so i had three choices for methods of getting home -- walking, calling a cab, or asking for a ride. i'm over asking for rides cos i feel like such a needy asshole, and walking is totally out of the question cos it's 1 in the morning right now, so obviously the only option was to call a cab. while we were adjusting the mood lighting during the impromptu arcade fire album release/volcano party, i decided to yelp co-op taxi here in edmonton.i remember one time when i was in new york city, hanging out with one of my friends. he took me on an adventure to the post office in the east village and told me that his way of killing time in the most depressing building in the state of new york was to read yelp reviews of the post office. we stood in line for 45 minutes in this soviet-esque building with the most cold war propaganda-style mural paintings surrounding us. we read probably about 10 yelp reviews with descriptions like "this is the mouth of hell", "this is the darkest place for any soul", etc. pretty sad and hilarious shit. and when we finally got to the window, the lady wouldn't give him the parcel because his name didn't match the name on the package. worst.
anyway, i yelped co-op taxi and it got east village post office reviews. so i yelped yellow cab. much better. i called the cab. he shows up... and then continues to drive down the block. i walk to the taxi and then proceeded to give the guy directions to my house. it seems so strange to me that i end up giving cab drivers directions pretty much every time i take one, and i live downtown.
so really, both co-op and yellow cab are shitty. why does any form of public transportation in edmonton suck so bad? car withdrawals are the worst right now.
the end.
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