tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33640822011-06-08T01:24:29.914-05:00Omaha Taxi Dot ComJust 'cabbin the streets of "O"Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-72167231604166915082007-07-17T06:06:00.000-05:002007-07-17T06:09:12.351-05:00Met a dude from Portland last weekend. He said he is working 2-4 night a week and clearing $1200.00/12 hr shifts. I was thinking about returning to cabbin in 'da big "O"...anybody want me besides Safeway? Screwyathen.Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1156342375131232112006-08-23T08:47:00.000-05:002006-08-23T10:58:40.896-05:00I am proud to say that I was right about the last post. You all know that I LOVE tooting my own horn. But...I am sad to say that I have way too much to do and not enough time to keep up on the Omaha taxi business, form an opinion, and publish to the blog anymore. I have other blogs, and to publish opinions based on heresay, reading betweenthe lines in the Omaha Weird Heralds newspaper, and being Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1151873615912263032006-07-02T15:43:00.000-05:002006-08-23T11:02:17.876-05:00How ARE the taxi company's working these days? Are they leasing companies...or are they "real" cab companies? The PSC (I know..the Nebraska Public Service Commision should be out of the loop and juristiction bound over to the individual cites, counties, or whatever...but that is yet another bitch session) is actually listening to "The People" (taxi drivers and a few polititions) that are the Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1127311648483465192005-09-21T08:05:00.000-05:002005-09-23T00:32:53.513-05:00Wow, Blogger has become a "real" blog site. When Colleen and I first started this venture a few years (wow...almost4) it was a pain in the rump to get "posts" to "STAY"...(I believe that C. posted a few times her frustrations about that snafu). Colleen is out of the cabs and the company she works for has a "Real Gem" for her to be dispatching...she actually cares and (Surprise!) WAS A REAL Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1113258259730486512005-04-11T17:16:00.000-05:002005-04-11T17:24:19.730-05:00Well thanks for the Kudos a few posts back Colleen...but you had me thinking "What makes a good taxi driver? ...and especially what the company wants out of a cab driver....we all know what...but..I believe the city needs cab drivers that are as competant as Colleen, Gary, Bob H, Duffy, and the other of dozens of cab drivers that know how to BE cab drivers not just pay their lease on time and Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1112762490932678232005-04-05T23:41:00.000-05:002005-04-05T23:41:30.933-05:00Well this is "Rosie " and his first grandson...ain't he cute Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1112762098364692082005-04-05T23:33:00.000-05:002005-04-06T08:17:31.743-05:00Talked to Jennie today and asked if they could get me into a Happy Cab...I do not want to drive for Cornhusker...wish me luck all. I think with 4 years experience, I have a good shot. If not, a dispatchers position would suit me nicely. Even part time.Peace and LoveRosieDan...I sent this to you too...I called but you were on a business meeting.Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1094090523039411702004-09-01T20:13:00.000-05:002004-09-01T21:02:03.040-05:00Hello...
After seeing the last post I sort of figured I should write at least something for the blog. It's just been so uneventful in Omaha lately. School has finally started, and besides being a huge relief to parents it also means that some cab drivers will be busy running the kids back and forth to school. This of course means that the rest of us will be able to get back to the business of Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1090951792145475782004-07-27T13:03:00.000-05:002004-07-27T13:09:52.146-05:00nobody writes anymore??
dispatchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1087478505953307922004-06-17T06:16:00.000-05:002004-06-17T08:45:28.063-05:00It's been awhile since I've had time to write, but at the moment I have an imposed bit of time off. I managed to contract some kind of stomach bug. One of the problems of our job is probably more deadly than some of the other more obvious hazards. We're in close proximity every day to sick people and gods only know how many germs. A couple of years ago I was not a bit pleased to find out that my Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1085088135733069822004-05-20T16:10:00.000-05:002004-05-20T16:22:15.733-05:00Hello. I hope the meter course went well for everyone. I would like to respond to Gary's blog about the dispatcher doing call outs. We looked over our records and the message that was sent out read that he wouldn't do call outs at BARS unless the customer specified they needed a CWT. This is common practice. We generally do not do call outs at houses or places of business unless the customerdispatchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1084725892646542372004-05-16T11:25:00.000-05:002004-05-16T12:40:49.386-05:00And I'm back again. I've spent the morning so far rummaging around cab sites instead of doing my planting and pruning, but this is the last post for the morning. I found this story, and by my calculations, I believe our "study-rate" to be about $12.25, plus the gas surcharge, which puts us in the near bottom-middle. Of course that estimate changes if you take out the wait time, and since they areColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1084721614781525222004-05-16T10:26:00.000-05:002004-05-16T10:33:34.780-05:00Just a quick note. I ran across this on another taxi driver site, and I use to work with this guy. He would play that trumpet in downtown Denver at all hours, I mean ALL hours, too. I would go down to the 16th Street Mall at around 3 or 4 am just to hear him play. I would meet up with a former dentist, and another guy that use to teach at a seminary, and of course my two best driving buddies, Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1084705253624211722004-05-16T05:36:00.000-05:002004-05-16T06:00:53.626-05:00Friday night a message came across from Dispatch that said if the caller did not specifically request a "call when there" no call-outs would be done. This is very troubling to me, especially based on incidents described in previous posts.....
