tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post3184451350166814358..comments2023-11-03T08:03:15.599-05:00Comments on Killer Fiction: NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!!!!!Kathy Bacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549844839816876766noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-38577055142621904262011-07-06T17:10:41.872-05:002011-07-06T17:10:41.872-05:00Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but...Well, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you could have had the doorman hail one for you. :-)<br />Jenn and I ended up with a stretch limo going to the airport! I'm still not sure how we managed that one. Of course, I had white knuckled Weber next to me. She wouldn't listen when I kept telling her to just NOT look where we were going!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-12871214152475795062011-07-06T09:01:37.540-05:002011-07-06T09:01:37.540-05:00Fun post, Christie! The only thing scarier than NY...Fun post, Christie! The only thing scarier than NYC taxis are the blue NYC Supershuttles that will literally hop a sidewalk full of pedestrians. Last time I was in NYC my fellow shuttle passengers and I started counting pedestrians we almost hit (about a 1000.) I think the NYC Supershuttle drivers go through special kill-all training.<br /><br />As for hailing a taxi, never stand near someone taller than you hailing a taxi--unless you're together!<br />I think a fake foam finger/hand from a sports event might catch their eye too!<br /><br />So happy you had a blast in NYC!!!Nancy Kay Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597537338919901666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-58979569648882386512011-07-06T07:16:44.679-05:002011-07-06T07:16:44.679-05:00Linda,
Thanks for making me feel less like a tota...Linda,<br /><br />Thanks for making me feel less like a total idiot. You vacation sounds fabulous. Enjoy.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-86667292612375548422011-07-06T07:13:56.642-05:002011-07-06T07:13:56.642-05:00Hi Meb,
It took a while, but I eventually got me ...Hi Meb,<br /><br />It took a while, but I eventually got me a cab. LOL.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-44142778953705354492011-07-06T07:12:33.880-05:002011-07-06T07:12:33.880-05:00Hi Diane,
I wonder if the taxi-hailing handicap i...Hi Diane,<br /><br />I wonder if the taxi-hailing handicap is common in Texans? LOL.<br /><br />The Flat Iron building was unique. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-38405923915367008382011-07-05T23:10:02.469-05:002011-07-05T23:10:02.469-05:00That is so funny! As someone who has rarely ever b...That is so funny! As someone who has rarely ever been in a taxi, I totally don't know the hailing the cab technique either. <br /><br />Sounds like you had a great time at the conference. I'm looking forward to going to my first RWA conference next year in Anaheim. :) <br /><br />As for trips, we are doing a road trip to national parks in August. Yellowstone, Glacier, and then on up into the Canadian Rockies. I'm really looking forward to it.Linda McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696725014931280501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-55876999532811457502011-07-05T22:36:15.162-05:002011-07-05T22:36:15.162-05:00I can imagine you "helling" a cab!I can imagine you "helling" a cab!Meb Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429690082160319693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-150491284262255722011-07-05T22:09:35.062-05:002011-07-05T22:09:35.062-05:00My marketing person had to hail a cab for me when ...My marketing person had to hail a cab for me when I was in NYC, so I can totally relate to your blog, Christie! : ) <br /><br />Great photos! The Flatiron building was so unique!Diane Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934612750269211608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-70942849615271346072011-07-05T14:05:17.734-05:002011-07-05T14:05:17.734-05:00Brandy,
I swear every cab driver I had looked lik...Brandy,<br /><br />I swear every cab driver I had looked like perfect material for a seriel killer. <br /><br />Thanks for making me feel almost normal. LOL.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-81160465551912702622011-07-05T14:04:05.955-05:002011-07-05T14:04:05.955-05:00Robin!
