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Tag Archives: shift
You exchanged presents and illuminated an evergreen to celebrate the Lord’s birth. I drove a cab.
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
A busy Thursday in the City
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
Sunday by day, Sunday by night
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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Tagged airport, cab, midnight, night, night shift, san francisco, sf, sfo, shift, taxi, taxicab
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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
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Tagged cab, dispatch, fares, graveyard, nightshift, order, radio, san francisco, sf, shift, taxi, work
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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
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