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Driving

Posted on February 27, 2008 by kfarr

My shift starts around midnight. I usually eat ‘breakfast’ around 1 or 2am if it’s slow. I’ll sit in line at the 18/Castro unofficial taxi stand, at the 24-Divisadero bus stop, and eat a slice of pizza for my first … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, transit, work | Tagged alcohol, cab, castro, city, community, congestion, driver, driving, drugs, fee, financial, forward, heights, lgbt, pacific, pacific heights, pricing, san francisco, sf, taxi, taxicab, tipping, tips, traffic | 4 Comments

My taxi earnings begin to increase. Is it temporary?

Posted on February 14, 2008 by kfarr

December and January were tough months. Holidays meant many people left the City. There was very little tourism and few, if any, special events that draw large numbers into the City. This weekend and last weekend produced relatively high earning … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, taxi, work | Tagged cab, california, center, earnings, econ, economics, estimate, estimates, events, expo, fare, fee, financial, gate, income, loss, macro, micro, moscone, profit, projection, revenue, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, tourism, tourists, trend, trendline, visitors | Leave a 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

Update: Supes badger over taxi gate fee increase

Posted on January 30, 2008 by kfarr

The Examiner has an update on the saga of supervisor Alioto-Pier’s original proposal to considerably increase gate fees. (A gate fee is the rental price of a taxicab charged to cab drivers.) A much more reasonable $5 increase (compared to … Continue reading →

Posted in politics, taxi, transit | Tagged addition, alioto-pier, amendment, board, board of supervisors, cab, change, charge, fee, gate, gate fee, increase, legislation, local, modification, price, proposal, regulation, rental, san francisco, sf, supervisors, taxi, taxicab | Leave a comment

Going with the flow

Posted on January 30, 2008 by kfarr

I drove 33 hours during the past 3 days. During my shifts: I began to truly enjoy my graveyard (12am – 11am) shift. I whined at first because I didn’t retain a normal sleep schedule. Now I’m starting to realize … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged architecture, bars, building, business, cab, city, drinking, driving, earthquake, graveyard, hour, jobs, morning, partying, pubs, restaurants, risk, rush, rush hour, san francisco, seismic, seismology, sf, shift, taxi, taxicab, weekday, working | Leave a comment

Bike coalition makes good signage.

Posted on January 25, 2008 by kfarr

I like good signage. Good signage is clear in communicating a simple point or set of points. Good signage is a rare find. I was surprised to see these well-designed signs posted at the cab garage when I went into … Continue reading →

Posted in marketing, taxi, transit | Tagged awareness, bicycle, bike safety, bikes, cab, collision, cycle, cycling, helmet, lanes, muni, pedals, pedestrian, prevention, right of way, safety, summit, taxi, taxicab | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged bart, cab, day, day shift, heavy rail, rail, san francisco, sf, sfo, shift, taxi, taxicab, train, work | 2 Comments

Driving the slow winter days

Posted on January 13, 2008 by kfarr

I drove Friday and Sunday during the day. During my shifts Fridays are usually busy, and this Friday was no different. Even though I didn’t get out until an hour later than usual I was still able to make almost … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged boring, cab, day, drive, driving, long, money, poor, san francisco, sf, shift, slow, taxi, taxicab, tired, tiring, winter | Leave a comment

KQED Perspective: Peak Medallions

Posted on January 8, 2008 by kfarr

I condensed my usual rant about peak medallions down to a 2 minute piece for a KQED‘s Perspective. It’s a quick op-ed that airs during the morning drive time. It will air again on Saturday morning. It sounds a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in media, politics, taxi | Tagged cab, find, hail, kqed, local, local policy, medallions, op-ed, opinion, peak, perspective, perspectives, policy, politics, regulation, san francisco, sf, supply, taxi, taxicab, variability, variable supply | 13 Comments

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