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What the hell kind of town is this when even Sara Underwood can't get a cab?

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 | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 10:06pm

Two miles in an hour? Was she crunk??

Dude

By adamg | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 10:12pm

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 | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 10:28pm

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 | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 11:04pm

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) | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 10:07pm

Maybe it was all those "investigative reports" she did on cabbies.

Welcome to Boston. There is

By J | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 10:21pm

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) | Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:52am

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 | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 10:50pm

...in the City That Always Sleeps.

The cab drives probably saw

By NotWhitey | Sun, 11/15/2009 - 11:46pm

The cab drives probably saw Felger was with her and wouldn't pick them up.

Damn!

By East Cambridge (not verified) | Mon, 11/16/2009 - 1:08pm

I wish that I'd said that!

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