out of gas

A few days ago a friend and I took a taxi home. Now the first thing you need to know is that taking a Taxi home from school costs a little less than $5. A taxi is what you use when it rains, when you have something large to carry, or when you go wild at the grocery store. Of course if you spend a certain amount at the grocery, they will take your purchase home for you. But I digress.

Anyway, we were in the taxi, and suddenly it started going very slowly. The driver informed us that he was running out of gas, but that the gas station was very close, and he was sure we could make it. We weren't very concerned, because it was on the car route, so the worst case scenario was that we would have to take a public car.

Oh, did I mention that most of the public cars and a good amount of the taxi's run on propane gas? That's right, cooking gas. The tank is in the trunk.

The driver got out and fiddled with the tank, thinking he could get a few more miles out of it, but was unsuccessful. About that time, another car came up behind and offered us a push. So he pushed us to the top of the hill, and from there we were able to coast into the gas station. The drivers of public transportation are always helping each other out.

This isn't the first time I've run out of gas in a taxi. The thing about propane gas tanks is that it is hard for the drivers to know just how much gas they have left.

Ahhh this Dominican Life.