"Would you walk me to my car?"

[merrily]

29. I never called myself a victim and the only thing that I assumed was that he

was going to open the door as soon as he reasonably could, which the post of mine to which you replied (my Reply 21) clearly stated, as follows.

Further, I sat there initially because, silly me, I assumed the driver would be getting out of the cab to open the door for me as soon as he thought he could safely do so. Should I add that the hospital is less than five minutes from home. (Hence the generous tip, almost equal to the fare. I know a short ride is a pain in the ass for a cabbie--and I try to be courteous to them.)

(Called myself a victim, my ass. Hell, I even took responsibility for tipping him when I should not have, simply because the money was already in my hand--and I was focused only on getting into the hospital as soon as possible.)

By the way, he was at a full stop in a safe place to stop at all relevant times, both when he picked me up and when I exited the cab. That, too, should have been obvious from what my original post and my Reply 21.

At those times, my safe entry into, and exit from, the cab were the only things that should have been on the mind of a responsible cab driver. Besides, driving to the hospital before 9 am, as he just had, might have given him a clue that a passenger might need help of some kind, even if I had never said a word about being injured and in pain.)

I think you, too, went out of your way on your reply to nitpick my behavior, even if, to do so, you had to read crap into my posts that was not any justifiable interpretation of them--and I don't think that was because of your concern for the cabbie.

Again, though, the subject was COURTESY, as my both my prior posts specified. Almost by definition, courtesy is being mindful and thoughtful of the needs of others. So unless you think his behavior was courteous, what is your relevant point anyway?