From the standpoint of safety (yes, folks, he's on his soap box again...) the cab companies do not want their equipment sitting un-attended (even for Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619215385689830483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1084692136708769972004-05-16T00:53:00.000-05:002004-05-16T02:22:16.710-05:00Hi everyone, and hey Rosie, I had to change the archive settings. I had to, because, well...it finally happened. Tonight while I was working I picked up some folks to take them to the Qwest Center for the Eagles show (I have trouble figuring out how these guys still sell tickets???!!! They've been around the block and then some. I think I've seen them, or some version of them 6 or 8 times, Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1084400091240340172004-05-12T17:08:00.000-05:002004-05-12T17:14:51.240-05:00Hello everyone- another beautiful day in the Big "O". It is so cold today- hard to believe I got sunburnt two days ago, and the temps were in the 90's. Anyhow- I wanted to thank everyone for the hardwork for the Berkshire Hathaway Event. It went very smooth and I didn't see any problems arise on our end. I did witness one on the Berkshire end on Friday night at Borshiems- but that was a dispatchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1083971860413056862004-05-07T18:17:00.000-05:002004-05-07T18:20:54.890-05:00Tom, I learned a lot reading from the links provided on the site you listed. Since I haven't worked a lot this week I spent some time reading. Educational stuff they have on that site. Worth thinking about.
Anyway, my blog today is going to be about the Berkshires, Hathaways that is, wealthy folks. And cab stuff in general, too. I still have just one word for those people...cheap. They are the Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1083778055509838532004-05-05T12:27:00.000-05:002004-05-05T12:30:47.653-05:00http://hometown.aol.com/jonihansen/myhomepage/business
This is a GREAT read for all cab drivers, dispatchers, cab company owners, independent operators, and customers in general.
Also...
Sorry to be so long without input here on 'da blog...there are reasons...just not very good ones.
Welcome to Heather
You guys are GREAT...keep on bloggin...ask your self, what do others think about our Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1082548335547527492004-04-21T06:52:00.000-05:002004-04-21T06:55:12.983-05:00So Heather has joined the crowd. Hello Heather! I hope you aren't afraid to jump in with any opinions and advice. We know we aren't! We're cabbies, and yes, we've had enough time sitting in a cab to solve most of the world's problems, just ask us! Anyway, welcome! And remember, we write here what we want to write, no holds barred...and you are encouraged to do the same.
Another one of my pet Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1082066762462512622004-04-15T16:49:00.000-05:002004-04-15T17:12:46.653-05:00The danger of the industry
The last report on workplace violence and homicide places TAXI DRIVERS in the unenviable spot of #1 most dangerous occupation in North America at the present time, and this danger is rising. There are 20 homicides where taxi drivers are victims to every 100,000 drivers. Convenience store clerks are #2. In contrast, the police ratio is only 7 homicides to each dispatchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1082042357776102332004-04-15T10:06:00.000-05:002004-04-15T10:22:09.780-05:00Hello everyone, I just wanted to say I am sorry you feel that you didn't gain anything from the safety meeting. We have been looking into "taxi driver" safety and will be getting back to you shortly. Thank you for your opinion, and I will be reading and writing back regularly. heatherdispatchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1081608980731969932004-04-10T09:56:00.000-05:002004-04-10T09:59:08.030-05:00 Since Gary and Tom have put in their two cents I might as well add my thoughts on our safety meeting as well. This was the first safety meeting I have attended here in Omaha, and like Gary said it was pretty obvious that the "safety" we were talking about was the safety of our cabs, our customers, and liability of the cab company. Driver safety was barely touched upon, and was also treated as ifColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1081567820765869752004-04-09T22:30:00.000-05:002004-04-14T19:58:47.780-05:00Safety....
Who does it concern, what it is and isn't, when is it the most important, where would you find out about safety related issues, why it IS so important in, statistically, "the most dangerous job in the free (and not so free) world, and of course, HOW can we as "Independent Contractors"use wisdom, technology, communication, and experience to be as safe as we can be every single day.
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1081525103074885692004-04-09T10:25:00.000-05:002004-04-09T10:44:10.763-05:00Another "Safety Meeting" comes and goes. A little more than an hour of listening to what they (the management of Happy Cab) want us to hear while being told that our (the drivers') concerns about saftey are not part of the agenda.
