So I recently began a new career as a Taxi Driver. Every night it seemed I was posting a new crazy story on Facebook and my friends kept asking me when I was going to write a book. So here goes my first attempt at writing anything. Before venturing into the world of being a cabbie, I worked in the intake area of a very large jail. I had seen and experienced all, or so I had thought. I am not the kind of person who could work at a desk. I enjoy the adrenaline rush and the chaos too much to just go to a 9-5 job somewhere. I had enjoyed my job in law enforcement, but due to some personal issues, I needed to find something that had more flexibility. After some internet searches, driving a cab kept coming up. I decided, what the hell, and spoke to a local company. Turns out they had an immediate opening and after I obtained a Taxi Driver License, which consisted of a DMV check, OSBI check, physical exam and a drug test, I was given my car. I honestly had no idea what I had gotten myself into. I can say that my training in law enforcement has helped me considerably. I am good with talking to people, either to be friendly or to deescalate situations. I was taught when I first started driving a cab to back away from trouble, the problem is, I am not easily rattled and I am very reactive when something escalates. I have not been robbed (yet) being a cabbie, but I have had some situations arise that I can look back and laugh at. Since I started driving I have tried to keep an accurate account as to what has happened to me. The things I will discuss are true accounts of some of the crazy things I have encountered be it nerve shaking or just funny. I will begin with several things I learned so far. 1. Strippers do not tip 2. Hookers tip really well 3. If you walk into a Mexican bar and yell your fares name "Carlos!", the whole bar stops whatever it is doing and everyone looks at you. 4. people always have money for trips to the casino, liquor store and dopehouse, but never have all the money to cover the cost of the ride. 5. The backseat of the cab is a confessional booth. There are no limits as to what you can tell your driver. 6. Women will leave infants in the car with you, and wont even ask you for your name, while they shop. 7. Rotary park sounds like a fun place to take the family for a picnic. Its not 8. You do not go to any of the hotels on I-35 south side for a good nights sleep. 9. If you keep the door "child locked" on the seat behind you it becomes hilarious to watch the reactions when someone tries to run out of the car without paying. 10. You must have a trusting wife in this line of work. I keep no secrets and tell my wife everything. I have had women throw themselves at me while in the backseat. I call multiple people every night and eventually had to block my number due to weird phone calls during the day when im trying to sleep and even weirder text messages. As I am writing this I will try and add as many pictures from my window as I can. Some are hard to get without people seeing me, but I cannot help myself. I will also try and keep it as chronological as I can. I will be having to backdate this some until I get caught up.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 17:46:26 +0000
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