Ooookay... It's been an interesting week / weekend, mostly due to personal situations.... Early Monday morning dispatch informed me that a fellow wanted a non-smoking cab with a GPS to go out-of-town. Most larger companies run low-ball rates to keep people calling, which gyps the driver a bit, as anyone who's read my blog before knows.
So, naturally, this trip was quoted at a somewhat ridiculous rate, which worked out to less than $1.50 per mile, netting me, the driver less than $40 for a five-hour round-trip. I don't have GPS, but I managed to Google Map directions to the address he supplied.
Naturally, the directions were inaccurate and got us a bit hung up. The guy fusses a bit, even though we weren't far from the destination. I got him to his destination 30 minutes ahead of schedule, and the guy gives me exactly the price quoted -- NO tip.
"CAB" has been said to really stand for "Cheap Ass Bastard", and this guy lived up to it to the letter. For someone who doesn't tip, he was pretty damned picky to want a non-smoking cab with GPS...
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Another Reason Unemployment Is High And The Economy Is Soft....
So, I call back today to check on the job I THOUGHT I had lined up. Apparently, the company has their OWN rating system for points on your license, and even though I would be using my own insurance, and will work 60 hours a week if I can, they can't hire me.
The manager said she had 180 hours she had to give to somebody, and I responded, "Well, that's probably most of the reason you have 180 hours available, the company is too picky, especially considering they aren't liable if there's an accident."
When corporations pick and choose who they hire based on irrelevant points, unemployment rises because many people who want that job can't get it for baseless reasons. Hence, the economy suffers because they aren't making money to spend.
Corporations will be the downfall of America. They and the people who run them largely suffer from RCI -- Rectal-Cranial Inversion.... It affects 95% of Charlottesville. Otherwise known as "Head-Up-Your-Ass" Syndrome.
The manager said she had 180 hours she had to give to somebody, and I responded, "Well, that's probably most of the reason you have 180 hours available, the company is too picky, especially considering they aren't liable if there's an accident."
When corporations pick and choose who they hire based on irrelevant points, unemployment rises because many people who want that job can't get it for baseless reasons. Hence, the economy suffers because they aren't making money to spend.
Corporations will be the downfall of America. They and the people who run them largely suffer from RCI -- Rectal-Cranial Inversion.... It affects 95% of Charlottesville. Otherwise known as "Head-Up-Your-Ass" Syndrome.
Monday, July 27, 2009
What..... The...... Fuck??!!!!!
Ladies beware, READ THIS FULLY before you jump to conclusions........ I apologize for NOTHING, because I have done NOTHING wrong here. This is a partial explanation of why I am the way I am.
I'm getting ready to have big fun.... Keep in mind, I USED to respect women immensely. I don't think all women are bitches (yet), but I HAVE to come to discover what classifies one as a silly bitch or a full-blown cunt.
Now, among other things, I have already been falsely accused of taking advantage of a female passenger in my cab. Once found to be drunk and underage, she was subsequently cuffed, stuffed and hauled off to jail with a "Sorry about that, sir, you have a good evening."
I went to karaoke tonight to find out that even though I have been flirting with the waitresses for the entire 4 months I have been there and never laid a finger on any of them, I am now being told that there are some of them complaining.
My first thought was to stop coming there, if I can't be myself. But then my rebellious nature and logic kicked in. Damn it, this is my night off, and my fun. I'll be damned if I am going to let someone else take it away from me. I am now going to refuse service from ALL female servers there, and I am going to tip the male servers that serve me double.
This and quite a few other things have really ruined it for any female that gets interested in me, because I don't know whether they're going to cause me problems or not. If I don't know I can trust a female, why should I let them in? And the double standard when it comes to better-looking guys --- give me a fucking break! A waitress would probably let a guy grab her ass if he looked like Brad Pitt!
But I guess I'll get the last laugh when the other female servers find out and get pissed off at the ones who complained. And they will know who, I'm sure. :)
I'm getting ready to have big fun.... Keep in mind, I USED to respect women immensely. I don't think all women are bitches (yet), but I HAVE to come to discover what classifies one as a silly bitch or a full-blown cunt.
Now, among other things, I have already been falsely accused of taking advantage of a female passenger in my cab. Once found to be drunk and underage, she was subsequently cuffed, stuffed and hauled off to jail with a "Sorry about that, sir, you have a good evening."
