I've ridden in a few limousines in my day and generally they are comfortable and roomy and the limo drivers are professional and have been excellent drivers. With a limo, they are being paid by the hour and do not have to hustle fares. So there's no illegal u-turns, speeding, or cutting off other drivers to save time to get more fares. I've made some limo drivers angry with me because sometimes we are engaged in small talk and then they get personal by asking me where my apartment is, how much rent I pay, and if I live alone. I tell them they are getting too personal. Then they literally yell at me for initiating conversation in the first place. Just because one initiates conversation doesn't make their world an open book for all to know. I could understand if I asked where they live, etc, but I didn't and wouldn't. When the conversation turns to that personal mode, I generally have the driver drop me near my home, (like a 24 hr. grocery store), but not at my door. Maybe next time, I'll make the ride easier for myself and tell a fib. Once a driver followed me after he dropped me off. I told him to drop me off in the middle of the block. I did not ask him to wait until I got inside. He stopped on the corner (1/2 block away) and just sat in his car and watched me. I had to fake where I was going, went into a doorway where I don't live, just so he'd drive away. So like with the cabbies, if you think the driver is getting too nosey about you, be careful what you reveal. That's all. -Wendy

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