Dancing around the world~One pole at a time~~~Return of the prodigal trip reporter...

That "lost" taxi driver is crazy. As if he'd never been anywhere on property before - give me a break! They should have better regulation. I know in some countries, after the dishonest taxi drivers were ruining tourism, the government made them give set amounts for destinations, even if they get lost.

I love your previous taxi story - I missed that one - I would stay away from taxis, too!:eek:
 
I adore you, Cherie, but should we ever end up at WDW at the same time, I don't think I will be sharing a cab with you. :lmao::rotfl::rotfl2: That's crazy that the driver wanted to charge you for his mistake! :eek:
 
Winkers said I was polite...I was mad inside...so I just gave him the money and walked...didn't even look to see his expression....normally, I'm kind, but he was still gonna charge me for his mistake....:confused3

Believe it or not, taxis pull that kind of crap all the time- wherever in the world you are. The last time it happened to us we were in Istanbul. We got the classic line, "Oh, there's construction that way." BS, dude. Pull over, we're getting out. What a crock!:sad2:

What makes it even more heinous is that you guys knew where you were going- sorta. I mean, it was more than a little obvious you needed to go the opposite direction. Does he think every fare is a moron?
 
oh, dear....i think you need to stay away from the taxis at disney world! we've only taken one and it was during our december 2008 trip. we had ridden to AK with anna and chris and we wanted to go take a break before MVMCP. so we just caught a cab back to the condo (which was off property). i gave the guy the address but he had no clue where he was going, so we had to direct him the entire way. and then he would slam on his brakes at every yellow light, like the ones you could have kept going at and still have been a completely legal driver. i guess to make the fare go up some more. it was annoying! i really think they get lost and do those sorts of things on purpose sometimes.

pink puke? i don't know if i can handle that this early in the morning. i will make sure to read your next update in the afternoon! :rotfl:
 

Hey congrats on the new puppy!!! CUTE!!!

:rotfl2: Glad you posted the cab stories again. Too funny!!!

Glad you all were able to get there on time.
 
of course he knew wher ehe was going it was not his first rodeo, he thought he could run you our of alittle money like they do to all tourist, because they dont know that you DIS and know you way around there.
 
He said he turned the meter off...which I don't believe for a second. 31 dollars! No way. I said 20 and I gave him the 20 and walked away....
I think he turned it off when we got to the poly...you did handle it great. I've never lived somewhere that I've had to rely on taxis..thank heavens.

How hard can it be going from POP to POLY?? It's not like Disney doesn't have about 40 billion signs telling you EXACLY which way to go!!

Nice move- the $20 chuck move- You need to move to Crapistan! We do that all the time! :rotfl2:
I can't imagine having to deal with dishonest people all the time...maybe I live in my own little world, but most people I know aren't out to screw you over.

I thought the taxi story was very funny. Not your pain of course, but all of the conversations in your mind-hysterical! You should probably stay away from taxis!:rotfl:
that was one of my classic moments.... pain plus time usually equals funny.

I would NOT have been nice...but then again I did live in Chicago for 10 years and rode in too many taxi's. With some scary drivers.

:scared1: the tooth story.

Holy cats. Makes me reconsider that whole travel insurance thing...which I NEVER get.

But inside Winkers mind? Sounds a lot like mine.
I think the guy was clueless...maybe I realy am a sucker?

the vacation insurance was so worth it...we were reimbursed for the dentist visit, one of the taxi fares and the cost of my ticket for 2 days.


That "lost" taxi driver is crazy. As if he'd never been anywhere on property before - give me a break! They should have better regulation. I know in some countries, after the dishonest taxi drivers were ruining tourism, the government made them give set amounts for destinations, even if they get lost.

I love your previous taxi story - I missed that one - I would stay away from taxis, too!:eek:
maybe we should carry personal gps and meters around with us...

that whole trip was interesting....if it could go wrong, it did....it's in my siggy...winkers world


I adore you, Cherie, but should we ever end up at WDW at the same time, I don't think I will be sharing a cab with you. :lmao::rotfl::rotfl2: That's crazy that the driver wanted to charge you for his mistake! :eek:
:rotfl2::rotfl2: I don't blame you..I wouldn't get in a taxi with me either.

