Auto-rickshaw scam avoidance
A few years back, I spent several months in Delhi with work. I had a great time and absolutely love the city, the problem was that I was staying in a hotel in a town called Noida, just the other side of the river from Delhi itself.

One weekend, as usual, I flagged down an auto-rickshaw to take me over to Delhi. Noida is actually in a different state to Delhi, and only Delhi licensed auto's can travel freely between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (the state that Noida lies in). Having struggled to get a Delhi auto, I finally flagged down one with a UP license who still agreed to take me over to Delhi. We agreed the price and I hopped in. As soon as we got going, I realised something was a little wrong. We weren't heading in the usual direction. The route we were on would take me to Delhi, but at the opposite end of the city to where I wanted to be. I mentioned this to the driver and he mentioned something about police check points, so I sat back and let him carry on.

Eventually we got to a bridge that marks the border between the two states, where we pulled over into a lay-by full of other auto drivers. The driver immediately asked me for the full fare he had quoted and told me to go and negotiate the rest of the journey with a Delhi auto-driver. This annoyed me a little, as I had already agreed to a price that I knew was not only the 'Westerners price' but had also offered to pay a little extra for the risk of crossing states, so I paid the guy half and told him that he hadn't taken me where I wanted to go and he, or whoever took me to my destination would get the other half.

At this point I realised that I walked straight into a bit of a scam. All the drivers there immediately started arguing about fares and put on a big show in the hope of conning me out of more money through fear. The problem was that it all looked so rehearsed that it was clear they try this trick on a regular basis. I think that had I only recently arrived in India for the first time, I would have been terrified and would have just thrown whatever money they asked for at them to get away. Unfortunately for these drivers, this was my third trip in the last couple of years, all of which had been for several months, so I knew exactly what was happening. I just slowly edged away from the rather camp argument and fighting that was taking place, and quietly flagged down the next auto to pass and sped across the bridge into Delhi. They were all still stood around arguing with each other without realising I had gone as I turned the corner on the other side and disappeared out of sight!
( more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Wed 24 Apr 2013, 12:17, 32 replies)

So your story is 'I got a taxi'?

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 12:27, closed)

clickin dis

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 12:48, closed)

well technically
my story is "I got two taxis", but you're on the right lines.
( more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Wed 24 Apr 2013, 12:58, closed)

wow!
Just went through QOTW looking to see your contribution, and basically your story is that you go around replying with 'your story is...' to everything you read?

You're a bit of a tedious butt-nugget really aren't you?!
( more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Wed 24 Apr 2013, 13:45, closed)

clickin dis
the irony being of course that he wasn't even clever enough to invent the "so your story is" meme, he copied it off of Amorous Badger
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 13:58, closed)

get a room, ladies.

( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 14:08, closed)

Not upset at all, there.

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 14:32, closed)

Hmmm. Due to your grammar
it's hard to tell what you're talking about. Are you saying that you are not upset by my comment, or are you suggesting that I am upset by yours? It doesn't bother me whether you like my story or not, and in fact if you read my first comment, you will see that I didn't even suspect you were having a dig and took your comment in good humour. After reading other QOTW stories this week however, I did realise that you are bit of a repetitive (though impressively prolific) troll. Good trolling can be quite entertaining, yours on the other hand might entertain an autistic child for a while...
( more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:06, closed)

YOUR TROLLING IS INEFFECTIVE I MUST WRITE A MASSIVE DRONING REPLY

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:12, closed)

Oh.
Oh dear.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:16, closed)

Best. Birthday. Ever.

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:17, closed)

"Owing to your grammar"
hth
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 18:16, closed)

Hahaahaha what a fucking bender
(TheManHimself Beer Drinkin', Breath Stinkin', Sniffing Glue, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 20:40, closed)

FFS these trolls are becoming quite pointlessly dull

(King Nightmare, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:37, closed)

It's a shame the mods won't ban them all so the rest of us can get back to enjoying this comedy site.

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:41, closed)

Quite right...

or alternatively exclude talk users from the rest of the site...
( more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:44, closed)

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 15:58, closed)

Have you ever had a single original thought?

( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 16:04, closed)

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 17:34, closed)

( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 18:07, closed)

I was going to complain about this terrible clique of mutual trolling,
but this has really brightened my day.
As you were.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 20:25, closed)

Play nicely HP.

(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Wed 24 Apr 2013, 21:08, closed)

Best pic of the week

( Infidel , shit and wrong, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 1:05, closed)

So,
no then.
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 1:06, closed)

I wish I could spend my birthday like you do.
Such a rich , fulfilling life.
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 16:12, closed)

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 17:38, closed)

oh lol

( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 17:39, closed)

SPLEEEEEENDID.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 18:17, closed)

o.k.
I like this one
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 19:01, closed)

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 17:07, closed)

I've taken a taxi.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 24 Apr 2013, 18:17, closed)

TWO taxis, I'll have you know.

( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 5:21, closed)