LOL. Thank you, girl. Those tips will he...Robin!<br /><br />LOL. Thank you, girl. Those tips will help. I'm sharpening my elbows before returning back to NY. <br /><br />And about your request to get Laura back to the hotel...? Well, I wandered about that. The only reason I agreed to it was because I knew my agent would be riding back with me. Who knew that my agent would almost get Laura and I both killed with her Jersy cab-hailing ways. LOL. Hey...I chalk it up as a wonderful memory. <br /><br />Great to spend some time with you, Robin! And to meet your wonderful critique partners. Do you ever loan them out??? LOL.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-60010181611012874622011-07-05T13:42:28.182-05:002011-07-05T13:42:28.182-05:00I've never been to NY. Through it on the way t...I've never been to NY. Through it on the way to somewhere else, but not actually visited. And the only taxi ride I've ever been in was in MS and the driver was INSANE. He looked a lot like what you think a serial killer looks like and drove 80 miles an hour. Yeah. Never doing that again. <br />Loved your post!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738504696243512495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-73223511095813027312011-07-05T13:11:26.725-05:002011-07-05T13:11:26.725-05:00LOL Christie--And to think I sent my friend back t...LOL Christie--And to think I sent my friend back to the hotel with you thinking you had experience in these things. LOL It's like the blind leading the blind!<br /><br />Taxi hailing tips from a native New Yorker--I never thought about how I hail a cab until now. I stand on the curb, not the street because there are often puddles in the street at the curb and yuck, you don't want to step in that. <br /><br />I face traffic lean sideways in toward the street and raise my arm--I raise one or two fingers depending on my mood--just be sure if you're only raising one, it's the pointer finger that's up.<br /><br />Once a cab stops you must move fast to cut off any other cab stealer--there are tons of them out there. Elbowing a cab stealer is acceptable but whoever gets the door open is the winner--unless the man is really cute and you can slide into the seat, smile up to him and then thank him for his help. Sometimes that works, but be prepared to get pulled out of the seat and told off, or share a cab with said hot guy.<br /><br />There, that's all I can come up with. My Dad used to whistle for cabs--but I haven't done that since I was a kid. Riding the subways are easy, and though I never was much of a bus person, I hear they're great too. <br /><br />It was such fun seeing you, Diane, and Amanda at the St. Martin's Party!Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-49374344206628270692011-07-05T13:07:25.119-05:002011-07-05T13:07:25.119-05:00Loretta,
I think you would have done just fine ha...Loretta,<br /><br />I think you would have done just fine hailing a Taxi. LOL. You are real character. <br /><br />Thanks so much stopping in and sharing.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-16909317348414231802011-07-05T13:06:07.810-05:002011-07-05T13:06:07.810-05:00Hi Linda,
It was great in NY. I missed running i...Hi Linda,<br /><br />It was great in NY. I missed running into you. Thanks so much for stopping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-28377623635260508492011-07-05T10:59:51.162-05:002011-07-05T10:59:51.162-05:00Awww, Christie...loved this killer post!:)...you h...Awww, Christie...loved this killer post!:)...you have my sympathy AND admiration. I've never done NYC (wish I had:) but, I have done Madrid. Much the same madness, only the taxi's are black. So, you're not even sure what you're hailing...a cab, or a funeral procession.<br />For some reason I was the one the group always "volunteered" to do the hailing, WHY I don't know, because I'm a short person like you. It was such a spectacle they took pictures. I seemed to nab the cabs though...maybe it was the shock value of seeing a short blonde charging at them (not many blondes over there)...haven't got a clue, so I have no techniques to share. Frankly, I was hoping you could pass on a few!:)<br />Loved the "glimpse" of the convention...I'm getting into vicarious living...:)<br />LoLoretta Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133163167526850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-64966421344177726332011-07-05T10:37:55.819-05:002011-07-05T10:37:55.819-05:00Christie,
Thanks for the laugh. I love NYC. It'...Christie,<br />Thanks for the laugh. I love NYC. It's like no place on earth. I was bummed I didn't get to go to the conference. Next year, yes! But it won't be NYC. <br /><br />LindaLinda Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708577216500308755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-36807260561251054512011-07-05T09:50:48.327-05:002011-07-05T09:50:48.327-05:00Jenn,
Well, I feel better knowing I was the only ...Jenn,<br /><br />Well, I feel better knowing I was the only one suffering taxi phobia. LOL.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in.<br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-18825357500150558002011-07-05T09:49:36.808-05:002011-07-05T09:49:36.808-05:00Hi Sandy,
Walking is much safer. LOL. Next time...Hi Sandy,<br /><br />Walking is much safer. LOL. Next time, maybe I'll brave the subway. Or not!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping in.<br /><br />CCChristie Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838947086349600665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-73113550455092380932011-07-05T09:34:35.090-05:002011-07-05T09:34:35.090-05:00New York was fun, but this Southern girl decidedly...New York was fun, but this Southern girl decidedly would rather stick to the smaller towns, like Houston. :-)<br /><br />Those cabbies had even me, a self proclaimed aggressive, defensive driver shaking in my boots. They make their own lanes, for goodness sakes!!! Scared the be-jeebers outta me.<br /><br />Great post, CC.<br /><br />Jenn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4542417548623715196.post-32818128879576316652011-07-05T08:45:26.188-05:002011-07-05T08:45:26.188-05:00LOL Christie, I laughed so hard over your blog. ...LOL Christie, I laughed so hard over your blog. <br /><br />When I'm in New York, I mostly walk everywhere other than to and from the airport. I have taken the bus a few times, which was great. <br /><br />I also watch the intersections. Cars have the right of way you know.<br /><br />Loved it, CC.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.com