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For whatever reason I kept forgetting to post abt this…as we stayed in a hotel and the weather was downright horrible in Bacau (RO) we took the taxi cpl of times to go to the Mall. Well, to my surprise, some forgot to use the meter. We asked the lady at the reception to call a taxi for us and we knew how much the fare was to the Mall..in some rare cases they did use the meter but in some, they don’t! Btw, they have several tariffs as there are several companies.

On the other hand in my town, Arad, they always use the meter. And the fare is the same for all companies, except the private taxis (which are a HUGE scam but you can easily spot them).

So, in case the driver doesn’t start the meter politely ask them:

“Nu porniti va rog ceasul?” / Can you please turn on the meter?

If they refuse, then get out of the car. They cannot force you to stay in.

So yesterday (Nov 21) it was cold and rainy and the forecast said - and still says - that today would snow. What do you know? I woke up to see a LOVELY sun! Granted it’s 3C/37F at 1 PM but there aren’t any signs of snow!

You can check this webcam yourself.  It’s on top of the theatre , right by my apartment.

Gotta love winter here though. It “may” snow but for example in 2006 it snowed for 2 days in November (on my wedding day to be exact!) and that was it . I don’t remember any snow last year!

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