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NYC cab in the South End

CraigglesofDoom presents us with today's mystery: What was a New York City cab doing in the South End today?

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Might be the only car this person owns.

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Thinking about the fare was funnier. I'd think that taking the lucky star would be a better deal though - unless he can write off the travel on his taxes since it's a taxi.

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It's not the first time I've seen a NYC cab in Boston over Thanksgiving weekend.

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Betcha it's stolen.

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Hopefully they brought enough cash since the credit card machine won't be working when they reach their destination here!

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Duhhhh? Are twitter kids born naive or do they just get that way?

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Hey, it's happened. Granted, almost never, but still.

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It's happened more recently as well - I dare say there was probably more than this one post-Sandy case.

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  1. An amusing story.
  2. Something said or done for amusement.
      It was a joke!
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Give the MBTA their logo back!

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For decades, NYC taxis had the fare printed on the doors.

Who's the idiot graphic designer who thought it would be better to replace it with a tiny picture of someone hailing a cab, and the text "Metered fare, Flat fare to JFK"?

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anything but a Bloomberg NYC taxi. Can you imagine a Boston taxi in that condition.

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That is not the color of the T logo. The MBTA T logo is a black T with a white background.

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they charge you a flat rate, probably $575 max.

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Boston has a flat rate book which you can Google and look up any community in Massachusetts and major cities in the Northeast (complete with directions). If it was a Boston cab going to NYC, the fare would be $700.80. For NYC, long distance fares are negotiable, but this should give you an idea of what's expected.

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With an 8-10 hour round trip, would that $700 compare favorably with a standard shift - with potentially less hassle?

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As the woman in the above cited article mentioned, she talked religion and philosophy with the cabbie during their drive.

I'd imagine that it'd be pretty comparable.

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Cash cab!

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