Last two weeks were an endless marathon in fighting with every 2nd autowala for a ride ( not a free but a paid ride)
Day 1
Me- Will you go to S Location?
AutoWala 1- Yes Madam, but 20 Rupees extra
Me- Why Extra ?
Autowala- Traffic, its raining & a trend now for you IT people to give extra money
Me- No , I will not give you extra money
Autowala- Okay madam I will take you to S Location
Me- Enjoying the 35 min auto ride, when the Auto stops in the middle of the ride at a secluded spot.
Autowala- Madam you will have to give me 100 Rupees otherwise I will not take you any further
Me- Okay I will get down from yor rick, but I am calling the police
Autowala - Madam who the hell are you to call the police and runs away
Me- Standing on the road feeling upset after a huge fight with the auto wala- early morning drainage
Day 2
Me - will you go to S Location?
Autowala- Madam 120 rupees
Me- Nope 50 rupees by meter, why do I pay you 120 rupees!!
Autowala- No Madam I will not take you .
Me- Okay Okay,10 rupees extra on meter
Autowala- Okay
Me when reached the destination, the meter shows 90 rupees since it was tampered
Me- Super shocked- Boss whats this?
AUtowala- Yes Madam you will have to give me 100 rupees now
Me- No, u tampered with your meter
Autowala- No gimme 100 Rs.
Me- after giving him Rs. 100 felt upset & cheated
Day 3
Me- Will you go to S Location
Autowala- No
Me- reaches to the traffic guy- Sir the autowala is refusing to go to S Location
Traffic Guy- So madam what should I do, get a car for you!!
Me- Excuse me you are the traffic guy you are supposed to help me
Traffic Guy- Go Go dont waste time
Me- I will call the traffic guys and complaint
Traffic Guy & Autowala- Laughing
Me- crossing the road and nearly in tears- cant I get one auto.
These everyday fights with autowalas are draining me down, they spoil my mood in the morning & in turn the entire day, wonder what is happening to Bangalore !!
It was such a pleasant experience when I arrived here few years back today it seems to be a different story.
Bangalore Whats happening !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 comments:
Thats hilarious....lol
On the positive note: Auto driving seems to be a lucrative oppourtunity :-).. I should rethink my future plans... lol
Yeh & torture souls like the blogger !! Crap
Interesting… it seems blogger did not like the funny side of the incidents. At least I would presume as my comment was labeled ‘Crap’ :-). I can be sympathetic to blogger for all the ordeal blogger went through. However, if I think from auto drivers perspective, few of them have a point. IT folks in B’lore are giving extra money. They have created a trend so how can sole auto drivers be held responsible? Some where people of B’lore should also be held responsible. Auto drivers also have family, they also want to send their kids to good schools, buy fancy stuff for their loved ones. Poor people don’t get bonuses or hefty paycheck like us.
Food for thought- When a stupid doctor charges 500 Rs. for cold and cough we don’t mind, when those splendorous malls charge sky rocket price for a third grade product- we don’t mind, when every shop charge 15 Rs. for the tap water labeled as mineral water- we don’t mind, when those classy restaurant charge exorbitant prices for the same food which we can get on Dhabas- we don’t mind. Then why do we mind paying 10-20 bucks extra to a poor driver who might have 4 children struggling to go to school?
What auto drivers did was certainly not fair. Unfortunately life is not fair too. So take a chill-pill and enjoy being a victim. Smart people like blogger get that chance once in a while :-). And who knows auto drivers association might have decided to charge extra bucks from smart people like Blogger… :-)
Its easier to sit in a fancy car & preach & give some comments about events which the commentor has never witnessed or been through.
I wish the commentor goes through the ordeal of being in the same boat every single day like the blogger- Some Food for Action :)
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