tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11818063.post5649489412238238579..comments2024-03-21T00:29:41.066-07:00Comments on City of Destiny: my lucky dayk of chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14726192719787418051noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11818063.post-18252958556357255392008-08-09T00:11:00.000-07:002008-08-09T00:11:00.000-07:00Wait, where are the men? This is important inform...Wait, where are the men? This is important information!Eric Allix Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986356238650409976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11818063.post-43679577405861344592008-08-08T23:39:00.000-07:002008-08-08T23:39:00.000-07:00So that's where all the men are these days. (Oh my...So that's where all the men are these days. (Oh my, did I just write that? Yes, yes I did. Don't mind me, just thoroughly enjoying this lager.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I've been called worse through the years, but I've always just assumed it was mostly the bike. Hmm. You seemed to have handled it well, i.e., by just ignoring him, if I understand correctly. I always have to say something back and get myself almost into a heap of trouble.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835079257789098964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11818063.post-55781025866919197702008-08-08T21:35:00.000-07:002008-08-08T21:35:00.000-07:00Yes, I think you're right about the guy (I still w...Yes, I think you're right about the guy (I still wanted to write all that stuff, though, I'm in a ranty mood). I've been on the south side a LOT but not encountered that. It did sound like he said something about a "cab." I don't think I looked scared or lost... (I have an ongoing irritation with legitimate cab drivers honking at me when I'm clearly waiting for a bus, but that's another issue.)<BR/><BR/>His response was so bizarrely hostile, though--I'm not used to name-calling like that.k of chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726192719787418051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11818063.post-88010114415755862042008-08-08T21:04:00.000-07:002008-08-08T21:04:00.000-07:00OMG, the last word cracked me up so much, I forgot...OMG, the last word cracked me up so much, I forgot the rest of the post!<BR/><BR/>Well, almost. Again, I'm sorry that you didn't get to meet up with us today, and that the rest of your day was crummy.<BR/><BR/>As for the dude who came up to you, I'd be pretty certain he was a gypsy cab driver. Which is not to say he wasn't shady as hell, but he probably just wanted you to pay him to drive you somewhere. Gypsy cab drivers on the South Side tend to target white people, because they assume we're scared and lost. I took one such cab once, in the middle of the night from the red line home, but I was with friends. One of the friends I was with (crazy guy) spent the whole ride planning a coke deal (not the soft drink). So, that would be my guess, if it makes you feel any better.Eric Allix Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986356238650409976noreply@blogger.com