Also the facility in which it was held, while much nicer than sitting around the garage, was a long way to walk from the parking lot for those of us who are even Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619215385689830483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1075295826263553192004-01-28T07:17:00.000-06:002004-01-28T07:23:17.250-06:00I would like to thank and welcome our new member "Gary". He is a cabdriver for Happy, Yellow, Checker, Cornhusker, and Metro Express (damn, can anyone think of an acronym for this company?...HYCCME just doesn't make it) with a great mind, a good heart, and a fairly good disposition.
Be sure to read his post below. Common HorseShit sense if I do say so myself.Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1075295213530760452004-01-28T07:06:00.000-06:002004-01-28T07:25:10.140-06:00The Public Service Commisions hearing on the Safeway Cab proposal for a Rate increase was cancelled. Probably due to a foot of snow an wind chill of -30 degrees. ...anyone got that beat??
BTW:...Join the Taxi Drivers of America Yahoo Group below
Click to subscribe to taxidriversofamerica
...OR
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1074836953718097842004-01-22T23:49:00.000-06:002004-01-23T00:01:18.796-06:00To quell any rumors about a hearing on a rate increase, I have posted the following from the Nebraska PSC (Public Service Commision). Does anyone besides myself want to attend? 402.813.5826 We should carpool!
NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Schedule of Proceedings Before the Commission
January 27, 2004, to February 2, 2004
Tuesday, January 27, 2004:
TR-132 Commission Hearing Room, Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1074757797275406222004-01-22T01:49:00.000-06:002004-01-22T02:08:55.610-06:00Taxicab 'Lease' Racket
How The Taxicab Industry Was Junked
Mr. Burton Wolfe
HOW THE TAXICAB INDUSTRY WAS JUNKED
The Independent Contractor Racket (Taxi Drivers)
Significant Taxi Related Documents
All of the links above and below were taken from the excellent website Taxi-l.org by Mr. Burton Wolfe
Taxicabs on the InterNet
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1074757224451787692004-01-22T01:40:00.000-06:002004-01-22T01:41:51.920-06:00Of all the comments about the "taxi industry" (from cab drivers) this one has to be right up there with the best
Washington Free Press
Seattle, Washington, USA
December 1999
Letter to the Editor
Making Cabbies Truly Independent
Dear Editor,
This is a note to Mr. Burton Wolfe. In response to your August 1999 article “The Independent Contractor Racket” (WFP issue 40), let me say that I agree Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1074684843346808712004-01-21T05:31:00.000-06:002004-01-21T05:36:18.076-06:00My background is in business, specifically the computer end of business, so my opinions may not have a lot of bearing on the cab industry. However, I was invited to contribute, and I never pass up a chance to voice an opinion.
A metropolitan area the size of Omaha should support 300 cabs. Everyone I talk to has an opinion as to why we can’t keep 50 busy on most days, but I think to answer thatGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619215385689830483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1073839753960927932004-01-11T10:49:00.000-06:002004-01-12T18:25:46.373-06:00Tom, I was reading through your post about the rates, and I think something like that would be good here in Omaha, too. We need to increase the flag drop rate due to the fact that we have just too many small orders. It's just not cost effective to run six or eight miles for a $2.50 order, and with the type of dispatching we use a driver has no hope of getting the next order that will be coming Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1073194022324898092004-01-03T23:27:00.000-06:002004-01-03T23:32:45.746-06:00Taxicab rates and fares, San Francisco October 2002
Three proposals, discussion and suggestions
San Francisco's taxicab rate of fare is under review at the Board of Supervisors. The current rate became effective in Fall 2000.
The current rate is:
$2.50 for the first 1/5 mile or 60 seconds of waiting time, and
$0.40 for each additional 1/5 mile ($2.00 per mile)or 60 seconds of waiting timeRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1073159053231484462004-01-03T13:44:00.000-06:002004-01-03T15:46:30.233-06:00WHEW! I made it!
One big whew! now that the holidays are over. I have to say that I am always glad to see the holiday season end. Not that I'm such a Grinch, it's just the extra work involved, both at home and at work. Driving a cab during this time of year can be very profitable. It can also be a big fat headache.
During the last month we've been spending a good part of our time hauling around Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1073120970458997512004-01-03T03:09:00.000-06:002004-01-03T03:14:37.700-06:00--- In taxidriversofamerica@yahoogroups.com, "edwarddenaut"
wrote:
Why do they kill cab drivers?
In the August 2001 trial of a man accused of murdering a
taxicab driver, Assistant County Prosecutor George Rukovena told a
Cleveland jury:
"He killed David Link because he wanted to brag about it."
