tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post1806035763065519150..comments2024-01-10T02:47:53.507-05:00Comments on DIARY OF A MAD DC CABBIE.: PHILMad Cabbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126347011965732220noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-4831639994564501892008-05-27T02:49:00.000-04:002008-05-27T02:49:00.000-04:00Yes we can see it going on and the cops can't see ...Yes we can see it going on and the cops can't see ti.<BR/>Just like the drug dealer who turns up at the same time every day at the same place. They never see him.<BR/>You stop at a bus stop once e40 fine.<BR/>Then there is the fact that a drug dealer takes a bit more paper work.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871255696541030492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-43249779967135581852008-05-25T13:59:00.000-04:002008-05-25T13:59:00.000-04:00Yo cabbie, what happened to Tewdros? You whip him...Yo cabbie, what happened to Tewdros? You whip him into shape?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-68203628725910451772008-05-21T21:13:00.000-04:002008-05-21T21:13:00.000-04:00Six or seven guys driving one cab, while only one...Six or seven guys driving one cab, while only one guy has a licence is, indeed, a part of the problem. The car is run around the clock. Tesfaye, who has the licence, drives it for a few hours, then goes to relieve Cousin Habtemariam at the gas station. Cousin Habtemariam, who has no licence, drives it for a few hours, then goes to pick up Tesfaye's brother in law, Haile, at school. Haile has no licence, either. Haile drops Cousin Habtemariam at home then drives for a few hours before picking up Uncle Ferewhot from the parking lot. Guess what? If you said 'Uncle Ferewhot does not have a licence, either', you win a prize! Anyhow, Uncle Ferewhot drops Haile at School, then he drives for a few hours until it is time to pick up Tesfaye, and begin the cycle again.<BR/><BR/>In some cases, you have these companies painting in illegals as private owners, as well. Some of those cabs also go around the clock, and there is not one licenced driver on them.<BR/><BR/>These illegals are earning big money. I suspect that the guy who lives across the street from me is unlicenced. If these illegals are doing so well that they can afford to buy houses in the District of Columbia, while most legitimate drivers can not afford to rent here, SOMETHING IS WRONG.brokemotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552563878040524111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-40347942647951121892008-05-21T14:02:00.000-04:002008-05-21T14:02:00.000-04:00I feel your pain Mad.We die the death of 1,000 kni...I feel your pain Mad.<BR/>We die the death of 1,000 knife cuts while the hustlers get off scot free.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should tell Fox or whoever to read your blog.<BR/>We have the problem of 1 cab licenced to 1 guy being driven by 6 or 7 guys,many of them apart from not knowing the city, or having a licence don't even speak English.<BR/>While we are getting tickets for stopping on double yellow lines.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871255696541030492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-21378288182701472752008-05-18T21:02:00.000-04:002008-05-18T21:02:00.000-04:00In District of Columbia cabs, rarely is the proble...In District of Columbia cabs, rarely is the problem an unlicenced vehicle. In most cases, the vehicle is legitimate (although it may carry a bought inspection sticker), it is the driver who "ain't".<BR/><BR/>When you get into a taxicab, the driver should have his hack licence, commonly called a 'face', displayed on the right sun visor. If you do not see the face there, ask the driver to let you see it. Keep in mind that he does not have to put it into your hands, but he must let you read it and look at the photograph. If he will not show you the 'face' or let you examine it to your satisfaction, GET OUT. <BR/><BR/>Make sure that the guy in the picture is the guy (or girl) drving, not the cousin, brother-in-law or uncle of the guy in the photograph. Do not listen to any stories about how he lost it and has reported it, he left it at home, his small child threw it into the toilet and the like. Remember, you tried similar arguments in the third grade when you did not have your homework to hand in. You knew that the stories were BS then, and guess what? Yup, they are STILL BS.