I almost had a TAXI NO. 9211 kind of experience today. TAXI NO. 9211 is a bollywood movie, which released some 3 to 4 years back. In this movie the hero is on the way to a bank to get his late father's will from the locker, which once produced in the court will allow him to inherit property worth billions of dollars. Unfortunately on his way, he rubs a taxi driver (of taxi no 9211) the wrong way for which he has to pay a huge penalty, almost losing all his wealth to his father's associate. The Movie is interesting and the end is also nice.
Anyway coming back to my "TAXI NO. 9211 kind of experience" today. Me and my wife car pool to office, i drive 7 km and get down, she drives further 3 km to her office and meanwhile i walk about 0.5 km to my office. Today we were late as usual but the only difference being there was a meeting which my wife did not want to miss. I was going at a good speed, dodging the vehicles coming the wrong way, overtaking at every possible opportunity but yet driving quite safely and then comes an auto rickshaw guy from no-where taking a U-turn (at a no U-turn signal) onto my lane, I almost rammed into him but some quick action saved me, my car, the auto, the auto driver and its passengers. I bombarded him with some not so nice abuses and was soon back to my driving since we were already late. But when we stopped at the next signal, the auto guy stopped next to my car and was ready to confront. I am usually very good at losing my temper for any silly reason but this time my wife controlled me and we ignored him but the auto guys dark-brown face hidden behind his beard and a large moustache hanging over a "pan" stained mouth was etched in my mind. In fact he resembled a octopus but with 4 limbs..quite a monster
As our daily routine goes, i got down, my wife shifted to drivers seat and I started my lazy march towards the office when the same Auto guy stopped right behind me and was probably ready to hit me. Within a fraction of a second i crossed the road and disappeared to another lane. The Auto guy obviously could not leave his Auto KA 05 S1934 and run after me, so i was saved. I think the auto guy was successful in scaring me off, I did wonder why don't I just hit him back if he does anything wrong. Anyway, I had to cross another road before I reached my office and before i crossed the road, an auto stopped right in front of me...shit this time i couldn't move, the auto driver's blood red eyes had enough anger to kill hundred's of people. I was about to say sorry when the Auto guy started saying sorry for speeding, oops it was a different Auto driver, in fact a lanky old man (lankier than the FTV models). I still don't know why I was scared and how could I see a different face in this Lanky old man....what a coward i am or was I just being careful as I know that the auto driver networks are very strong..
well in spite of the rare nice weather in bangalore, the experience keeps me in a bad mood today, i have put a sign board near my seat.."Angry Taurean Ahead, take diversion"
