taxi drama

Never have I hated Shanghai more!!!  Oh.....getting taxi's here is such a hassle!  About 2 hrs ago I was trying to get a taxi so that I could go near the theatre and grab a bite to eat.  There are these amazing salads at this place called "Elements Fresh" right by the Ritz. Anyways....first of all, I hate how there are no such thing as a line....everyone is for themselves in Shanghai...your hand is on the taxi door first..that is your claim!  And then!  There are the taxi's that don't pick you up because they are getting off work...for some reason I feel like most taxi's are changing shifts...AND I tried calling the taxi hotlines about 10 times in the past week...and they always give me the same answer..."sorry, there are no free taxi's in your area"....AH!!!!  Just on Monday I was with 2 friends from the cast.  We were literally trying to get a taxi for 3 hrs!!!  It is so frustrating!  No wonder people here are always late! 

So...I've come to the conclusion that I need to invest in a bike for places that are too near to take a taxi and too far to walk.  I'm also thinking about hiring a personal driver pretty soon...this is ridiculous!  Other than that....things are ok...hahaha