How often does this happen, that the motive in a taxi
homicide is not really robbery, but Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1072256723423459032003-12-24T03:05:00.000-06:002003-12-24T03:06:22.606-06:00Very interesting report from Dallas. All should read.
http://www.dallascityhall.com/dallas/eng/council_briefings/briefings/20031015_dallas_taxicab_review.pdf
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1070108392521054682003-11-29T06:17:00.000-06:002003-11-29T06:20:52.043-06:00Watch out Omaha....Omaha Taxi View (the magazine) could become THE taxi newspaper for Omaha,,,whatcha think Colleen? Could we pull this off? Not enough cabs you say? Right...and with me promoting less cabs with higher leases...ha!Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1070107863898015992003-11-29T06:10:00.000-06:002003-11-29T06:11:38.450-06:00--------------------
Fare coverage
--------------------
Newspaper caters to local taxi drivers
By James M. Flammang
Special to the Tribune
November 2, 2003
Sitting behind the wheel of a cab for long stretches at the O'Hare International Airport staging area gave George Lutfallah time to think. He'd driven a cab before, while in college. After receiving an MBA and doing a stint at an Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1066605026545388762003-10-19T18:10:00.000-05:002003-10-19T18:10:26.556-05:00So a report on my first full week as a driver for the "other company" here in Omaha. I like it! It's not a perfect system and as a former dispatcher I can see lots of things that could use work, but it's good. I've been having fun again. Fun? Driving a cab!!?? Oh yeah, that's why I started doing this in the first place, I remember now. Turns out it's still fun (and after all these years!) and Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1066049135108209882003-10-13T07:45:00.000-05:002003-10-13T07:47:29.173-05:00Thank God...Welcome Colleen. You don't know how happy I am to work with a cab driver that knows the business as well as you...and speaks English too. You have to be happy to escape from the rathole you worked in. Good Luck and the only thing that I can tell you is "Leave us some fares" We need to eat too!
A little excerp from a story I found on the web: (truthfulness could be probable)
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1065411537034626672003-10-05T22:38:00.000-05:002003-10-05T22:38:56.630-05:00Breaking news...a cab was carjacked tonight. Some guy that first stole a Bellevue cop car and led police on a wild chase managed to hide out while the cops were looking for him. When they finally went away the scoundrel called for a cab. The cab pulled up, neighbors saw the guy getting in and ran to alert the driver. The guy pulled a gun, and in the end he made off with the cab. As far as I know,Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1065411210274399282003-10-05T22:33:00.000-05:002003-10-05T22:33:29.946-05:00Well, the vote is taken, the tide has turned. I'm joining "the other guys". I'm leaving the cab company I work for and going to work for the company where TOm works. I've never wanted to be a lease driver in Omaha, it's just not the best town for that. But I'm going to. I'm giving up my dispatch job (again) to go work the streets for the winter. Of course today the high temp here in Omaha was Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1064107249819506802003-09-20T20:20:00.000-05:002003-09-20T20:20:49.763-05:00Colleen is right....Omaha sucks in the summertime. (I am glad that I am almost 50 rather than almost 20) ...When I was almost 20, I escaped....to Colorado
BUT ..HALLAULUAH! NO need to escape anymore...I have found a local escape that will keep me here another summer.....River boating. I cannot believe that I have not owned a boat in my life. I have been out on the river several times in the Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1063838460340266052003-09-17T17:41:00.000-05:002003-09-17T17:41:00.100-05:00Welcome to Omaha!
1. You must learn to pronounce the city name.
It is: "oh - ma - ha."
2. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere.
Omaha has its own version of traffic rules...the truck with the
loudest exhaust goes next at a 4-way stop. The truck with the
biggest tires goes after that. (Note: Blue haired ladies driving
anything have right of way anytime.)
3. To find anything Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1062627032065991602003-09-03T17:10:00.000-05:002003-09-03T17:10:32.136-05:00I haven't written in a while, probably because the summer has been fairly uneventful, as it usually is here in Omaha. Oh there were things to do I suppose, just nothing really new, nothing exciting. The cab business suffers in Omaha in the summer. It's either so hot people don't want to go anywhere, or they only want to go to the local store, and it's so hot they take a cab. You can spend the Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1061535836032593162003-08-22T02:03:00.000-05:002003-08-22T02:03:56.070-05:00Omaha Taxi View: Views of Omaha through the eyes of cabdrivers and dispatchersRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-1057741398118702342003-07-09T04:03:00.000-05:002003-07-09T04:03:18.080-05:00After 17 years on 34th Street, "Max the Dog" went on to his "separate reality". His reputation of moodiness and volatility carried widely in the Gifford Park area. Most neighbors knew "where" the unpredictable Max lived, but not many knew him by name. Even if they did, usually it did not quell his insistent barking.
