Friday, August 24, 2012

Auto rickshaw Diaries: the faulty meters....


My relationship with the auto-wallahs in any city in India except for Hyderabad was never great... not even close to good... Things are not any better in delhi compared to the horrible experience with the Chennai auto-wallahs....
In Delhi, auto-wallahs never keep the meter on; well, except for few (they might be saints among the sinners)... The most common excuse, ‘the meter is not working, i’m just about to go to the mechanics’... They might be planning to go the mechanic whole year, but ever do... When will they ever fix...
The hilarious part of an auto journey will be when the meter shows less amount than we negotiated for... negotiated will be a polite term, actually ‘fought and agreed on’ will be the right term to use... The excuse in that situation is ‘this meter is all wrong, i’m just going to the mechanic’.... Bless all auto mechanics in Delhi...
Increased rates on summer and rainy seasons... rates vary by season... waiting to see the winter rates... that will be touching the heavens too...
I am missing my bike here... tired of giving money to the greedy auto-wallahs.... Let the rainy season be over, will get a Delhi registration bike....

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