Tag Archives: danger

High Speed Chase

Posted on October 23, 2014 by yellowandblackmail

This guy nearly hit me during his spree downtown.  I was driving up a ramp to get onto University Avenue and all of a sudden there was a huge pick-up truck in my rear view mad-dogging me.  I pulled over as … Continue reading →

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The world is going crazy and taking me with it.

Posted on May 4, 2014 by yellowandblackmail

I started my day pretty well, actually.  A short work meeting, then lunch with a friend.  After lunch I stopped my car by a field because there was a large sandhill crane grazing and I wanted to take some photos … 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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Knives are no joke.

Posted on October 29, 2012 by yellowandblackmail

I’ve had a really long, LONG week. I just worked 5 days in a row, about 55 hours (the last 3 shifts of mine were all 12 hours long, with the obligatory hour break).  To top it off, I got … Continue reading →

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