Believe it or not, taxis pull that kind of crap all the time- wherever in the world you are. The last time it happened to us we were in Istanbul. We got the classic line, "Oh, there's construction that way." BS, dude. Pull over, we're getting out. What a crock!:sad2:

What makes it even more heinous is that you guys knew where you were going- sorta. I mean, it was more than a little obvious you needed to go the opposite direction. Does he think every fare is a moron?
if I ever travel internationally, I'm taking you with me!

oh, dear....i think you need to stay away from the taxis at disney world! we've only taken one and it was during our december 2008 trip. we had ridden to AK with anna and chris and we wanted to go take a break before MVMCP. so we just caught a cab back to the condo (which was off property). i gave the guy the address but he had no clue where he was going, so we had to direct him the entire way. and then he would slam on his brakes at every yellow light, like the ones you could have kept going at and still have been a completely legal driver. i guess to make the fare go up some more. it was annoying! i really think they get lost and do those sorts of things on purpose sometimes.

pink puke? i don't know if i can handle that this early in the morning. i will make sure to read your next update in the afternoon! :rotfl:
there must be an acting class for beginner drivers.


Glad you all were able to get there on time.
we were actually about 10 minutes late

of course he knew wher ehe was going it was not his first rodeo, he thought he could run you our of alittle money like they do to all tourist, because they dont know that you DIS and know you way around there.

:rotfl2: maybe I should start taking pictures of the bad drivers and post them here:idea:
 
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I just got caught up, so glad you had the chapter links posted! It looks like a great time so far! Raglan Road sounded yummy..we really enjoyed the time we spent at DTD, so much so we stopped there twice! I totally get the running conversation in your head, I do the same thing! I have to admit I was shocked when I saw the rates listed on one of the cabs..we don't even have cab service in our town though! I'm with the pp who talked about the set rates. Sounds like Jordan handled it well though! :goodvibes: And ermm..you can scratch me off your taxi sharing list too..LOL!
 
Wow you do have bad luck with taxis, I cringe whenever we go in one I just hate watching the meter :eek: Good for Jordan only giving him $20 though :thumbsup2
 
Oh dear lord! Why doesn't Disney create their own Taxi service...then the drivers will know exactly where they're going. >_<

Glad you guys finally mad it to the Poly.

Pink puke? Hmmm...that sounds...interesting.
 
I think the guy was clueless...maybe I realy am a sucker?

the vacation insurance was so worth it...we were reimbursed for the dentist visit, one of the taxi fares and the cost of my ticket for 2 days.

OH I don't know, I've been in a LOT of taxis around the world and you've got good drivers, honest drivers, clueless drives and scam artists.

And a few Mario Andretti's here and there.

I can handle them all except for the extremist drivers. The one's who feel compelled to go off about their political or religious views in very loud voices at me (when I'm just trying to get from point a to point b). Those ones scare me.

I've had others though that I'll re-use later in trips as they are that fabulous.

He very well could have been clueless. If so why is he working the WDW resort circuit though? That's the odd part. It's not like you were asking to go somewhere random in downtown Orlando!

Dentist driver sounds like a scam artist.

Still, you need to stay away from places like LA, Chicago or New York. I'm not sure you'd survive.

:rotfl:

Interesting on the vacation insurance. I guess I always figure our regular insurance would cover whatever might happen. Which isn't true I'm sure but so far it's worked out. We've really only had one incident traveling that I can think of and I didn't pay any more than I would have if I'd have gone to the ER at home.

Knock on wood.

Or something.
 
Every time I get in a taxi, all I can do is watch the meter. I keep seeing the $$ go up, and up, and up. I begin to wonder at the end of the cab journey whether I can afford the trip or not!

All I thought, when the guy went through AK parking lot is holy crap, here we go again. I didn't know if I would be able to peacefully talk to the cab driver. Thankfully, Jordan spoke up.

He did turn to Cherie and I and say "You guys really do have bad luck with cabs, don't you?" He then said, "Remind me not to go in a cab with you again." :rotfl2: We laughed so hard my sides ached on that ride. Little did Jordan know, another trip was on its way....:scared1:
 
Every time I get in a taxi, all I can do is watch the meter. I keep seeing the $$ go up, and up, and up. I begin to wonder at the end of the cab journey whether I can afford the trip or not!

All I thought, when the guy went through AK parking lot is holy crap, here we go again. I didn't know if I would be able to peacefully talk to the cab driver. Thankfully, Jordan spoke up.

He did turn to Cherie and I and say "You guys really do have bad luck with cabs, don't you?" He then said, "Remind me not to go in a cab with you again." :rotfl2: We laughed so hard my sides ached on that ride. Little did Jordan know, another trip was on its way....:scared1:

Mmm Was I in on the other trip???:confused3 I actually have had good luck with cabs at Disney but then I don't usually travel with Cherie !!!!!:scared1::rotfl2::rotfl2:
 
Don't get me in a cab with you - we would all end up in Miami!!!:rotfl2::rotfl2:

I had a bus driver once get lost :scared1: I was the only one on the bus and I think i may have been going from CSR to DHS and we ended up somewhere near All stars????

