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Belated driving summary

Posted on June 21, 2008 by kfarr

Here’s a summary of my cab shifts from last weekend. I picked up an older guy from the Kaiser. I’d guess he was 60+. I have a hard time judging ages, especially those +/-5 years from mine. He was heading … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged cab, california, castro, cinch, city, driving, dutch, francais, France, french, gas, gasoline, gay, gay bars, haight, hills, history, indiana, kaiser, lawyers, netherlands, nob, nob hill, polk, prices, richmond, russian hill, san francisco, seward, sf, stern grove, sunset, taxi, taxicab, the city | 1 Comment

Taxi driving: conferences + tourists = seasonal demand

Posted on June 12, 2008 by kfarr

My shifts were busy and lucrative this past weekend. Two big conferences were in town: the Apple WWDC and some sort of diabetes convention. Two special events — the Haight Ashbury Street Fair and the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon — … Continue reading →

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Muni strikes again.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by kfarr

I wouldn’t be doing my Civic Duty if I didn’t link to yet another Municide. This time the culprit was an articulated standard coach (non-trolleybus) 71-Haight/Noriega heading inbound on Market at 6th. A 77 year old female pedestrian was struck … Continue reading →

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Belated driving summary

Taxi driving: conferences + tourists = seasonal demand

Muni strikes again.

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