{"id":35043,"date":"2026-02-14T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalinx.ro\/wordpress\/?p=35043"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:51:02","slug":"taxi-in-uk-sunt-io-bulangiul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catalinx.ro\/wordpress\/?p=35043","title":{"rendered":"Taxi in UK: Sunt io bulangiul?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Din spectrul AITA pentru adehajdi\u0219ti, \u00eentrebarea e retoric\u0103, eu nu sunt niciodat\u0103 de vin\u0103, \u00eemi bag direct pula \u00een urechile lor, dar zic a\u0219a ca s\u0103 am titlu la text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Am lucrat cu compania asta de taxi cam de c\u00e2nd m-am mutat \u00een ora\u0219. Nu e pentru c\u0103 \u0219tiam eu de buni, e pentru c\u0103 mi i-a recomandat un amic \u0219i fost coleg cu care el lucra de c\u00e2nd s-a mutat \u00een ora\u0219.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cintracks \u00eei cheam\u0103, dac\u0103 \u00eentreab\u0103 cineva, \u0219i se autointituleaz\u0103 cel mai bun serviciu de taxi din Reading, dac\u0103 ar fi a\u0219a. Sunt cu siguran\u021b\u0103 cel mai ieftin serviciu de taxi cu care am avut de-a face din ora\u0219ul \u0103sta. Nu sunt super ieftini, nu la pre\u021bul de Rom\u00e2nia, dar sunt mai ieftini dec\u00e2t ceilal\u021bi cu 5\u201310% \u0219i conteaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u0103 de ce conteaz\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pentru c\u0103 eu zbor foarte des din \u0219i \u00een Rom\u00e2nia \u0219i invers \u0219i nu prea e serviciul suficient de bun de transport public ca s\u0103 ajung la aeroport cu trenul. A\u0219 putea s\u0103 merg cu autocarul, dar nici \u0103la nu e cea mai bun\u0103 idee, prima obiec\u021bie fiind faptul c\u0103, dac\u0103 plec\u0103m to\u021bi de acas\u0103, autobuzul poate deveni mai scump dec\u00e2t taxiul sau pe aproape acela\u0219i pre\u021b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Urm\u0103toarea op\u021biune e s\u0103 merg cu ma\u0219ina mea \u0219i s\u0103 o las \u00een aeroport, doar c\u0103 \u0219i aici e o chichi\u021b\u0103, pentru c\u0103 tarifele de parcare \u00een aeroport nu sunt ca la Otopeni sau la alte aeroporturi mai ieftine din Rom\u00e2nia. La Heathrow, \u00een func\u021bie de c\u00e2nd rezervi \u0219i de ce s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 e, pre\u021burile variaz\u0103 \u00eentre 110 lire \u0219i 250 de lire pe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 la parcarea pe termen lung. De la parcarea pe termen lung p\u00e2n\u0103 la terminal mai dureaz\u0103 15 minute cu autobuzul, incluz\u00e2nd timpul \u00een care a\u0219tept autobuzul aeroportului. De la mine de acas\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la Heathrow sunt undeva \u00eentre 45 de minute \u0219i o or\u0103 \u0219i jum\u0103tate, \u00een func\u021bie de aglomera\u021bie. La Luton sau Gatwick parcarea pe termen lung e ceva mai ieftin\u0103, dar se \u00eencadreaz\u0103 \u00een principiu \u00een zona de jos a pre\u021bului \u0103stuia, doar c\u0103 aeroporturile astea sunt ceva mai departe de mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u0219a c\u0103 pre\u021bul \u0103sta introduce o matematic\u0103 interesant\u0103. Dac\u0103 pre\u021bul taxiului dus-\u00eentors este mai ieftin dec\u00e2t s\u0103 las ma\u0219ina o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een aeroport, evident c\u0103 aleg s\u0103 merg cu taxiul, c\u0103 nu sunt retardat, conduce altul pentru mine, m\u0103 urc \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 ca \u0219i ma\u0219ina mea de la scar\u0103, doar c\u0103 cobor din ma\u0219in\u0103 \u00een u\u0219a aeroportului. Altceva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dezavantajul cu taxiul este la \u00eentoarcere, de unde \u0219i problema dezb\u0103tut\u0103 \u00een articolul \u0103sta, anume c\u0103 fie avioanele mai \u00eent\u00e2rzie, fie uneori taximetri\u0219tii de la firma asta, cea mai bun\u0103 din Reading, mai \u00eent\u00e2rzie ei din diferite motive, culpabile sau nu. Ce vreau s\u0103 spun e c\u0103 la \u00eentoarcere se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 mai a\u0219tept sau eventual s\u0103 plec cu Uber, care e mai scump, \u0219i dup\u0103 \u0103la se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 mai a\u0219tept. Practic, cel mai rapid drum de la aeroport acas\u0103 e \u0103la f\u0103cut cu ma\u0219ina mea, dac\u0103 o las \u00een parcarea de termen lung, de cele mai multe ori.