His dog-soul had been embedded with a wisp of wolf-wiring that made him Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-950053952003-05-28T16:00:00.000-05:002003-05-28T16:01:05.000-05:00FYI:
Nebraska's most dangerous intersections
City Location State Farm Danger Index*
1. Omaha 120th Street & Center Road 927
2. Omaha 132nd Street & Center Road 792
3. Omaha 90th Street & Maple Street 745
4. Omaha 114th Street & Dodge Road 741
5. Omaha 90th Street & Dodge Road 737
* The State Farm Danger Index is determined by the number of crashes at various intersections, how many of Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-937470562003-05-04T10:15:00.000-05:002003-05-04T10:15:35.116-05:00Well, it's almost over...the invasion in Omaha by Warren Buffet and his Berkshire-Hathaway minions. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful when ANY kind of extra business shows up on the streets, but a large percentange of this crowd is CHEAP! Yesterday I made twice as much in tips from the locals as I did from the rich folks that are here to gaze upon their idol. I understand that Mr. Buffet had Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-936177072003-05-01T16:34:00.000-05:002003-05-01T16:34:35.070-05:00Now that I have become a daytime dispatcher, life is nearly dull...yes, DULL in the cab industry here in Omaha. It's a bad time of the year to be a cab driver. Trips are few and far between, no really bad weather (maybe a little rain now and then) and since we've lost so much of our business to shuttle services (ie: Prince of the Road et al) it's a very bad time to drive a cab. In fact, business Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-936159702003-05-01T15:58:00.000-05:002003-05-05T04:11:36.000-05:00Well, Omaha is putting on the party for Warren Buffets crew again this year. Many parties, food, sales and oh, of course, one big stock holders meeting. For those of you not native to this area, or have been watching "Mr. Personality a little too many times, its Uncle Warren Buffets annual stockholders meeting for Berkshire Hathaway. Those of you wanting to pick up a couple of shares to go, Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-935812652003-05-01T01:37:00.000-05:002003-05-01T01:37:35.483-05:00Below is an email to Andy Pollack (PSC Tranportation Department Director) by myself
As a cab driver in the Omaha area, I would like to know the parameters in which a business called "Prince of the Road Transport Service", operates.
They have been a consistent pain in our "fares" all over the Omaha area with them picking up cash orders off the street and delivering them anywhere in town. To me,Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-935032452003-04-29T21:00:00.000-05:002003-04-29T21:00:38.990-05:00Bravo...Bravo...Bravisimo...Keep it up and everyone should ask the questions that weren't asked in 1991. As soon as I can think clearly, I will be asking some questions myself.
Please e-mail Colleen or myself with any questions...and thanks for all the support...keep it coming
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-934222492003-04-28T16:14:00.000-05:002003-04-28T16:14:57.600-05:00What follows is the email I sent to several members of the Ne. PSC regarding Prince of the Road:
Hello,
My name is Colleen Smith. I am a dispatcher/driver for Safeway Cabs Inc. of Omaha. Recently, it has become apparent that an outfit by the name of Prince of the Road has been seriously hurting our business. I would like to point out a couple of things regarding Prince of the Road.
1. They Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-933544432003-04-27T14:20:00.000-05:002003-04-27T14:20:17.320-05:00Hello again!
Tom had nearly given up on me, but here I am! After a couple of months of driving a cab full time, I am now back to full time dispatching/part time driving. At least I'm getting a steady check...the difference being that the daytime dispatch position opened up, and while at times I would prefer to be a driver, I need the security of steady pay. That, and I just can't devote the Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-933469752003-04-27T11:24:00.000-05:002003-04-27T11:36:08.000-05:00I have been taking customers information via e-mail. The whole system works out good for both the consumer and, of course, myself. I would recommend this system to supplement radio/computer dispatch, personal cell calls, and word-of-mouth bookings. The best thing about this e-mail system is that I have a hard copy of the customers requests and if there is ever a discrepancy in an orders time, Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-884974712003-02-03T17:22:00.000-06:002003-02-03T17:24:44.000-06:00Well, well...nice to find my way back. It is not that I don't like to write about the Omaha Taxi scene, it's just that I have a stubborness in that I llike to have something interesting to say. Unfortunatly, no fun stuff has really been going on. Except for the Happy-Yellow-Checker-Metro-Cohnhusker "operations merger", NOTHING has really been going on worth writing about. OK...maybe it's Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-833943842002-10-23T02:27:00.000-05:002002-10-23T20:49:09.000-05:00Two cab companies in the Omaha Metro have merged their dispatch and taxi operations centers in a surprise announcement on Tuesday. Opinions vary and tensions are high. The Happy/Yellow/Checker and the Cornhusker/Metro Express entities have made arrangements to consolidate their cab maintenance and repair and to set up a shared dispatch center. Is everyone happy? No. Are the drivers accepting Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-829820522002-10-14T16:39:00.000-05:002002-10-16T18:37:28.000-05:00Here is a site that I found very interesting. It is from the Taxi-l.org site and I suggest that all taxi drivers go there and register to become a member. AND ...its free guys and girls.
