Maybe I should have taken the bus....

I was a bit late getting to the office this morning, so I decided to take a cab rather than hop the bus or walk to work. It took me a while to finally track one down, and on top of it all it was headed in the wrong direction and helmed by a septuagenarian grandmother with a smoking habit. Still, I figured that it would be faster than the bus, and certainly faster than my feet. While in the cab I sent Pegs an e-mail giving her the play-by-play. Check it out below:

Road to St. Michel was blocked. Driver couldn't put it in reverse. Stalled the car. When she did get it in reverse, she almost backed over a guy in the crosswalk and said "Ah, he can see me too, you know." Took a left at rue des Medecines (instead of going to Carrefour de l'Odeon) to rue M. Le Prince and then went THROUGH Carrefour de l'Odeon towards Saint Sulpice. Now on rue Bonaparte heading north, going over cobblestoned street and hooking up with Quai Voltaire. Stuck behind a bus in the bus lane and going through the Louvre instead of going under the Tuileries and avoiding the lights at Louvre and Rivoli. Bill's already up to 7.30 and counting. Plus, she's racing and honking as much as possible to make up time, as well as cursing a LOT. Great start to the morning; next time I'm taking the bus.

Just so we're clear, the bill is usually about 5 euros to get from our apartment to the office; 6 if there's traffic. I paid 8. I didn't think it was humanly possible to drive so badly. While sober.