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Din acest motiv, dac\u0103 pre\u021bul taxiului dus-\u00eentors e apropiat de costul parc\u0103rii, chiar dac\u0103 e un 5\u201310 lire \u00een minus s\u0103 merg cu taxiul, se poate \u00eent\u00e2mpla s\u0103 aleg s\u0103 merg cu ma\u0219ina mea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxiul pentru dou\u0103, trei sau patru persoane de la firma asta p\u00e2n\u0103 la Heathrow cost\u0103 \u00eentre 65 \u0219i 75 de lire, iar eu le pl\u0103team \u00een general \u00eentre 70 \u0219i 80, c\u0103 na. Dar foarte des noi suntem cinci persoane, iar la cinci persoane avem nevoie de minibus cu \u0219apte-opt locuri, iar acela cost\u0103 \u00eentre 95 \u0219i 110 \u00a3. Pre\u021bul de ei din buzunar pe mine m\u0103 cost\u0103 \u00eentre 100 \u0219i 120. Prin urmare, pentru o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103, cam \u00een orice configura\u021bie a\u0219 pleca, dac\u0103 nu e nevoie de ma\u0219ina acas\u0103, plec\u0103m cu ma\u0219ina \u0219i o l\u0103s\u0103m la aeroport. Pentru dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni depinde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De exemplu, anul trecut, c\u00e2nd am plecat de Cr\u0103ciun pentru finalul de an, timp de dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni parcarea a costat peste 270 de lire \u0219i am concluzionat c\u0103 o s\u0103 mergem cu taxi. A\u0219a, \u0219i care e problema?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Problema e c\u0103 uneori tipii \u0103\u0219tia mai fac gre\u0219eli, de exemplu nu \u00ee\u0219i noteaz\u0103 bine ora la care s\u0103 vin\u0103 taxiul \u0219i m\u0103 trezesc cu ei la alt\u0103 or\u0103, asta de\u0219i le repet \u00een clar ora la care vreau s\u0103 vin\u0103, \u00een format britanic \u0219i \u00een format militar. Am zis \u201e\u0219i\u201e, nu \u201esau\u201d pentru c\u0103 vreau s\u0103 m\u0103 asigur c\u0103 au \u00een\u021beles corect din prima, doar c\u0103 ei au alt sistem: ei vor s\u0103 se asigure c\u0103 m\u0103 asigur eu c\u0103 au \u00een\u021beles ei corect, a\u0219a c\u0103 \u00eemi trimit un SMS cu jobul \u0219i eu ar trebui s\u0103 citesc SMS-ul \u0103la \u0219i, dac\u0103 nu e corect, s\u0103 \u00eei mai sun o dat\u0103. Aha, bine\u00een\u021beles c\u0103 eu nu fac asta. Eu \u021bi-am zis o dat\u0103 \u0219i dac\u0103 n-ai \u00een\u021beles te bag \u00een pizda m\u0103-tii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alt\u0103dat\u0103 m-am trezit c\u0103 mi-au trimis dou\u0103 ma\u0219ini pentru cinci persoane. Nu, nu erau dou\u0103 ma\u0219ini mici, erau dou\u0103 ma\u0219ini cu c\u00e2te opt locuri. Mi-au zis c\u0103 am comandat eu de dou\u0103 ori. Eu am comandat o singur\u0103 dat\u0103, doar c\u0103 am verificat \u0219i ei mi-au trimis dou\u0103 mesaje de joburi. De ce, de dracu \u0219tie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alteori se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2rzie \u0219oferii, a\u0219a cum am zis, la aeroport, c\u00e2nd trebuie s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eentorc, iar alte ori se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2rzii eu, adic\u0103 avionul. C\u00e2nd \u00eent\u00e2rzii eu, normal c\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg, c\u00e2nd \u00eent\u00e2rzie ei \u00een\u021beleg mai pu\u021bin, c\u0103 na, a\u0219a e natura uman\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultima dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd am mers cu ei, adic\u0103 la \u00eentoarcere dup\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103tori, ajunsesem la ie\u0219irea din aeroport, adic\u0103 la vreo jum\u0103tate de or\u0103 dup\u0103 aterizare, hai 20 de minute, \u0219i nu primisem \u00eenc\u0103 mesaj c\u0103 \u0219oferul a plecat \u00een curs\u0103, cum primesc de obicei, nici nu m\u0103 sunase, prin urmare nu \u0219tiam num\u0103rul \u0219i nu puteam s\u0103-l sun \u00eenapoi s\u0103-l \u00eentreb ce are, unde e \u0219i c\u00e2t \u00eent\u00e2rzie, a\u0219a c\u0103 am sunat la dispecer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dispecerul a zis c\u0103 \u00eel sun\u0103 imediat pe \u0219ofer \u0219i c\u0103 \u0219oferul m\u0103 va contacta.  