Cab Lovebug

I think the cabs in SF are getting nicer or they're just getting paid a lot more lately than we think they are...

Yesterday I had a cab fare that was $10. I gave the guy a $20 and he gave me back $15. Today I had a fare that was $6 and the guy only charged me $5. I mean... it's only a dollar but I'm saving pennies and this was pretty nice.

Granted, the first dude tried running my credit card for the fare. He tried twice and said that it was giving him a message to pre-auth which he didn't know how to do. So I opted to run by the ATM and get some cash. Maybe he felt bad? Turns out he was running my card for $50. Twice. Thank God I pay attention to my bank account. I'll just assume that he didn't know what he was doing... The second guy said that most people just hand him $20 bills for fares as low as $5. Jesus Cristo, he probably spends a lot of time with the big pockets in the Financial District?

I'm taking a cab to and from a meeting in the Presidio today so maybe I'll get a buy one, get one free card. :)

Wishful thinking...