I went to karaoke tonight to find out that even though I have been flirting with the waitresses for the entire 4 months I have been there and never laid a finger on any of them, I am now being told that there are some of them complaining.
My first thought was to stop coming there, if I can't be myself. But then my rebellious nature and logic kicked in. Damn it, this is my night off, and my fun. I'll be damned if I am going to let someone else take it away from me. I am now going to refuse service from ALL female servers there, and I am going to tip the male servers that serve me double.
This and quite a few other things have really ruined it for any female that gets interested in me, because I don't know whether they're going to cause me problems or not. If I don't know I can trust a female, why should I let them in? And the double standard when it comes to better-looking guys --- give me a fucking break! A waitress would probably let a guy grab her ass if he looked like Brad Pitt!
But I guess I'll get the last laugh when the other female servers find out and get pissed off at the ones who complained. And they will know who, I'm sure. :)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Some People Just Don't Get It......
Okay, some jackass in Texas has filed a class-action lawsuit against Hooters because *HE* couldn't get a job there. Yeah, *HE*! You read that right. Granted, by only hiring females with large breasts, they do sort of discriminate, but Chris Rock was right ...... No one goes to Hooters for the wings. :P
A link to the video of this debacle is posted below:
In closing, I guess this could go a long way towards explaining George W. Bush...... Texas is next door to Mexico, maybe it's something in the water?
A link to the video of this debacle is posted below:
In closing, I guess this could go a long way towards explaining George W. Bush...... Texas is next door to Mexico, maybe it's something in the water?
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Whew!
I have a few rules in my taxi cab. Some of them are for my protection, some of them for protection of my equipment, and some are for protection of my passengers.
One of those rules is very much both for my protection AND my passengers. If a female passenger (especially by herself) does not know where she is going and I have no way to find out where she needs to go, I stop a cop right then and there. Cab drivers have an unnecessary and undeserved reputation for having BO and trading fares for sexual favors, among other things.
I'm not like that. If a female passenger shows interest in me, I give her my card and tell her to call me when I'm off duty. It never goes beyond that, usually they lose my card or whatever.
A lone female UVa student was put in my cab last night by her "friends" with about eight dollars to get her where she was going. The address they gave me wasn't right, and she couldn't (or wouldn't) tell me where she lived.
After five places that were not where she lived, I asked to see her ID. Perfect. An out-of-town address, so that was no help. After repeatedly asking her where she lived, she finally muttered, "Just park."
"Excuse me, ma'am?"
"Take me to your place," she said. Oh, hell, no. Not when she's this drunk and can holler rape later. And certainly not when I'm working.
Just then a Crown Vic pulls up behind me. Never thought I'd say this, but hot damn, here comes a cop.
Before it was over with, she told the cops I was trying to hook up with her (she was so drunk the cop didn't believe her, seeing as I was the one who asked for their help), then blew a .21 on the Breathalyzer. When I gave them the name that was on the ID she gave me, they found a credit card in her wallet that had a different name. Uh-oh.
Turns out she was underage and had been drinking on her older sister's ID. Now she's REALLY in trouble. Would have been a simple drunk in public charge if not for that. But if she had gotten her head out of her ass and told me where she lived instead of trying to hem me up, she would have had no problem.
I still can't believe this bitch tried to get me locked up for something I didn't do. And women wonder why I have a hard time trusting them. This is why, ladies. I usually have a hard time even asking a woman out and that's IF I find someone I'm interested in (rare).
One of those rules is very much both for my protection AND my passengers. If a female passenger (especially by herself) does not know where she is going and I have no way to find out where she needs to go, I stop a cop right then and there. Cab drivers have an unnecessary and undeserved reputation for having BO and trading fares for sexual favors, among other things.
I'm not like that. If a female passenger shows interest in me, I give her my card and tell her to call me when I'm off duty. It never goes beyond that, usually they lose my card or whatever.
A lone female UVa student was put in my cab last night by her "friends" with about eight dollars to get her where she was going. The address they gave me wasn't right, and she couldn't (or wouldn't) tell me where she lived.
After five places that were not where she lived, I asked to see her ID. Perfect. An out-of-town address, so that was no help. After repeatedly asking her where she lived, she finally muttered, "Just park."