This is about about the Taxicab murder rates around the world...watch your asses!
http://www.taxi-l.org/murdrate.htm
Go to this site to become a member of Taxi-l
http://www.taxi-l.org
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-829817412002-10-14T16:32:00.000-05:002002-10-16T18:34:54.000-05:00
Some people have asked about my other sites...well here they are, for better or worse!
http://geeksnfreaks.homestead.com
http://members.cox.net/troseRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-829812312002-10-14T16:18:00.000-05:002002-10-14T17:00:43.000-05:00All of the archives from September went to "Byte-Heaven" when I did some house cleaning. They weren't too interesting anyway. Such is life in the world of computers. Two new and interesting "Taxi Tales" are being edited as we speak. I will post them as soon as I find some time away from the taxi.
I have been working some real odd hours. I have a couple of "Personals" that are late at Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-829121982002-10-13T01:25:00.000-05:002002-10-13T01:25:20.000-05:00Well October is here and the taxi community is making money again. From what I hear the airport is up and down but, in our company, we have a fair amount of street orders. No amusing stories lately but I will write as soon as I hear some .Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-792161522002-07-21T06:16:00.000-05:002002-07-21T06:21:53.000-05:00I am trying some new skins here. We had a death in the Omaha Taxi community last week. Everyone that knew Bill Sweigart will miss his kind heart and playful nature. I hope that cabbin in the afterlife is less frustrating Bill.Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-788848772002-07-12T19:25:00.000-05:002002-07-12T19:25:23.760-05:00Had a fare out of the Airport last earlier this week that had a few of us scratching our heads.
Here is the scenerio: We had a flight that was delayed for some reason and the family that was just moving here only had an address that said 33Downtown. We figured out that they had reservations at a hotel that they did not make and only had this address. After calling several hotels that were Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-781924042002-06-25T15:39:00.000-05:002002-06-29T18:19:40.000-05:00I truly believe that cab drivers have the greatest job in the world. Where else can you always have money in your pocket, except for a few hours (sometimes) on lease day because your money management schemes truly SUCK!, meet at least 2 interesting people a day, (Unless you are having a REAL bad day), and have free entertainment to boot.
This is an old article but worth seeing (AGAIN)...
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-781275312002-06-24T06:01:00.000-05:002002-06-24T06:01:55.776-05:00Here is a document about Portland taxicab problems
THE TAXICAB INDUSTRY IN "CRISIS"
An Overview of taxicab regulations in Portland, Oregon
By: Sean F. Ghassemi, President PMDA
There is a "crisis" in the taxicab industry in Portland. This crisis was not created overnight. It is an ongoing process that has been ignored for a long time by the authorities and people in charge of this industry. When,Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-781146272002-06-23T21:19:00.000-05:002002-06-23T21:19:00.573-05:00O.k...so Rosey has been busy while I've been missing. I didn't mean to be missing, just one 'puter problem after the next. It's always something... As a dispatcher, I've been having problems of my own. Recently the company has hired a whole new flock of drivers. Most have NO experience.
The fun part of all that is giving directions on rudimentary procedures to new drivers. Or helping them find Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-780928422002-06-23T06:30:00.000-05:002002-06-23T06:30:22.596-05:00FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
INTERESTING FACTS AND AT THE VERY LEAST ...A GOOD READ....WEBSITE http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos245.htm
ENJOY*
Significant Points
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs can work all schedules, including full-time, part-time, night, evening, and weekend work.
Job opportunities will be good because replacement needs are high(many people work in these jobs forRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-780907342002-06-23T03:25:00.000-05:002002-06-23T03:25:52.230-05:00How is it that some days/nights never get started til late? I mean, how is it that a cabbie is so far out of sync that the first decent fare comes 1-2 hours after starting? This is what I was going through tonight. For one, I am WAY to nice of a cab driver. I believe people and I expect them to believe me....case in point: A Spanish dude comes up to me at Cubbies in the Market...says he Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-765455972002-05-14T14:27:00.000-05:002002-06-23T03:01:36.000-05:00E-Mail addresses
Colleen stargoddess61@msn.com
Rosie trose@cox.net Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-765453642002-05-14T14:20:00.000-05:002002-05-14T14:24:52.000-05:00We need more posters...If you know someone that drives a taxi in the Omaha area...or just drives a taxi ANYWHERE...drop me or Colleen a line and we will set you up to publish...(Of course, we have editorial power to censor any shit we don't like...haha (Just Kidding!))
Things have been very boring for me..Thats the Airport fares,,,,non-exciting, but good cash flow...I am not making much moreRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-754772402002-04-16T16:04:00.000-05:002002-04-16T16:04:42.773-05:00Haven't blogged lately, but I saw Rosie on the streets today (in that OTHER cab company's taxi) :) and I had to admit I was having a lousy day that got a little better just running into him. There is a certain camraderie that exists between most of the drivers no matter who you work for. And while I'd be the first to admit I have not always felt "love" for my fellow taxi drivers, I would never Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-751548732002-04-08T01:28:00.000-05:002002-04-08T01:28:16.933-05:00I picked up a man from the airport that was traveling with a cockapoo named *******. With my quick wit and un-dying love for all dogs, both 2 and 4 legged, the hound and I became quick buddies. During our travels to West Maple Street, the owner informed me that dog disliked all strangers and that I was the only one who could pet this dog...my god, it was sleeping on my lap! So now, I have A Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-750760302002-04-05T10:27:00.000-06:002002-04-06T07:30:51.000-06:00FYI:
Three weeks ago...
