I had a terrible journey back from Bangkok last week .   Really ? Why ? What happened ?   Well , first of all , the taxi that was taking me from the client's office to the airport broke down on the freeway .   Oh , no .   Yes , and the driver didn't speak any English or Chinese and he didn't have a phone on him-can you believe it ? - and his radio didn't work . So there was no way he could get in touch with the office to get them to send another taxi .   So what did you do ?   Well , I actually thumbed a lift .   You what ?   Yes , I stood on the side of the freeway and stuck my thumb out , and a passing truck stopped and took me to the airport .   Wow , good for you .   Yes , except he drove really slowly , and I missed my flight .   Oh , no ! 