Tag Archives: work
Driving the graveyard shift
I switched my shifts around. I stopped working Saturdays so I could get my Friday nights back. I kept my Sunday (5am-3pm) shift and added Mondays and Tuesdays from midnight-11am. (That’s the only time they have available for newbs like … Continue reading
Post-Thanksgiving Cab Driving
Starting with Thanksgiving I drove 4 days in a row, a first for me. I wore out quickly. The driving doesn’t phase me nearly as much as waking up so early (5am). I didn’t get enough sleep any night. After … Continue reading
Turkey Day Cab Driving
I worked on Thanksgiving. Things were slow until the afternoon when everyone (and their food) needed rides to join friends or family for Thanksgiving dinner. It was fascinating to experience meeting so many people that consider SF ‘home’ such that … Continue reading
Work
This weekend, The Oracle OpenWorld conference started Sunday, bringing bunches of people to the city and blocking off Howard Street. It was a busy weekend. I took a French speaking mom and daughter from the Haight to Union Square. My … Continue reading
Work
Saturday, I drove cab 666. It’s semi-famous. I took a lady to her appointment at a Methodone clinic. She was tired of waiting for the 22. I took 3 guys to their respective homes in the Excelsior around 7 in … Continue reading
Drivin’ cab
Today, I drove 381 — a van! I picked up an 80+ year old woman with an unrecognizable Slavic sort of accent. She was born in China but her family was originally from Russia. Any country I name, she’s been … Continue reading
Work
Today, I drove a van. I like the vans. A doorman got mad at me because I didn’t pull in the building driveway correctly. Poop on you, Mr. Grouchy Doorman. Further salt was thrown on my bleeding wound when it … Continue reading
