Category Archives: Taxi Stories

I don’t like to focus on negativity.

Posted on December 22, 2013 by yellowandblackmail

I’ve been avoiding posting because most of what’s going on is negative.  Winter is “officially” here, but it’s been shitting up the streets for several weeks.  Here’s a picture of me from about 2 weeks ago, starting my shift during … Continue reading →

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Flagging, in two parts

Posted on September 30, 2013 by yellowandblackmail

“Flagging” in our company is a term for pedestrians on the street waving their arms around frantically in the hopes that a cab will stop for them.  Often our drivers will say something like “I picked up a flag,” and … Continue reading →

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Pussy Control

Posted on September 16, 2013 by yellowandblackmail

So this weekend was pretty busy.  The college kids are back in town and there’s a large convention happening for Epic Systems so the town is flooded.  There was a college football away game (which the UW lost due to … Continue reading →

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Lost and found

Posted on August 12, 2013 by yellowandblackmail

I always pre-trip my cab.  That means I look everywhere and clean it out, check tire pressure, check the body of the cab for damage I don’t want to be blamed for, and sometimes vacuum it before each shift, not … Continue reading →

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Avec wha?

Posted on July 10, 2013 by yellowandblackmail

I do not know French.  I barely know English, and get a drink or 3 in me… I mix up my vocabulary embarrassingly.  I asked the bartender last night for a q-tip but what I meant was toothpick (so I … Continue reading →

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