I had to go get some blood samples taken this morning but Katy couldn't drive me to the clinic. No problem, I naively figured. I'll just take a cab. Sounds easy, right?
The clinic is normally a 5 minute drive away from our house.
The first cab company I called told me that they didn't have a cab available because all of theirs were booked to go elsewhere at that time. The second company I called would have charged me £25, because they had to drive from Cambridge to pick me up and would charge me for it. Same thing for the third. The fourth and fifth were completely booked up. The sixth didn't answer its phone. The seventh would have had a slot, but only if I was going in the other direction.
Finally, the eight cab company I tried had an available cab. It cost me £7 to get there. Unfortunately, he couldn't wait for me so I had to ask the surgery to call me another cab to get to work.
This one cost me £11.
For the exact same distance.
I miss Co-op Taxi. I really, really do.