A well dressed young man leaves Citywalk, located in Universal
Studios - Orlando, Florida.
Goes to the Universal Studios Taxi Stand and is loaded by the Taxicab
Starter to the upper-scale neighborhood of Metro West.
Driver takes customer to Metro West.
Customer pulls gun...robs driver...lets him keep the cab.
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Although robberies of Orlando area Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-112950672002-03-30T20:24:00.000-06:002002-03-30T20:24:21.626-06:00An out of towner, several people signed on as regulars, and cabbin' at the Port (Eppley)...More to comeRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-112641172002-03-29T18:58:00.000-06:002002-03-29T18:58:21.806-06:00I'm going to try this again...been having a lot of trouble trying to blog lately. The thing just doesn't like me. I've written some good stuff, and I'll probably write some more sometime. (This might not be that time)
Business has really been off lately. The end of the month always hurts. And now the weather is getting nice. Don't know if that'll help or hurt. Lately there have been lots of Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-112453972002-03-29T06:14:00.000-06:002002-03-29T06:14:47.970-06:00Well, the new life is here...(everyone said I would starve...I just lost a few pounds the first day...yuk.yuk) ...its the same as the "Other company...."The eternal Cabbie Hustle"....Someone smarter than me has said...."It's a different kind 'o cabbin"...it sure is....Well off for my second (AND first complete day)...seeya
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-111923522002-03-27T18:43:00.000-06:002002-03-28T00:43:11.000-06:00Playing hooky from work tonight. I have been perplexed....Quiting a company that I like... to go become a lease driver for a company that does not have the business that my company has,... sounds like a REAL dumb ass idea. Bu...ttt (there is ALWAYS a "BUT"....) the flexibility of leasing a cab is just too appealing. AND...(There is often an ..."AND"...) with my personality and vast Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-109705762002-03-21T09:11:00.000-06:002002-03-28T00:44:25.000-06:00I know if you're seeing a psychiatrist, the name of your doctor, if you're lonely, a pervert, where you shop, where you eat, where you go to church, whether you're gay or straight, where you work, where you get your hair done, what kind of liquor you drink, where you drink it, whether you play the stock market. I know if you're single, married, divorced, having an affair, play the lottery Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-108941532002-03-19T06:52:00.000-06:002002-03-19T06:52:33.700-06:00I have played hookey from work the last few days so I have nothing to write...I was so sick of Saturday night, that I just was burnt out. So I took off Sunday AND Monday (The first time I have taken off two days in a row for months)...so... I am refreshed and ready to start a new week starting tonight. *Peace*Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-108331242002-03-17T15:02:00.000-06:002002-03-17T15:19:47.000-06:00Happy St. Patricks Day. Alcohol should be outlawed for the ignorant. A busy night on the eve of the big day brought out the worst in people. Or maybe it was just the fares I had in MY cab. But, with a new dispatcher, (whom by the way did a fairly good job considering the rush of orders between 10-2), and semi-concious customers, most drivers ended up with a good pocketful of cash. There were Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-108165982002-03-16T23:45:00.000-06:002002-03-16T23:53:21.000-06:00Last night was a fairly busy night, I think most of the drivers made some money. With this weekend being a holiday it should put a much needed boost into the pockets of all the drivers from all the cab companies. The only downfall of the night is the fact that I have to deal with so many new drivers on the radio. What that means is they do not know how to follow radio procedure very well at all, Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-107860552002-03-15T21:53:00.000-06:002002-03-15T21:53:58.313-06:00Yep, one of our own is leaving to drive for another company. With Omaha being only as big as it is and having three cab companies, it happens. Some very good friends of mine work for the "competition". It's all a matter of what you want to do, and how you want to do it. I wish Rosie much success in his move and hope to hear from him often.