I know I looked up and thought " He does know where he is going right?" and then he started making a u turn. I mean he does have a GPS right??? I thought I might need to help him. :rotfl: How bad would it been if I had to intervene???

Now pink puke- Is that in reference to the Tonga Toast side?
 
Oh my - that prior taxi story was entertaining! Though certainly not fun for you - you did a great job of telling it! I'm glad Jordan only paid the guy $20 - what a jerk that driver was!
 
Oh my goodness, the stream of consiouness parts were SO FUNNY! Yay for Jordan taking charge with the $20
 
We have expanded our family over the weekend.

Saturday morning Ethan and Hunter found a lost dog. She walked up to Ethan he picked her up and that was the end of it. The boys walked around the neighbourhood but no one claimed her or had seen her before. I called the humane society and no one had filed a missing dog report...

So we are now the proud owners of a little yorkie, I think she might have something else but she is definatly part yorkie. The boys named her Cassie, she is the sweetest little thing and we are all in love....except for Tahloula who is very jealous. She's acting like a youngest child who has been displaced and is now the dreaded middle child.

She is so cute! She definitely picked the perfect family!

The one souvineer I really wanted was a hand crafted bowl or serving dish from Africa.

I want one of those too!



As we started along the path, I realized I hadn't accomplished mission pole dance......there was a brief break between groups.....so here it is pole dancing animal kingdom style....

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Oh my gosh, this is too funny!!! :rotfl:


It was packed in the restraunt...similar to sardines. The tables were so close that had I wanted another baget, I could have reached over to the next table without stretching.

That's exactly how we felt at Kona. We talked to the people next to us because it almost seemed rude not to. It was like we were seated at the same table!



and I had the best creme brulee ever....

Ummm! Love it! Haven't had it at Chefs but LeCellier was really good!



We will be in Puyalp april 10 & 11 for a bowling tournament. How close are you? I'll probably drive up the 9th and head back the 11th in the evening.


If you see Josh Powell, punch him in the face for me!
 
Instead of explaining it ...here's the adventure from my first tr and my first ride in a taxi EVER....


Instead of some cute little yellow cab (hey, they're always like that in the movies) we had a huge van. We hopped in and were on our way. I figured it would be about 10 to 15 minutes............................I forgot that's how long it takes just to leave disneyworld property.

I was a complete bundle of nerves.

Wavy dream sequence like sounds as we travel into the mind of Winkers as she is in the taxi, the following will make no sense and be utterly foolish........................................... .............................................


Oh my heck I'm leaving my kids at a hotel thousands of miles from home all by themselves.....................................I'm a horrible mother.

Hey, this will add some intrest into my trip report, what can I title this chapter??????????

Oh my heavens, what if we get in a wreck and both of us die, or kids will be all alone in florida. How would the police know where they are, or that we had kids, or where we are or, or, or............stop it!!!

Dear Lord, please don't let me die!

Holy S@#$$$$$ this crazy lady is going to kill us! Does she even know where she's going????

Thank heavens, I have such a great husband. How can he be so calm. He should be a mess like me!!!

This is going to hurt like h e double hockey sticks!

How can we afford this???

Hmm, what's another title for my trip report?

Are the kids ok? I'm horrible, I should have left D.Jay there.

Oh, look at all the pretty palm trees?

What we're just now leaving disney world???

Crap, lady, where did you learn to drive???

No, you're the driver with the address you're sopposed to know where it's at!!

Good grief the 3 blind mice could have seen the sign!!!

When i get out of this cab, I'm kissing the ground!

Oh, no we're here.

What's the dentist going to do to me?????????????????

Dang, why didn't I bring the camera so I could get a picture???? How can I scrapbook this without a picture??


We get out of the cab, which we had booked for round trip, but she said she couldn't come back but if we paid her the full price someone else would come and pick us up. I think we had "newbies" writen all over us. The heavens smiled down upon us, because right before this happend an angel from heaven opened the door to the dentists and heard this conversation. She was apppalled that the cab driver was charging us $80. They then had a little discussion in spanish, why did I take german in high school anyway?, and then the angel said that they would call us another cab when we were done. She was so disgusted with the driver trying to take advantage of us she went on about it for 5 minutes.

She escorted me to the front desk where I told her what was going on, and rambled for way too long. I think I gave her my whole history along with the history of the world part 1. When I'm nervous I tend to ramble uncontrolably. She let us know that the cost would be at least $150 depending on what needed to be done and that they didn't take any kind of insurance. Crap. I then gave a dna sample, signed away my first born grandchild and nearly crapped my pants.