"Excuse me, ma'am?"
"Take me to your place," she said. Oh, hell, no. Not when she's this drunk and can holler rape later. And certainly not when I'm working.
Just then a Crown Vic pulls up behind me. Never thought I'd say this, but hot damn, here comes a cop.
Before it was over with, she told the cops I was trying to hook up with her (she was so drunk the cop didn't believe her, seeing as I was the one who asked for their help), then blew a .21 on the Breathalyzer. When I gave them the name that was on the ID she gave me, they found a credit card in her wallet that had a different name. Uh-oh.
Turns out she was underage and had been drinking on her older sister's ID. Now she's REALLY in trouble. Would have been a simple drunk in public charge if not for that. But if she had gotten her head out of her ass and told me where she lived instead of trying to hem me up, she would have had no problem.
I still can't believe this bitch tried to get me locked up for something I didn't do. And women wonder why I have a hard time trusting them. This is why, ladies. I usually have a hard time even asking a woman out and that's IF I find someone I'm interested in (rare).
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Do You Qualify?
Okay.... I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but seeing as in the past 24 hours, I have nearly been broadsided at 45 by a rice-rocket, sandwiched between two tractor-trailers, and run off the road...... I am listing my pet peeves while driving, I am sure more will be added as time goes on.
To those who can operate their stereo perfectly, but don't know what that funny-looking lever to the left of the steering wheel is for......
To those who don't enter a turn lane until they are forced to make a 90-degree turn, forcing everyone else to slam on the brakes........
To those who are too stupid to understand that daytime running lights are just that.... DAYTIME running lights, not full headlights and running lights......
To those who think it's their given duty to ride the passing lane matching speed perfectly with slower traffic........
To those who don't know what that pretty blue light on the dash that looks like a headlight means.........
To those who stop at green lights and blow through red ones.......
To those who stop ten feet before the line at every traffic light.........
To those who routinely cut off vehicles ten times the size of your own.......
To those who think as long as they keep the car between the solid white lines, it's okay to wander......
To those who back up against oncoming traffic when they miss a turn.........
To those who insist on hanging out in moving traffic beside vehicles whose tires are taller than your vehicle.........
To those who get more mileage out of a gallon of a gas than a set of brakes......
To those who stop ten feet before the next vehicle at every traffic light......
To those who routinely park with at least a fourth of the car out in traffic........
To those who sling an SUV around as if it were an F1 car..........
To those who stop traffic to let another vehicle in with a green light!!!! The driver behind you might know what you're doing, but the other ten behind them don't....
To those who drive 70 in the snow because you have 4-wheel-drive........
To those who can't park within 2 feet of the curb.......
To those who challenge other vehicles because yours is bigger and heavier........
To those who traded a Honda Civic in on a Chevy Suburban and can't get used to it........
To those who block an intersection when you know you're not getting through it before the light changes.......
To those who routinely sustain heavier damage than door dings........
To those who challenge other vehicles for the right-of-way because you have insurance.......
To those who pull forward to cut another driver off when you can't go anywhere anyway......
To those who can't park evenly with the curb............
To those who stop and block traffic with a green light when they realize they're in the wrong lane.........
To those whose license plates strike fear in the hearts of pedestrians everywhere......
To whose who challenge emergency vehicles for the right-of-way......
To those who think it's okay to stop in traffic and turn on your hazards to talk to someone. Do you know what a parking space is for?
To those who can't park in one space.......
To those who change direction with the wind because you don't know where the hell you're going......
To those who assume you are the only one on the road or in the parking lot and move without looking....
To those who refuse to make a right turn on red --- with no sign restricting it and no traffic.........
To those who think a yield or stop sign is a suggestion..........
To those who go three blocks up a one-way street the wrong way because they're too lazy to go down one block and turn.........
Turn in your driver's license. You probably don't belong behind the wheel of a lawn mower, and I wouldn't trust you on a Segway without a helmet, you're too stupid.
To those who can operate their stereo perfectly, but don't know what that funny-looking lever to the left of the steering wheel is for......
To those who don't enter a turn lane until they are forced to make a 90-degree turn, forcing everyone else to slam on the brakes........
To those who are too stupid to understand that daytime running lights are just that.... DAYTIME running lights, not full headlights and running lights......
