Monday morning struck unexpectedly. I was all set to leave for office. Put my bags in the car and turned on the ignition. But the car refused to start. Tried cranking the engine few more times but no change in result. Had to choose a different mode of transport to get to work.
Started walking up to the main road which was about 2 KM from home. Decided to catch an auto-rickshaw as I was getting late. First auto I approached, he asked how much would I pay as he refused to go by meter. Typical response. Stopped another one who agreed and off we went. Took about 1 hour to reach office by usual route. Got exposed to all the traffic smoke and dust on the road. Paid Rs. 192/-.
On the way back, caught a Volvo bus till Sarjapur junction and walked 4KM from there to home. Bus fare was Rs. 60/- and took 1.5 hours. Felt some nausea and got a headache. The walk back also involved lots of dust and smoke.
Reached home with burning eyes and a heavy head. Some corn and hot ginger tea helped pull through a tcon later in the evening.
Realized how bad the air quality was on Bangalore roads.
And the luxury of travelling by own car everyday with the windows up.
Started walking up to the main road which was about 2 KM from home. Decided to catch an auto-rickshaw as I was getting late. First auto I approached, he asked how much would I pay as he refused to go by meter. Typical response. Stopped another one who agreed and off we went. Took about 1 hour to reach office by usual route. Got exposed to all the traffic smoke and dust on the road. Paid Rs. 192/-.
On the way back, caught a Volvo bus till Sarjapur junction and walked 4KM from there to home. Bus fare was Rs. 60/- and took 1.5 hours. Felt some nausea and got a headache. The walk back also involved lots of dust and smoke.
Reached home with burning eyes and a heavy head. Some corn and hot ginger tea helped pull through a tcon later in the evening.
Realized how bad the air quality was on Bangalore roads.
And the luxury of travelling by own car everyday with the windows up.
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