What the hell kind of town is this when even Sara Underwood can't get a cab?
By adamg - 11/15/09 - 9:59 pm
The Channel 25 anchor/reporter learns first hand that 1:30 a.m. is not a good time for getting a cab in the Financial District.
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She walks slowly!
By JohnAKeith - 11/15/09 - 10:06 pm
Two miles in an hour? Was she crunk??
Dude
By adamg - 11/15/09 - 10:12 pm
She was in heels. I'm thinking two miles in heels is going to take a bit of time to do - but people who have actually worn heels, feel free to correct me.
Here's a tip she might need
By JohnAKeith - 11/15/09 - 10:28 pm
I have a tip for her. Do what I do, take 'em off. We walked from the theater district to Tremont St on Halloween and I did it barefoot.
Barefoot isn't so easy, either
By cynical - 11/15/09 - 11:04 pm
In a similar situation one night a number of years back, a friend and I walked from Back Bay (near the Common) to my apartment just beyond Coolidge Corner in Brookline, a distance of just over 3 miles if Mapquest is to be believed. I started out with thin-soled flat sandals, but took them off after about 2 miles when the combination of straps and blisters proved too much to bear. After that, my feet hurt, and walking barefoot on asphalt -- careful to dodge dog-leavings and broken glass -- wasn't exactly a treat. The whole trip took about 90 minutes. In my cross-trainers, that walk would have taken about 30-40 minutes. Point is, the heels needn't be high for the shoes to be completely ill-suited to a fast-paced walk. Also, alcohol (*hic*) just might have been a factor in the slower pace. Hypothetically.
Anyway, Boston cabbies suck.
-Ms. Cynical
Maybe it was all those
By anon (not verified) - 11/15/09 - 10:07 pm
Maybe it was all those "investigative reports" she did on cabbies.
Welcome to Boston. There is
By J - 11/15/09 - 10:21 pm
Welcome to Boston. There is no night bus service, and the medallion system means there arent enough cabs.
Ive done 2 mile walks multiple times. Its a fact of life.
Youd think by now some entrepreneur would get a bus and run it from downtown to allston or brookline at that time. Its probably illegal though, just because.
This is the story of the
By anon (not verified) - 11/16/09 - 12:52 am
This is the story of the nightlife in Boston.
Good luck trying to catch a non-called in cab anytime after nine PM. Half have a fair, and the other half will drive right by you.
Another glimpse of life...
By david_yamada - 11/15/09 - 10:50 pm
...in the City That Always Sleeps.
The cab drives probably saw
By NotWhitey - 11/15/09 - 11:46 pm
The cab drives probably saw Felger was with her and wouldn't pick them up.
Damn!
By East Cambridge (not verified) - 11/16/09 - 1:08 pm
I wish that I'd said that!