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Driving a slow weekend in the City

Posted on April 24, 2008 by kfarr

It was another slow weekend in San Francisco. During my shifts I witnessed a non-trivial collision. A Toyota pickup truck was traveling behind me south on South Van Ness. As we approached the 16th Street intersection he passed me on … Continue reading →

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Driving highlights

Posted on April 18, 2008 by kfarr

A bit delayed, but here it is. Driving highlights during my shifts this past week. Right after I left the garage early Monday morning (late Sunday night to my passengers) I picked up 4 Mexican guys in the heart of … Continue reading →

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Driving the day of the Olympic Torch run

Posted on April 9, 2008 by kfarr

I was not originally scheduled to work today, but I had to make up for a missed shift from earlier this week. More to the point, I wanted to experience San Francisco during the historic procession of the Olympic Flame … Continue reading →

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Driving highlights

Posted on April 8, 2008 by kfarr

I only worked 2 days this week as I had an interview during my regular Tuesday shift. The City was busy, especially Monday morning. The 2008 RSA Security conference started Monday at Moscone Center. I was surprised to hear a … Continue reading →

Posted in happiness, taxi, work | Tagged agency, baseball, cab, chase, city, crown vic, crown victoria, day, driving, explorer, ford, giants, happiness, opener, police, police chase, san francisco, sf, sf giants, society, state, taxes, taxi, taxicab, view, young, youth | Leave a comment

Driving highlights

Posted on April 2, 2008 by kfarr

It was a tough weekend. It was slow Monday and Tuesday in the City. I am learning, albeit slowly, to let go of the natural feelings of elated success or critical failure that come from a high or low earning … Continue reading →

Posted in taxi, work | Tagged aggregate, cab, cabbie, cabbing, care, city, commission, compensation, demand, drivers, driving, elder care, elderly, health, health care, hospital, management, pay, performance pay, pricing, roads, san francisco, sf, socialism, taxi, taxicab, the city, tourism, traffic, transportation | 1 Comment

Driving highlights

Posted on March 30, 2008 by kfarr

(Last week) I picked up an attractive young lady from a hospital out in the Richmond and took her back toward work downtown. She was (and my best guess says she still is) British and we chatted about about how … Continue reading →

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Website highlights financial stress of driving a taxi in the City

Posted on March 26, 2008 by kfarr

I point your temporary attention to a Flash website produced by UC Berkeley j-school grad students Eric Zassenhaus and Amy Jeffries. The video clips thumbnailed along the bottom are accurate and colorful paintings of a typical taxi shift. Well worth … Continue reading →

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Dear Transgender Prostitute: Why did you have to take my bag?

Posted on March 24, 2008 by kfarr

Dear Transgender Prostitute I picked you up, you looked legit. Alright, it was a little late, 2 am, and it was in the Tenderloin. Larkin and O’Farrell doesn’t produce the best of customers even during the day. But, I’ve encountered … Continue reading →

Posted in happiness, taxi, work | Tagged anger, annoyance, bags, cab, crime, frustration, grand larceny, larceny, larkin, o'farrell, petty, petty theft, police, prostitute, san francisco, sf, sfpd, steal, take, taxi, taxicab, tenderloin, tendernob, theft, transgender, transvestite | 4 Comments

My taxi earnings: are City tourists back?

Posted on March 19, 2008 by kfarr

I sure noticed when tourists to the City took a vacation from vacationing. Now it appears they might be back in force. Monday I had 3 trips to Pier 33, the most common departing point to catch the ferry to … Continue reading →

Posted in econ, taxi, work | Tagged cab, city, daily, earnings, hotel, industry, motel, san francisco, sf, shift, sightseeing, take-home, taxi, taxicab, touring, tourism, tourist, tours, travel, travelers, vaca, vacation, Visit, visitors | Leave a comment

Driving highlights

Posted on March 19, 2008 by kfarr

I drove 3 shifts in the past 3 days. One of them starts early at 5 am, the other two are graveyard shifts starting at 1 am. Each lasts 11 hours. During my shifts I picked up two young, professional … Continue reading →

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