In other recent news, I turned down an offer to move Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-107671472002-03-15T10:51:00.000-06:002002-03-15T11:04:17.000-06:00Due to unforseen circumstances, I must become a lease driver for another cab company in the Metro area. But hey, cabbin is cabbin..hehe. You won't be disappointed in the future of this BLOG. In fact, I believe it will add a new dimension to our little enterprise here. Well, I have had 1 hour of sleep and tonight is the "MONEY" night. AND, Sunday is St. Pattys Day...Its gonna be a GREAT cabbinRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-106659022002-03-12T13:50:00.000-06:002002-03-13T05:58:18.000-06:00If the taxi customers of Omaha knew the business better, they probably would use Safeway a whole lot more. At our company, the business is family owned and operated. We have been in business for 43 years and take great pride in our cabbing history. Hundreds of past employees have (mostly) fond memories of their employment and the stories of Omaha past. We would love to find some of these past Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-106292622002-03-11T14:55:00.000-06:002002-03-11T14:55:59.526-06:00Armed Robbery is such a chickenshit crime. One of our drivers was held up on his Sunday night shift. Not big news if a cab driver is robbed. Only big news if he/she is murdered or seriously hurt. It part of the game and always in the back of the drivers minds. How to prevent? You cannot totally prevent robberies....but you can be aware of your surroundings, trust your instincts, and use a Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-105978112002-03-10T17:35:00.000-06:002002-03-10T17:41:02.000-06:00Friday night we had some of the worse driving conditioners a cabbie could hope for :) Our guys came through it with flying colors! Only one broken down cab, no wrecks. Something to be said for the skill level of these guys at night. And of course the phone was ringing off the hook. Orders everywhere most of the night and well into the morning. Had to start telling people it was going to be an Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-105844532002-03-10T07:47:00.000-06:002002-03-10T12:52:36.000-06:00Sundays are historicaly slow...By ariving early (with special permission) I can ususally get out of there early. Time to catch up on my reading.Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-105756952002-03-09T22:26:00.000-06:002002-03-09T22:30:04.000-06:00I dig my job. Driving at night is akin to therepy for the soul. The vast diversity of fares keeps it fresh and with an influx of andreneline at just the right moments to keep us safe, it's truly a yin/yang experience. Freezing drizzle thunderboomers kept everyone on their best driving behavior and I even got to do an out of towner during the storm. (If only I could have driven MY cab, the Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-104515742002-03-06T09:42:00.000-06:002002-03-06T09:46:15.000-06:00I'll never do that again. After spending the last 30 minutes writing for this blog, the damned thing tells me I'm not signed in. Huh? Excuse me, yes I was. What did I do? I wrote the whole thing. I hit publish, and POOF! it's gone. Gone, gone. Did I save it? No. Did I even read it enough to re-write it the way I had? No. It's just gone. So here are the highlights...drivers work WAY too many hoursColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-104133762002-03-05T11:39:00.000-06:002002-03-05T11:56:52.000-06:00Why? When? How? What? Who? Back to the Why?...Why do I blog? Sanity... or the lack of it... or to keep me sane, I know not which. Sleep? I dislike it. I do not do speed or any keep awake drugs because I am goofy enough without those. Sleep is physically and mentally necessary but I don't enjoy it often due to my health (real, imagined, mental or physical)...I have finally accepted my insomniaRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-104066582002-03-05T08:12:00.000-06:002002-03-05T11:13:00.000-06:00Life is good. Wonderous things sometimes happen in the taxi-universe world. The perfect number of cabs on the streets divided by the amount of orders the public demands can be a mathamatical and statistical heaven. (Or nightmare if the numbers are out of kilter!) Tonight we achieved the Tao of cabbiedom. Ommmmm. It really was a sight to behold with all the hacks booking some real cash, none Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-103748852002-03-04T13:45:00.000-06:002002-03-04T13:58:21.000-06:00Dateline: Monday Afternoon
Off to work. New day, new week, new drivers, new fares, and a new (for the better) attitude.
Anyone that has ever taken a taxi knows that it is customary to tell the driver your destination. Most drivers that have an IQ of over 75 will grunt something like "Where To?". Understanding where you want to go is NOT part of our profession and we are not mind readers. I Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-103434892002-03-03T17:41:00.000-06:002002-03-03T17:41:09.966-06:00Well, I can say that as a dispatcher, nothing went right Friday night. Called in early to do a 12 hour shift, instead of getting some sleep and doing my usual 11p.m.-7a.m shift. Oh well, I'll sleep when I'm dead, right? Anyway, Friday had all the signs of being a money maker for the drivers. First of the month, on a Friday, and it snowed. But...things started badly and got worse. Broken down cabsColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03592423386982876051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-103264032002-03-03T04:19:00.000-06:002002-03-03T11:59:15.000-06:00NEVER have I seen it SOOOO drunk in the big "O". Had to kick 2 fares (total 5 people) out of the cab tonight because they were too drunk to ride. That is drunk! One poor soul could not for the life of him remember what his address was. He couldn't tell me where he lived...or did he have ID on him to freshen his memory....well back to the Happy Bar (North 16th Skid Row) with him...hmmmm...he Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3364082.post-103075102002-03-02T14:31:00.000-06:002002-03-03T04:29:48.000-06:00Well, the streets of Omaha were full of snow but the pockets of the poor cabbies of Omaha were not lined with gold. Friday night highlights were wrapped in wrecks, projects (the ghetto kind) and mediocre tips. (Oh well*) such is the life of cabbing. more to come tonight---maybe a good night--maybe not*
Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17247464161760489729noreply@blogger.com