A resident of New York visiting Chicago has just missed the last flight out at O'Hare and desperately needs to get back to New York. Money is
no object, so he hails a cab.
"Where you going?" the cabbie asks.
"New York," the customer replies.
"What?" the driver asks.
"Yeah," says the New Yorker. "How much to take me to Manhattan?"
The taxi driver pauses. He's never been to New York, so he quickly calculates a figure that will give him enough money to cover his time and
gas, and enough to spend some time enjoying the city. He finally says, "$3,000."
"You got it!" says the New Yorker.
The trip goes well. The cabbie loves New York -- Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Radio City Music Hall. The day before he's ready to leave, he
figures he'll make a couple of bucks in New York by getting a few fares. A gentleman on a corner hails his cab and slides in.
"How much to take me to Chicago?" the gentleman asks.
The cabbie is shocked. An amazing twist of fate. "Chicago?" he says. "You want to go to Chicago?"
"Yes, sir," says the passenger. "How much?"
"One thousand dollars," says the cabbie. "But where exactly?"
The customer chimes up, "I want to go to the West Side."
Suddenly, the cabbie's joy turns to disappointment.
"Sorry, sir," he says. "You'll have to find another cab. I don't go to the West Side."
no object, so he hails a cab.
"Where you going?" the cabbie asks.
"New York," the customer replies.
"What?" the driver asks.
"Yeah," says the New Yorker. "How much to take me to Manhattan?"
The taxi driver pauses. He's never been to New York, so he quickly calculates a figure that will give him enough money to cover his time and
gas, and enough to spend some time enjoying the city. He finally says, "$3,000."
"You got it!" says the New Yorker.
The trip goes well. The cabbie loves New York -- Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Radio City Music Hall. The day before he's ready to leave, he
figures he'll make a couple of bucks in New York by getting a few fares. A gentleman on a corner hails his cab and slides in.
"How much to take me to Chicago?" the gentleman asks.
The cabbie is shocked. An amazing twist of fate. "Chicago?" he says. "You want to go to Chicago?"
"Yes, sir," says the passenger. "How much?"
"One thousand dollars," says the cabbie. "But where exactly?"
The customer chimes up, "I want to go to the West Side."
Suddenly, the cabbie's joy turns to disappointment.
"Sorry, sir," he says. "You'll have to find another cab. I don't go to the West Side."