<BR/><BR/>What? You say that you do not have time for this, you just want to get to work, to your meeting, to the station or home, correct? Other than being overcharged, having the driver get lost or your being stuck in a car that has not had a bath in three weeks (nor has the driver), consider this. Everyone knows that certain drivers are always yakking on their wireless telephones instead of paying attention to the road. This leads to collisions. Let us suppose that your wireless yakking driver runs a red light and the cab gets broadsided and you suffer injury. There will, of course be a police report that your attorney from GREEDberg and BUILDUPman will want sent to the insurance company that insures the cab. This report will clearly show that the driver of the cab was at fault.<BR/><BR/>The insurance company looks at who was driving and see that Mr. X was supposed to be driving it. But, the police report says that Mr. Y was driving it. The insurance company calls the cab company; the cab company doesn't know anything about Mr. Y. The insurance company calls the Taxicab Commission and finds out that Mr. Y has no hack Face. Yup, you guessed what comes next. Unauthorised/unlicenced driver, no coverage and even in the District of Columbia, no court will make the cab's insurance company cover your injuries. Yup, you are STUCK.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, you are riding in my cab. Some arrogant jerkwad in a SAAB ('SAAB' is Swedish for Stupid Arrogant Asinine Buttwipe) turns left in front of me. I broadside that overpriced imported tin box, but my car goes into a spin and you are thrown from the car and injured. <BR/><BR/>Officer Green is sent to investigate. Of course, since I am the cab driver, Officer Green faults me and issues me a summons. While I am successful in fighting the summons, that does not matter to the jury, which exercises its right of nullification, and awards you damages. My insurance company will pay. I am a licenced and authorised cab driver. Mr. Y was (and still is) not.<BR/><BR/>THAT is why you want to make sure that your driver has a hack licence. That is also why the Authorities' tolerance of unlicenced cab drivers presents a hazard to the riding public in the District of Columbia. They are tolerating what is tantamount to thousands of uninsured motorists regullarly driving on the streets of the District of Columbia.brokemotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552563878040524111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-44228799800843019732008-05-18T19:36:00.000-04:002008-05-18T19:36:00.000-04:00How can a passenger tell before boarding whether a...How can a passenger tell before boarding whether a cab is "licensed"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-47976609270693225622008-05-14T13:46:00.000-04:002008-05-14T13:46:00.000-04:00"Worry about now"! Hahaha, dont tell me the niggas..."Worry about now"! Hahaha, dont tell me the niggas got smart and are doing the unlicensed. Tell me something do u know how they do it in B-more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-82147241602908582732008-05-11T23:11:00.000-04:002008-05-11T23:11:00.000-04:00Good Evening Mad Cabbie, Philip's HOTTIE Here :o)T...Good Evening Mad Cabbie,<BR/> Philip's HOTTIE Here :o)<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your kind words about Philip (and me..LOL)<BR/><BR/>I say, "He belongs at Diamond Cab and not the "other place".<BR/><BR/>You need not worry my friend, time has a funny way of working things out.<BR/><BR/>I'm working tomorrow, Mon. May 12, from 2pm-10pm, stop by, if you find the time, and have a Cig' with me. :o)<BR/><BR/>Until then, AlohaPhils-Hottie1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06629194126201595320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-15619933063075322682008-05-11T21:22:00.000-04:002008-05-11T21:22:00.000-04:00Those [i] ain't quite [/i] my own words, there, MC...Those [i] ain't quite [/i] my own words, there, MC. Either you or your spell checker Americanised my British spellings (picked up when I lived in Canada as a young man--funny thing about that, I lived in French Canada, but picked up British spellings of English).<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, enough of the cavilry. I will post something of more substance when I have more time to do it. I must go to pick up that 'hottie' wife of mine from the 1400-2200 shift on the switchboard in a few, but I did have to let you know that I saw your latest entry.<BR/><BR/>I am due on the microphone at Schaeffer at 0800 to-morrow, so it might be a bit before I get back to this.<BR/><BR/>When did we ever have yelling matches? Maybe a disagreement here or there, but it had to have been so minor that I certainly can not recall anything now.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, more on-topic next time.brokemotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552563878040524111noreply@blogger.com