being crabby! http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/02/ornery_cab_driver_busts_bank_r.html?f=most-commented-intel-7d5
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
Those sound like some sloppy, sorry bank robbers.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Now that was an interesting story. Sometimes it pays to be crabby. In this case it worked. A crime was stopped. I wonder if the cab driver was acknowledged as a hero. That would have brightened his day for sure.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@DBlack ha ha ..probably but then you never know in a city like NYC anything can happen...

@ajadedidealist Now that cabbies are no longer on the phone because of the ban, they have all the time in the world to pay attention to the antics of their passengers be they bank robbers /not.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Good call, @uptowngirl! Although I have to be careful not to have embarassing/personal convos in cabs now - they're paying attention to me!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Most of the time I am in a cab by myself. When I am, I focus more on where I have to go. So I do not talk. If a cab driver does start a conversation with me, I will talk a little, but not too much.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@JenMac That cabbie was definitely putting the moves on you. Classic creep move: start talking about what an amazing lover you are.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps Hahaha, yeah, the only motivation for boasting like that to a woman would have to be for the purposes of putting the moves on you...
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
He needs to find a new tactic then . . . he was saying some disturbing stuff. Although, I did want to keep listening. It was like watching a car crash.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Yeah... the whole "I'm great in bed, I've slept with so many women" thing is the worst sort of come-on, but I think one of the most common. Why are there so many creeps amongst men?
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
It's pretty clear that cab driver is a talker, not a doer, ladies.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Can you actually tell a cab driver, Please stop talking to me, you're creeping me out?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@DBlack That's the conclusion I usually draw from such come-on methods.

@Uraniumfish Yes.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Gross. Why would a complete stranger actually think that anyone would be interested in his personal dealings with women? I actually had a cab driver give me his number and beg me to call him after he got off work at 6am. Why would that ever happen?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@hhusted I don't think that all cab drivers are rapists/murders. And anyone could be a horrible creep - that Craig's List killer guy was a med student. I don't think you can pick them out by their profession.

Anyway, I often chat with cab drivers, and most of them seem to be just decent working class humans. Anyone ever had a female cab driver? I've met exactly one.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I wonder why that is? Is it a dangerous job for women, or are most women just not interested in jobs that involve driving?
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Hey Uptowngirl and NeverSleeps, I never said all cab drivers are demons. I was only relating a story based on BroadwayBK's incident. I was simply making a point based on BroadwayBK's situation that anything can happen in this city. I do remember reading about the case with the cab driver. I wanted to relay that story only to prove a point. I know many cab drivers who are friendly and nice.

Please don't misunderstand my post. I just wanted to state that people need to be careful when getting in cabs, walking down a street, or getting into the subway. Be safe.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@BroadwayBk I think it is a rather dangerous job, you're carrying around cash, and when belligerent drunk people get in the cab, they are much more likely to give a woman grief...think of your average frat boy mentality now...
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
That's a good point - @uraniumfish. I suppose it requires trust on both sides - being a cabbie is as risky as getting into a cab!
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@everyone I remember when they first introduced credit card machines in cabs, the cabbies were most upset mainly because they were concerned about drunk, belligerent customers who would perhaps pay with dud cards in the dead of the night and the cabbie would then be left holding the fare.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: That is actually what one cab driver told me when I asked about the system. He told me he had more trouble with it than when he did not have the machine at all. Then again, I remember another cab driver told me nothing bad happened to his machine.

I always pay cash no matter what. I feel safer that way.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I never actually thought about all the cash they must have. You are completely right, it's so obvious now. Ugh, please don't ever mention frat boys again!

@uptowngirl The first time I ever paid with a credit card it took me days to figure out how to do it. Granted I had had too much to drink, and I thought that you somehow swipe your card on the little tv screen rather than the completely separate card swiper. The cab driver was absolutely no help, as he didn't really know how to do it either. It was up to me, a drunk girl, to figure it out. At least my card wasn't a dud?
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK: That's why I prefer cash. I don't want to waste time trying to figure out how to pay a fare. I just want to get out of the cab and get on with my business.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Well once I figured it out I actually use it a lot. I still tip with cash, but sometimes I just want to hang on to my cash for its many other uses. There are a lot of places in my hood that only take cash, and it's such a pain to get that I end up using cards where ever I can get away with it.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted and BroadwayBK I tend to also use cash to pay cabbies. In fact I use cash more than I use my cards..but maybe I should change after seeing that my friends accumulate tons of frequent flier miles by swiping their amex cards everywhere.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: You have an incentive. You have a credit card that rewards you. I don't. That is why I use cash. I look at the meter, get the cash ready, and pay the fare when I arrive. Life is simple that way.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted If you reread my post you will notice that I said that even I use cash but am considering switching to a card just to accumulate air miles.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@Everybody Being a cabbie is a seriously dangerous job and it's also hard work. A lot of cabbies work long shifts to make their daily income. It's one job I never ever want to do, though at least it's an option for a man.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@uptowngirl That's a pretty good reason to use a card. I guess that's not possible with debit transactions (from the previous discussion regarding the use of debit vs credit) ? Hmm. I should look into that with my bank.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I know of a relative who accumulates so many air miles that she manages to fly business class long haul with her kids every year! I want in on that secret! I do follow several travel blogs like flyertalk.com , farecompare.com but still havent managed to figure out how to effectively use my air miles which are all over the place...I would love to be able to fly business class everywhere...actually even premium economy would do :)
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I need a card that rewards me - I would be reaping so many rewards!
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
Amex is the only card I know that offers any membership benefits, but I don't take advantage of even half of the stuff.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
There are advantages to having a card that provides frequent flyer miles. Every time you use the card you accumulate miles. But there are disadvantages to it to. The disadvantages are that you go further into debt. So think about it before trying for a credit card that gives frequent flyer miles. If it pays off in the long run so be it.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
That's a good point, @hhusted. I live happily without a credit card - debit is just fine for me, and I'd really rather not spend more than I earn! I'm a spendthrift, so it's good that I watch myself lest I buy myself into debtors' prison...
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Ajadedidealist: Debit cards are okay to use where accepted. But what if you had to rent a car and the car place refused to accept your debit card. This happened to me once. That is why I now have a credit card.

In some places you actually need a credit card for ID purposes. That is if the credit card has your picture on it. My credit card does not have a picture on it, but my girlfriend's credit card does.
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