I was shaking so hard my signature would never hold up in a court of law. It looked like a 5 year old having a seizure signed it. The angel then escorted me to the room and said that after she took an x-ray D.Jay could come back with me.

Again we enter the scary world of Winkers' mind........................................

Great an x-ray, that should add another hundered to the bill...........

Hmmm, he went to dental school in ................

is that a real degree or one from an online place............

the sign said Dr. Hugo Chavez, isn't he a south american dictator???

Great just my luck, he's going to call me an ugly american and spit on me then yank out my teeth one by one without novicaine or gas................

why do they call it gas? I always want to giggle when they ask me if I'd like some gas.........................................

as a matter of fact I do, that's why I ate the chili cheese burger before my apointment................................

where's d.jay???????//

how are the kids?...................

oh look, there's cartoons on the ceiling..............yeah, like I can forget I'm near death.

great now I have to explain how long it's been since I've seen the dentist and why.

It's because I'm scared of them! It's like paying someone to torture me.

hmmm, if I lied and said I go in every 6 months would he believe me????

back in the real world............

Angel #2 walked in.

"Hi, I'm Dr. Chavez and I'm here to pull out your teeth one by one and then we'll start with your fingernails and go onto your toenails, if you're still alive , I'll"..............

Oh wait real world,

"Hi, I'm Dr. Chavez. I can't believe you're having such bad luck. Let me have a look and see what we can do for you"

After poking around with a sharp metal object in my mouth and consulting the x-ray he decided it's wasn't the broken tooth after all. it was a tooth behind it and it needed a root canal.

Just hearing that word makes my toe nails curl! I was never scared of dentists untill I had to have 3 of those. Luckily he said he could give me an anti biotic and pain killer and it should last untill I got home.

I leapt out of the chair and kissed his feet!
Ok, realy the muscles in my body I didn't know were tightened, suddenly relaxed and I nearly wet myself with relief!!

He gave me my prescriptions and I was on my way back to the waiting room, where D.Jay was relaxing reading a magazing. grrrrr.

To my relief the $150 included the x-ray. There went my souvenier money, but it was well worth it. Plus we had travel insurance so were hoping to get some of it refunded. Angel #1 who I think is the dr.'s wife called us a cab to take us to wal-mart so I could get my prescriptions filled. They were certainly answers to my prayers. We found out that somehow the insurance company got ahold of him at home and he came and opened his office just for me!! And they were the nicest people. The Dr. told me that the pain would probably get a little worse before it got better but within a day I should be feeling ok.

We got in another cab, who drove us to wally world. We turned in the prescriptions and then had an hour wait. I wanted to get back to my kids so bad, but d.jay had called them and they we're doing fine. We found some cute , cheap disney shirts there to bring back to them. Looked around and waited, and waited, and waited, and finally my meds were done. So we called cab # 3 and then waited another 20 minutes for one to show up. We were scheduled to see Spectro that night and I really wanted to get back in time for it. I popped my pills and then the taxi came.

I think I could have gotten us back to the hotel safer and in alot less time. It made me so mad watching the meter tick away as he made wrong turn after another and then delivered us to the disney sports complex? What the heck??? We said All star Music, numb nutts!!! We got to the hotel, paid him $43 bucks and again I nearly kissed the ground.
Is a total lack of ability to drive a requirement for driving a taxi?
Anyhow, we walked (I practically ran) up to the room and thanked the Lord that I had survived and the kids were allright.
The tylenol 3 was kicking in and I was feeling alot better. I think alot of it was pshycologicaly just knowing I was going to be ok, and the pain would soon be gone.

This was just as much fun to read the second time!!! It's always interesting to get inside your head! :goodvibes Thank goodness for angels! And pain killers!

Jordan asked the driver if he realized we were going to the Poly right about the time I noticed signs for Animal Kingdom...the driver said yes he knew where he was going....as we entered the sign that said AK it was apparent the guy didn't have a clue where he was, he was even trying to look for directions.

The entire time I was watching the meter go up as we got farther away, by the time we finally made it to The Poly a ride that should have cost no more than $15 was well over $30!:eek:

Jordan mentioned that we really shouldn't have to pay that much and I think he gave him $20.....I was too busy worring about the curse comming back to pay much attention.

Good grief! Was it this guy's first time on Disney property? I'm glad Jordan didn't pay him the whole fare!
 
Great update Winkers! You really do have bad luck with taxis! :lmao: That's okay though. Mine isn't much better.
 
Sorry...just getting caught up. :guilty:

You really don't have a very good track record with cabs, do you? Doing a trip report helps you get through these moments though, because you know it'll make a great chapter!
 

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