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Avenue Street

Posted on October 30, 2010 by kfarr

I answered a lot of phone calls last night at the taxi company. Around 3am a girl called demanding a cab at “320 Avenue.” That didn’t make any sense. “320 Avenue? That doesn’t make any sense. What’s the street name?” … Continue reading →

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Driving April 22

Posted on April 23, 2010 by kfarr

It’s time to try this blogging thing again. Yesterday I drove a normal “extra” day shift from 7a-5p. Some notes: I drove my favorite taxicab: the Toyota Camry Hybrid. Ample space, great handling, adequate (but not stellar) gas mileage, smooth … 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 →

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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 →

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Driving forward

Posted on January 20, 2008 by kfarr

During my shift today The City was slow as usual for this time of year. With just under one hour remaining on my shift, a lady hailed me in the Marina asking to head toward Tiburon to see her mother … Continue reading →

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Driving the storm

Posted on January 5, 2008 by kfarr

(Source) I drove on Friday during the heavy storm that hit most of Northern California. It was a great day to drive. Details after the break.

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Slow driving

Posted on December 30, 2007 by kfarr

Today was a tough, tough day to drive a cab. I left the garage at 5 am. Nobody was out in the morning. I had about one fare per hour until around noon when the fare faucet started to drip … Continue reading →

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It’s quiet in the City driving between holidays.

Posted on December 29, 2007 by kfarr

Above: an elevated view of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. (Source) I didn’t want to fart around and write more blog entries yesterday, so I showed up to DeSoto early in the morning to see if they had an … Continue reading →

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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 →

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A busy Thursday in the City

Posted on December 14, 2007 by kfarr

I showed up as an ‘extra’ to work on Thursday. I wasn’t regularly scheduled to work, so that makes me an ‘extra’. I show up to the garage around 6am and wait for a car to become available. As a … Continue reading →

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