Posted on 09/10/2015 11:06:33 AM PDT by rickmichaels
One of the last times I was in a cab, which must have been nearly a year ago, I was on my way to the airport literally digging my nails into the backseat upholstery. Ive never really been much of a fan flying, but in this case, I couldnt get this normally comforting refrain out of my head: Youre much more likely to die in a car on the way to the airport than you are in some sort of freak plane crash. Watching my driver speed up and cut off drivers in passing lanes, I was sure I was going to test that theory. In hindsight, I probably should have just asked the driver to slow down, but I was paralyzed by a combination of crippling social awkwardness and sheer fear. Maybe if I hold on really tight, I thought, I could somehow save myself if and when he vehicle becomes a mess of broken tinker toys off the side of Highway 401.
To my surprise and delight, we made it to the airport in one piece, and I watched the driver speed off to collect his next fare. In hindsight, again, I should have gotten his name or cab number since I had no idea who he was, where he was going and if I would ever have the misfortune of riding in his car again. But trying to track down a cab driver was not exactly on my list of things to do right before a vacation, especially since I would have no guarantee that my complaint would actually register with the company. So I instead headed inside to check my luggage, silently vowing never to take a cab again.
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Oh, can it. Several Uber drivers in my family so I know the score.
Where did I come up with this crap?
My local paper.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/mar/24/state-shuts-down-roll-your-own-cigarette-machines/
And here's a photo of the mythical machine:
That’s huge. The ones I remember were small hand held devices that rolled one at a time.
These are essentially scaled down versions of the machines that large tobacco companies use. A customer can make a carton of smokes in a few minutes.
Or at least you could....that photo shows the Fire Marshall’s notice on it. Killed by cronyism and government.
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