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Tag Archives: taxi
Where to find a cab in San Francisco.
Another blogging SF cab driver posted a great find: a map showing where to hail a cab in the City. This map seems quite accurate from my few months of cab driving experience. You might want to keep a link … Continue reading
Posted in taxi, transit
Tagged cab, fare, find, find a taxi, finding a cab in sf, finding a taxi in san francisco, hail, san francisco, search, sf, street, taxi, taxicab, where
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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
“Peak Medallions” are the answer to evening cab rush.
You have a 7pm reservation with friends across town in the Mission. It’s 6:30 and you know MUNI won’t get you there in less than an hour, so you have to cab it. You walk to the nearest busy street … Continue reading
Posted in econ, taxi, transit
Tagged cab, demand, dispatch, econ, economics, local, medallions, partnership, peak, private, public, regulation, san francisco, sf, taxi
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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
Some things make you reconsider your choice of work.
A cab driver was shot on Sunday morning at the same time I was leaving the garage. Scary! Further adding to this tragedy is that this occurred in the SUNSET district. Yes, the Sunset. Is there any place that’s really … Continue reading
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