Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Inflation! Autorickshaw guys to add to the misery!

It's true that the economy world over is in doldrums, thanks to the fuel crisis.
To add to this frustration, are the absolutely insolent autorickshaw fellows in chennai.
Since we moved out of our apartment last weekend, I have been staying with my In-laws in t-nagar, which is supposedly the most crowded and congested suburb of the city, as it is infested with shops .So everyday I need to leave home half an hour early for work, as this is the amount of time spent in haggling with the absolutely RUDE auto guys.
They demand almost twice, thrice the normal fare and most of them even refuse to take you to your destination.
These guys ought to learn something from the autorickshaw fellows in Bombay, who never refuse you a ride and charge you exactly to the meter and even return change back, however small and insignificant it might be.( even 25 ps or 50 ps).
Well I guess it is not only the autorickshaw guys who are to be blamed ,but the TN Govt. too.
Chennai is the only metro city in India where auto guys just do'nt put on the meters.(Although they do carry the most fancy and latest electronic meters! what a waste!)

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