Peste 10 minute nu s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat nimic, a\u0219a c\u0103 am sunat eu \u00eenapoi la dispecer s\u0103 \u00eentreb dac\u0103 a vorbit cu \u0219oferul. Dispecerul a spus c\u0103 el nu poate dec\u00e2t s\u0103 trimit\u0103 mesaje. I-am spus c\u0103 bine, mul\u021bumesc, \u00een cazul \u0103sta o s\u0103 chem un Uber, c\u0103 nu pot s\u0103 a\u0219tept p\u00e2n\u0103 c\u00e2nd o s\u0103 m\u0103 sune ei, dac\u0103 vor, c\u00e2nd vor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Am chemat frumos Uber. \u00cen timp ce \u0103la venea, m-a sunat taximetristul \u0219i a zis c\u0103 mai \u00eent\u00e2rzie 15\u201320. I-am spus c\u0103 sunt pe cale s\u0103 m\u0103 urc \u00een Uber \u0219i nu pot s\u0103 mai a\u0219tept at\u00e2t timp \u0219i, oricum, nu mai doresc s\u0103 anulez comanda la Uber odat\u0103 f\u0103cut\u0103. \u201dDar pe el pot s\u0103-l anulez?\u201d. Ce pula mea e asta, alt\u0103 \u00eentrebare retoric\u0103?<br \/>Mi-a spus c\u0103 era accident la ie\u0219irea de pe autostrad\u0103 \u0219i c\u0103 nu avea cum s\u0103 ajung\u0103. Am mici dubii c\u0103 accidentul \u0103la l-a blocat mai bine de 40 de minute, dar este posibil. I-am spus c\u0103 motivul pentru care am chemat Uber a fost c\u0103 nu a r\u0103spuns la telefoanele dispecerului \u0219i nu m-a updatat cu privire la c\u00e2nd are de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 ajung\u0103, dac\u0103 ajunge, prin urmare, ne\u0219tiind nimic, a trebuit s\u0103-mi rezolv singur problema \u0219i c\u0103 nu-l mai a\u0219tept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen timp ce m\u0103 urcam \u00een Uber m-a sunat \u0219i dispecerul c\u0103, domne, \u00eencearc\u0103 taximetristul s\u0103 dea de tine \u0219i nu reu\u0219e\u0219te. I-am spus scurt c\u0103 ba a reu\u0219it \u0219i i-am spus taximetristului c\u0103 am luat un Uber, repet\u00e2ndu-i motivele. Nu po\u021bi s\u0103 te a\u0219tep\u021bi c\u0103 stau dup\u0103 tine dac\u0103 nu \u00eemi spui c\u00e2nd vii, pu\u021b\u0103. Nu i-am zis cu cuvintele \u0103stea, dar nici nu aveam timp de diploma\u021bie britanic\u0103 &#8211; i-am zis ceva mai pe oltene\u0219te a\u0219a.  \u0102sta s-a sup\u0103rat \u0219i a zis c\u0103 data viitoare s\u0103 nu-i mai chem pe ei, s\u0103 chem tot un Uber. Lucru pe care oricum \u00eel inten\u021bionam. Cu asta ne-am pus de acord, bine c\u0103 au b\u0103gat Uber \u00een Reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00cen celelalte deplas\u0103ri am chemat pentru so\u021bie alt\u0103 firm\u0103, una care, aparent, e mai bun\u0103, cu ma\u0219ini mai curate, \u0219oferi care vorbesc englez\u0103 mai bine dec\u00e2t vorbesc eu german\u0103, dar care sunt \u0219i mai scumpi, adic\u0103 ne-ar costa, dac\u0103 am merge to\u021bi cinci, cam 140\u2013150 de lire un drum la aeroport, doar dus sau doar \u00eentors, iar asta pentru mine rezolv\u0103 situa\u021bia, \u00een sensul c\u0103 pentru una sau dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni voi l\u0103sa mereu ma\u0219ina la aeroport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nu \u0219tiu dac\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103-mi par\u0103 r\u0103u, dar dac\u0103 e s\u0103 \u00eemi par\u0103 r\u0103u de ceva, \u00eemi pare r\u0103u doar de bani, adic\u0103 de munca mea, \u00een rest pula \u0219i c\u0103ciula. Pe de alt\u0103 parte, m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc c\u0103 \u0219i eu, c\u00e2nd am \u00eent\u00e2rziat cu avionul, oamenii \u0103ia au stat \u0219i o jum\u0103tate de or\u0103 \u0219i o or\u0103 dup\u0103 mine \u0219i le-am dat eu un 10\u201320 \u00a3 \u00een plus fa\u021b\u0103 de c\u00e2t au cerut ei, dar parc\u0103 nu e concluzia mea, eu o \u0219tiam de mult, anume c\u0103 sunt un om r\u0103u cu suflet negru, dar asta nu \u00eenseamn\u0103 c\u0103 ar trebui sau c\u0103 cred c\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 schimb ceva la mine, nu pentru firme de taxi, oricum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u0219a, deci s\u0103 r\u0103spunzi singur la \u00eentrebarea din titlu dac\u0103 sunt bulangiu. 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