To those who think it's their given duty to ride the passing lane matching speed perfectly with slower traffic........
To those who don't know what that pretty blue light on the dash that looks like a headlight means.........
To those who stop at green lights and blow through red ones.......
To those who stop ten feet before the line at every traffic light.........
To those who routinely cut off vehicles ten times the size of your own.......
To those who think as long as they keep the car between the solid white lines, it's okay to wander......
To those who back up against oncoming traffic when they miss a turn.........
To those who insist on hanging out in moving traffic beside vehicles whose tires are taller than your vehicle.........
To those who get more mileage out of a gallon of a gas than a set of brakes......
To those who stop ten feet before the next vehicle at every traffic light......
To those who routinely park with at least a fourth of the car out in traffic........
To those who sling an SUV around as if it were an F1 car..........
To those who stop traffic to let another vehicle in with a green light!!!! The driver behind you might know what you're doing, but the other ten behind them don't....
To those who drive 70 in the snow because you have 4-wheel-drive........
To those who can't park within 2 feet of the curb.......
To those who challenge other vehicles because yours is bigger and heavier........
To those who traded a Honda Civic in on a Chevy Suburban and can't get used to it........
To those who block an intersection when you know you're not getting through it before the light changes.......
To those who routinely sustain heavier damage than door dings........
To those who challenge other vehicles for the right-of-way because you have insurance.......
To those who pull forward to cut another driver off when you can't go anywhere anyway......
To those who can't park evenly with the curb............
To those who stop and block traffic with a green light when they realize they're in the wrong lane.........
To those whose license plates strike fear in the hearts of pedestrians everywhere......
To whose who challenge emergency vehicles for the right-of-way......
To those who think it's okay to stop in traffic and turn on your hazards to talk to someone. Do you know what a parking space is for?
To those who can't park in one space.......
To those who change direction with the wind because you don't know where the hell you're going......
To those who assume you are the only one on the road or in the parking lot and move without looking....
To those who refuse to make a right turn on red --- with no sign restricting it and no traffic.........
To those who think a yield or stop sign is a suggestion..........
To those who go three blocks up a one-way street the wrong way because they're too lazy to go down one block and turn.........
Turn in your driver's license. You probably don't belong behind the wheel of a lawn mower, and I wouldn't trust you on a Segway without a helmet, you're too stupid.
Here's Your Sign......
People have a really annoying tendency to leave their cell phones and wallets in public transportation vehicles. Hey, it happens. Everyone is forgetful sometimes.
But one very annoying habit that people have when they leave such things in taxicabs is that they expect us to bring it back to them at no charge.
One girl left a $300 phone in my cab one night -- and got pissed because I charged her $10.90 on the meter to bring it across town to her!
Let's look at this for a second. We're burning fuel to bring it back to you that could have been used to run a fare. We're also not available for a fare while we're bringing it back to you (if you want it right now, as most people do). Not to mention the fact that it's not our fault you left your belongings in the cab in the first place.
In my case, most people are lucky to even get it back, because of the fact that I'm not a major company, and no one knows who I am, so that they can call to check. I do, however, make an effort to find the person it belongs to.
So, if you ever leave such things in a taxicab, don't get mad if we charge you to bring it to you. Remember that we didn't make you leave your belongings in the cab. Also, think about what it will cost you in money, time and aggravation to replace your phone, or credit cards, etc. Be glad that you're getting it back without that hassle.
But one very annoying habit that people have when they leave such things in taxicabs is that they expect us to bring it back to them at no charge.
One girl left a $300 phone in my cab one night -- and got pissed because I charged her $10.90 on the meter to bring it across town to her!
Let's look at this for a second. We're burning fuel to bring it back to you that could have been used to run a fare. We're also not available for a fare while we're bringing it back to you (if you want it right now, as most people do). Not to mention the fact that it's not our fault you left your belongings in the cab in the first place.
In my case, most people are lucky to even get it back, because of the fact that I'm not a major company, and no one knows who I am, so that they can call to check. I do, however, make an effort to find the person it belongs to.
So, if you ever leave such things in a taxicab, don't get mad if we charge you to bring it to you. Remember that we didn't make you leave your belongings in the cab. Also, think about what it will cost you in money, time and aggravation to replace your phone, or credit cards, etc. Be glad that you're getting it back without that hassle.
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