Tag Archives: night

Driving

Posted on May 9, 2008 by kfarr

Sunday was a busy day in the City, Monday was busy enough as usual, but Tuesday early morning was dead. It was very difficult to get orders and I was afraid I would go home with less than $100 take-home … Continue reading →

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Driving highlights

Posted on March 5, 2008 by kfarr

While driving Sun-Mon (1am-12pm) These few days were slow, slow, slow. I find it funny that I have such a hard time estimating how much I’ll make beforehand. It’s almost like gambling. The only ‘sure-fire’ well-paying weekends are those with … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, taxi, work | Tagged cab, congestion, driving, graveyard, morning, night, rush, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, traffic, work | 1 Comment

Driving again

Posted on February 14, 2008 by kfarr

During my shifts this week: I took an older lady and her daughter back from the hospital one morning. We dropped her daughter off at work first and then I took the lady to her home. When we got there … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, day, driver, driving, evening, graveyard, hour, middle, middle of the night, midnight, morning, night, night shift, rush, rush hour, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, work | Leave a comment

Sunday and Monday driving

Posted on February 4, 2008 by kfarr

Some highlights from working the past few days. I took an older Mexican lady to see her family and grandchildren in Daly City. She was one of the chattiest passengers I’d ever had. At first, I could barely understand her. … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged butterfly, cab, city, crazy, driving, evening, graveyard, hipster, lepidopterist, middle, middle of the night, midnight, night, night shift, san francisco, sf, shift, specimen, taxi, taxicab | 1 Comment

New Year’s Eve Driving

Posted on January 2, 2008 by kfarr

I drove late in the night on New Year’s Eve. As a recent beginner in the world of cab driving, I am a ‘day driver’, low on the taxi company totem pole. I cannot drive during the lucrative hours of … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, taxi, work | Tagged cab, driving, drunkies, drunks, eve, evening, graveyard, new year, new year's eve, night, overnight, partiers, party, revelers, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab | Leave a comment

New Year’s Eve Eve

Posted on December 31, 2007 by kfarr

Another tough day. The revelers were out full swing when I started my shift at midnight. I had constant fares until 3 am. Unfortunately, when the well ran dry at 3 am it never filled up again. Nobody had to … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged bar, bars, bus, cab, driving, drunk, drunk bus, drunkies, marina, night, nightshift, san francisco, sf, shift, sober, taxi, taxicab, the marina district, transit, transport, van, yuppie, yuppies | Leave a comment

Driving cab on Christmas day

Posted on December 26, 2007 by kfarr

After a disappointing shift on Monday (Christmas Eve Eve?) from midnight ’till 11, I figured Christmas Day from midnight ’till 11 would be even worse. It turns out the Christmas Eve revelers were out in full swing. Summary after the … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, christmas, day, graveyard, holiday, night, nightshift, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, vacation, work, working | Leave a comment

You exchanged presents and illuminated an evergreen to celebrate the Lord’s birth. I drove a cab.

Posted on December 24, 2007 by kfarr

I work Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. There is no such thing as paid holidays when you’re an independent contractor driving a cab. In fact, it’s more difficult to get time off during the holidays since nobody else wants to take … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, christmas, driving, eve, graveyard, holidays, night, san francisco, sexual assault, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, working | Leave a comment

Driving the holidays.

Posted on December 18, 2007 by kfarr

During my Sunday (day shift) and Monday (night/morning) shifts I took a couple Mexican guys home from the Tenderloin area to the Mission Sunday night. They were in a (drunk) chatty mood, but didn’t speak much English. I tried what … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged bars, cab, cabbie, driver, driving, drunk, drunkies, night, night shift, san francisco, sf, sleep, taxi, weekend, weeknight | 2 Comments

Sunday by day, Sunday by night

Posted on December 11, 2007 by kfarr

This past weekend I worked Sunday 5am-3pm, slept from 4pm-11pm, and then worked Monday from 12am-11am. A group of about 6 hipsters flagged my van down in the Mission around 1am: It was a friend’s 21st birthday and they got … Continue reading →

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