Freezing Cab Stealers

74th and Broadway Starbucks -- It's the kind of cold today where people don't even take off their coats inside. (We're waiting for the afternoon, thinking it might reach 30 degrees.)

This morning during rush hour I forgot how hard a cab is to come by -- especially around Columbus Circle.

I noticed a guy in a business suit holding a briefcase behind me looking a little miffed, particularly at me. He said, 'There's a line." As far as I could tell, he was the only one. 

What he really meant was that the next cab was his and I'd better know that MISSY. I looked back to the oncoming traffic and said to myself, I'm actually going to say something to this guy. 

"There's no line," I replied. I also wanted to say, "You must not be from New York," but I didn't. I wonder if he knows it's just a free for all up here.

(By the way, I did later discover all the different cab waiting rules after sharing this little episode with my fiance who has lived in New York City his entire life. Apparently, there are special ways to treat ladies getting cabs if you are any kind of gentleman.)