My profound hatred for ricks started when one of the autowallah snatched my bag and ran away(i lost my 1 week old phone , cards and almost evry valuable:( ) , but watever is written over here is not related to that burglar , If you are a regular commuter of this Black and Yellow thing then am sure that you would be fully aware of all of these facts which are deeply rooted in an Autowallah's DNA.
1. They never have change, so forget 1 Rs. if you are paying 15 bucks for a minimum because if u gonna ask he will surly say " What Madam , its just 1 rs." ( Ya , nd i have jst started a piggy bank so m gonna put it there... so return my hard earned moneyyyyyyyyyyyyyy )
2. Special request for charging extra will only be made after you have made yourself comfortable on the seat because they know that ur probability of getting out and looking for another rick is very low when you are comfortably settled :(
3. If by any chance he asks you " You know the route Madam?" then its sure that u are on a wrong auto.
4. Don't try to show your expertise in local language if you don't know it and have just picked a few words ( Left tagoli, ille munde nilsi etc) because then in that language only he will tell you that he is going to charge extra( which obviously u won't understand) and den wen u will reach your destination you won't be left even in position to say " illa" (see... he has already told u dat he is gonna charge extra!!)
5. Don't ever think of taking a auto when its raining or else be prepared to pay extra( it can be 3 times the original fare also!!!) reason being " Its raining Madam" (Ya, and i will better get drencehd and take a 2 Rs crocin rather then giving it to u @#$%%#)
6. Be prepared to pay extra if u are comming out of a mall/multiplex, so what if u have just burned a hole in your pocket , they are just asking some 50 bucks more Madam and don't say no else they will make u more guilty of ur spending spree( " you can spend so much in a mall Madam but u can't spend sum extra bucks here")
7. Don't be surprised( and put aside all the theories that u have learnt in physics about Laws of Motion) if u find that meter is actually running when u r stuck in a jam , reason being " its waiting charges Madam" ( o.k m used to pay extra by now but plzzzz sumbody tell me how this meter runs wen the auto is actually stopped???)
8. Its alwez better that u take a digital meter auto , otherwise u will realise that the meter is running even faster then ur heartbeat and u will surly get a heartache( if not heartattack) once u have to pay the fare and plz plz plz don't dare to say that his meter is faulty or tampered otherwise he will give you the look that e1 if you have survived heartattck till now , you are surly gonna get one!!!!
Surviving 2024
6 months ago
Hilarious reading
ReplyDeleteNot so much fun experiencing though