tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post2301672800315498663..comments2024-01-10T02:47:53.507-05:00Comments on DIARY OF A MAD DC CABBIE.: CASH OR STEAK KNIVES ONLY PLEASEMad Cabbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00126347011965732220noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-84572410134949931182023-06-01T00:50:13.132-04:002023-06-01T00:50:13.132-04:00Thanks for wrriting thisThanks for wrriting thisOmelette Recipeshttps://www.eggcooks.com/omelettes/ham_cheese_and_mushroom_omelette_5264770783.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-78866004867167539492011-02-18T14:18:12.885-05:002011-02-18T14:18:12.885-05:00Dude, I respect that you have been keeping this aw...Dude, I respect that you have been keeping this awesome blog for five years and stayed anonymous and shunned your publicity, but PLEASE, Mad -- at ten years, come out of anonymity and let someone pay you big bucks to turn this shit into a TV show or movie. You're like a less violent, hilarious cab-centered version of The Wire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-80775434455854949592011-01-22T12:00:29.018-05:002011-01-22T12:00:29.018-05:00The new Taxi Technology that is coming has a tarje...The new Taxi Technology that is coming has a tarjeta de credito feature that is similar to that in <br />New York and Philadelphia where the customer pays a surcharge for using his card. When the DCTC compels its use, it should allow for a sign in the cab that advises the customer that he will pay one dollar, two dollars or whatever the surcharge is. The receipt should also reflect that.<br /><br />There are some cabs on the street that already have this new technology. It has the screen similar to that in New York. Supposedly, it even contains basic hard and soft ware for a satellite dispatch system.<br /><br />I would hope that this would not be the City's first step in going to a Unified Dispatch System. The drawbacks of this are obvious. If anyone listened to Kojo on WAMU last week, they had a segment on the cabs that focused on what is going on in Prince George's County. There, the dispatch system is effectively unified, as there is only one guy who runs a dispatch system to which all the drivers who want dispatch subscribe. Currently, there is no other choice either to consumer or driver. There are numerous complaints about adequacy of service from the public. Since there is only one place to call to get a cab out there, if you do not like the way that they treat you, you can not take your business elsewhere. <br /><br />In the City, that option is still open. If those in gubbamint who want this get their way, the only place that you could go for a dispatched taxicab would be the gubbamint. No one in his right mind wants the gubbamint as his only choice. If a private company in PG is the only choice and it is supposed to be bad, think of what the gubbamint could do.<br /><br />I must wonder, though: if the service is bad in PG County, there must be numerous uncovered requests for service. Anyone who knows the dispatch business knows that when you can not cover service requests, there is a lack of drivers to cover them. If there is so much business in PG County, why are there so many PG cabs working in the City? <br /><br />Why does the City tolerate vehicles working in the City when those vehicles pay no fees to it? Why do the Harrassment Inspectors concentrate on writing fines for legitimate City drivers and ignore unlicenced drivers in City cabs and suburban cabs working openly in the City. Why do the Authorities give you a song and a dance about how they can do nothing to these lawbreakers while their lackeys write you summons after summons for real and trumped up violations?<br /><br />It will NEVER cease to amaze me how MUCH they can due to me, someone who makes every effort to follow the law; and; how LITTLE they can do to those who blatantly violate the law.brokemotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552563878040524111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-17359958650023473752011-01-22T08:56:36.888-05:002011-01-22T08:56:36.888-05:00Couple of days ago I picked up a fare to Dulles at...Couple of days ago I picked up a fare to Dulles at 8:23 am that paid me $41 and by the time I got back to town after fighting traffic it was almost 10:30 and all the rush-our businesses were gone. Like you mentioned in one of your posts, we take home about 60 cents on the dollar and that means I made about $12/hr on that stressfull run. CJ it doesn't make any business sense with these low fare rates for us to accept credit cards for now. Like Moi said, if people want the convience of charging their cards, we have to be paid accordingly. This same ride I did for $41 costs $56 with a Virginia cab, if we get paid like that, then we can afford to be nickeled and dimed by the bank.Diamond888https://www.blogger.com/profile/13843343202768863895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-38526775481008537092011-01-21T22:03:40.683-05:002011-01-21T22:03:40.683-05:00Zebra, don't forget that most dc cabbies are o...Zebra, don't forget that most dc cabbies are on the run from the law and they don't want that paper trail from the transaction.<br /><br />I remember there used to be this guy I used to pick up from TGI Fridays and he used to pay me with shit load of food.Pastor Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445789886818489374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-8323036470721512062011-01-21T12:04:17.714-05:002011-01-21T12:04:17.714-05:00I know it'll cost you $2 more, but if you real...I know it'll cost you $2 more, but if you really want to pay by credit card, call one of the bigger companies (Diamond, Yellow) and specifically ask to pay by cc. They'll send someone to pick you up who has cc capability in their car. And if you're expensing it, the extra $2 for calling for the cab won't matter to you anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-39734797316090501132011-01-21T11:57:02.175-05:002011-01-21T11:57:02.175-05:00I can't imagine any DC cabbie installing these...I can't imagine any DC cabbie installing these machines with the fare being so low. If the DC big shots want Cabbies to install these things then they have to look into the fares. Till then Cash, a sac of rice, steak knives,..... it should be. <br /><br />MoiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24092685.post-43594780272948765722011-01-21T00:53:29.434-05:002011-01-21T00:53:29.434-05:00Cash works. It is immediate and you can't canc...Cash works. It is immediate and you can't cancel the transaction later from another location. A credit card is one step removed from actually paying for services recieved. Man up and hand over cash!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15445927851498985260noreply@blogger.com