I really don't take cabs to talk. It's nice when the driver is friendly, but it doesn't bother me the least bit if he just asks where I'm going, and doesn't say another word until we get there. But sometimes it's a great conversation. They're usually immigrants, so if you get them talking they can tell you all kinds of interesting stuff about Romania or India or some such place you may have never been.
The best is when they want to talk about the thing you're doing. I had a great ride down to the pub last April for the kings game where we clinched. The very Indian driver talked hockey with me, and commented that "Johnny Goooodrow sure can hockey!"
I hope that guy is making money and feeding his family. But I don't feel bad that there's a better service that I will be using exclusively, until Calgary taxis learn how to answer the phone, and arrive in reasonable amounts of time.
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