Time 5:10 pm, Weekday
Place: Auto stand @ Exit Gate
Me: Hurrying to get home since my evening conf calls begin at 6pm
AG - AutoGuy
Me: Tippasandra
AG1: Disinterested, no response
Me: Tippasandra
AG2: Ignore
Me: Tippasandra
AG3: Where in Tippsasandra madam?
Me: Answers religiously
AG3: Ignore
Me: Tippasandra
AG4: 50 Rupees Madam [Grins]
Me: Ignore …
Yeah even we get to do that sometimes ;-)
And this is one of the first things you learn to do when AG’s Yappily demand thrice the meter amount.
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End of the Queue…
Me: Tippasandra
AG: Come Madam, how much will u give?
Me: 20 Rupees
AG: Sit
Me wonders, why did I even say 20!
In the background –
Other AG’s: How much are u taking, 20?
AG: Yes. Go
Now in the Rick -
AG: What time do you leave office madam?
Me: Fix time nahin hai
AG: Same time madam?
Me: No
AG: Morning, madam?
Me: Ignore
AG: Continues questioning
Me: Ignore
AG: More rambling
Me: Ignore
Me is fed up of the over friendliness now
AG adjusts his rearview mirrors
Me goes #*@%#%
Wonders if I have seen him before
AG continues: Ek ghante se auto queue mein khada tha na.. end of queue mein customer nahin milta .. isiliye agreed for Tippsandra
Me: Ignore
Though My face Says – DO you want me to go down on my knees and thank you Saaar !??!!
AG: otherwise 20 rupees mein koi nahin aata. Madam you give 30 rupees otherwise na?
Me: NO. I never give 30 Rupees for this distance
AG: us din diye the na?
[Us din… kis din … kab … kaun … kahan conversation in pipeline]
Me: Ignore
A kilometer later…
Me: Go straight, don’t take this turn. Take the next right
AG: Maloom
AG: Ek baar rasta dekh liya to yaad rehta madam… bhoolta nahin. Kidhar bhi gaya to sab customer ka yaad rehta
Twas clear now that I had indeed seen him before. One of more such days in the past.
Thankfully that also meant – No more conversation with him since he knew the way.
But soon …
AG: Road kharab hai
Me: Ignore
AG turns to look back now
Agitated, My face now says – Would u care to look ahead and drive!!!!
Me: Aap auto chalao na
Signalling him to look ahead
AG: Madam speaker deck bahut heavy hai …blah blah blah … some shitty reason
Me is now looking outside the auto …its IGNORE in CAPS
We reach after a few more BIG time ignores…
I step out and pay him 20 bucks.
AG: Tomorrow evening I will be there same time madam
Me: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I hear him right?
Agitated Me was ready to slap him now. But Composed me says – No need. I do not want to fix up any particular auto.
AG waits.
Me walks away.
That’s the Blore AG’s for you. Shameless in every possible manner. And I am being euphemistic here.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Rendezvous with Bangalore – 2
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18 comments:
oh god.this must have been really annoying :(
reminds me of a story of my friend who gave a couple of auto guys what they deserved, had them crying and pleading on separate occasions. sometimes, u wonder if thats what they have coming to them.
so did u ride with him again?
reminds me of a story of my friend who gave a couple of auto guys what they deserved, had them crying and pleading on separate occasions. sometimes, u wonder if thats what they have coming to them.
so did u ride with him again?
@ nikita...Annoying the rick ride sure was. But what happened in the end left me more than astonished.
Btw, I think I know you nikita.. do i? Details please :-)
@zoxcleb, I have no such intentions for now :-) As for riding with him again - not yet. My team mates have been giving me a ride vry generously.
Never a dull day in Blore, isn't it ?
:-) with these samples around ... never a dull day :D
SOme of them are sensible though... but most live up to their expectation ;-)
I mean, i have tried and keep trying to be nice to them. I wont give up :-)
aaah Niki :-) Confirmed!
kya yaar, ek to auto wala FRIENDly hona chahta tha, tu bhaav kha rahi hai...
;)
btw, agar autowala sallu miyaan types hota, tab bhi tu yehi kehti kya?
hehehhehehehe......
Sallu ... wats he got to do with this ??
Well agar SHahid Kapoor hota to ... Ummmm
To Auto nahin uski gaadi hoti and mein peeche nahin aage baithti :-)
Shahid...
To Auto nahin uski gaadi hoti and mein peeche nahin aage baithti :-)
Wow... talk about double standards! :p
no, but seriously, that sounds freaky... never been to B'lore but keep hearing stories like this all the time.
Oh god! I was in Bangalore for an year and I can totally relate to this post!
After a couple of auto rides, I just shifted to the buses! Its so much more convenient that way! :-)
:)
yeah..the auto guys are a crazy lot over there...
and if u happen to get down from the buses (the ones that go to hyderabad, mumbai, kerala etc) early morning at madivala, then u hav to b very careful also..these gys will come and swarm at the door of the bus and most of them are rowdy types...
and they treat their autos like aeroplanes..no speed control...
once i was coming back from cochin and got into an auto from airport..this guy was either a fan of schumi or of rajnikanth..he was driving like crazy and i tapped him gently on the shoudler and asked him to go slow.... and he replies...
"sir..aap abhi abhi aeroplane se nikla hai...main tho usse thez nahin chalatha na?"
trust me..he said this...
so..thata blore auto wallas for you..
sorry..i think this comment will be longer than the post! :)
@ Harini ... Blore authorities are giviing serious thoughts to promote good bus service - to ease the traffic congestions.
Hope that also means some respite to these daily dramas
@Vinod...Welcome ... long time. aeroplane se tez nahin ... LOL. These must be the worlds narrowest runways :D
Ha ha, well said and its quite funny :-) 7 reasons why Autowala in Bangalore will refuse to take you:
Here is some predictable conversations:
Occurrence: 50 percent
You: MG Road ?
Autowala: (He will take the head up, think like he is thinking some rocket projectile equation)... he will go without speaking a word.
Occurrence: 30 percent
You: Forum ?
Autowala: 20 Rs. extra Saar.
You: Why ?
Autowala: (if its weekend)traffic saar..(if its weekday) no return passenger saar.
1. No reason, its his wish
2. Location is not good
3. You are not looking good
4.You haven't asked him in a respectful manner
5. Peak time - in peak time, they don't carry any passenger
6. Traffic on your way
7. CNG is not working
@ Ram ... hilarious!!!
Similar learning captured in my latest post.
Btw, do I know you? Introductions please.
Definitely not, we don't each other :D I saw your blog link in ISB blog and visited :-)))
Still your interested to read my introduction, then here it is:
This is Ram Kumar. There is not much to write about myself ;) I look like a normal boy next door, ordinary and unassuming but I am not!!! My Profession is Software Engineer and when I started my career, it wasn't to become the Super Star that I've become...but some things I guess are unavoidable. You can't fight the funk & you can't change fate. Yes,yes y'all, I am finally doing good in my career :-) I know that I am quite a smart person on most things, and also am exceedingly imaginative. I do feel that I am funny, though surely not everyone is funny all the time. My humor would probably best be labeled very wry and sarcastic, though it is quite fun to just plain laugh at the silliness of things lots of times.
I believe that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has…that's
the reason I choose Pankhudi Foundation. I like the kids (when they don't try to eat my meals)and also I am working for "Pankhudi Foundation" for helping underprivileged children education. If you interested to spend few hours of your time for teaching activity on Saturdays or any similar activity then please drop a mail at bangalore@pankhudifoundation.org
So that would be it i guess...It would be great if I have you introduction :-) btw, Enjoy maadi :-)))
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