Thu 31 Jul 2008
I told him I don’t care what kind of cabbie he becomes, just stick around so we have one great arm in the bunch. Eric is his name, and he had a doozy of a first night with his own taxi. I just came on duty when I got belled to a street …
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Thu 31 Jul 2008
I believe I spotted a pattern (no Beautiful Mind jokes, please). A customer gave me $20 on a $13 fare and it took me a while to get him the change. Usually I’m organized, but when it gets busy, I stuff money into my pocket and organize …
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Thu 31 Jul 2008
Drivers have nicknames for many places around San Diego. This list will grow as I remember them. We usually limit them to the cab stand, but most have been used on the radio at one time or another. National City = Nasty City, …
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Thu 31 Jul 2008
Cheshire Cabbie is kind of spooky looking. He’s got a certain “Where The Wild Things Are” air about him. So, pick him up if that’s your thang. This bead measures 46×35x15mm. Vertical 3/32″ bead hole. This bead is acid-etched except for …
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Wed 30 Jul 2008
A Preston cabbie threatened at gunpoint during a robbery is considering quitting the job.
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Wed 30 Jul 2008
A Phoenix cabbie is hospitalized with multiple stab wounds after she says she was attacked by a fare who was dressed in a mariachi outfit and carrying a guitar.
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Wed 30 Jul 2008
I thought about this, something I had read to Fiancé earlier that day, and laughed as I thought about the trials and tribulations of becoming a cabbie. For a moment I felt sorry for cabbies. They deal with a lot of bullshit, …
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Wed 30 Jul 2008
Wed 30 Jul 2008
CABBIE Rafaqat Ali tried to cheat speed camera charges by lying about who was behind the wheel of his taxi.
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Tue 29 Jul 2008
The Bangladeshi cabbie who took me home from last night’s frustrating Sox game had some interesting thoughts on Manny Ramirez. He peppered me with questions about the game - how he’d looked at the plate, whether the crowd was on his …
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