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Still, we arrived right on time heading both up and back. And instead of facing a $30 cab ride from the airport, I was right in the heart of the city. That may be the best thing about Acela or any train travel: the getting there is getting good, but the being there is better...
...addition, Carlos recalls being offered money "for sex" more that once. He clarifies that the money is not a proposition but a request to restrain his sometimes wandering eyes from the rearview mirror. "They tell me, 'Just drive around.' But I say, 'No way.'" Carlos assumes there are other cab drivers who don't care about sex in the backseat, and take the money...
...Some passengers also use offensive language in his cab, which Carlos does not approve of. "You know how they say a guy 'talks like a sailor.' Now the girls, too. I jump sometimes when I hear this kind of talk." Recently, Carlos recalls driving two female students from a bar late at night. One of the women, he says, was "very upset," and had "had a few drinks." She used indecent language in reference to the unimpressive size of her boyfriend's genitalia. "She's looking at me in the rearview mirror, and I'm thinking, 'What the heck...
...Despite such outlandish occurrences, Carlos says that Harvard Square is a pretty calm place, especially in comparison to other areas in the city. Carlos has never been robbed, nor had a gun pulled on him. Nevertheless, he acknowledges that driving a cab can be dangerous, and that other drivers have had very frightening experiences. "A friend of mine was shot in the arm for no reason," he says...
...Carlos is somewhat ambivalent regarding the tipping practices of Harvard students. "Harvard students are okay," he says. For the most part, he points out, "they're not wealthy." But at least Harvard students haven't jumped out of his cab without paying up like the kids at Bentley College and Pinehill, amongst others. "College students are crazy, you know? It doesn't happen that much but for a cab driver it's too often. That's money out of my pocket. They say 'oh, right here.' As soon as you pull over, they just take...