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No level TWO BACKGROUND CHECK like cab drivers in Tampa TORONTO — Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 41-year-old Toronto Uber driver in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Toronto police said that a 21-year-old woman used the ride-sharing service for a trip from Church Street and Wellesley Street area on June 20. The driver allegedly picked the woman up, drove her home and sexually assaulted her in the car when they arrived at her destination, police said. READ MORE:  Police seeking Uber driver after passenger allegedly sexually assaulted in Toront o

The state of the business is sunk so low that I am facing homelessness. This was something that I debated  whether I should reveal that. I am out of fares, out of money, out of luck, and out of a place to live. The very forces I was counting on to come through for me, have failed. The transportation commission seems to have no power or authority to do anything about Uber. With Tea Party politicians and corrupt judges on Uber's side, we have no chance. The only good thing is I ddon't owe the company any money. I have managed to pay United Cab the daily $100 leases six days a week, plus gas. After coffee and food, the end of a 10 hour day leaves me with basically nothing. It should not be that way. I am 59 years old and on the streets. I am not lazy. I work 70 hours a week. Because of Uber I make peanuts. Someone said go driver for Uber. I would if I had a car. I have the lease cab and twenty bucks in my pocket. Not gonna do much there. Maybe tomorrow I can make enough to...

The night air has a certain quality to it. Over the years I have seen people become intoxicated by it. Everything changes at night. Qualitative and quantitative perceptions change after the midnight hour. Soon, a quite sets over the city; people vanish from their pursuit of the vain and tawdry. A stillness overcomes your perceptions and your observations become keenly aware of activities not seen during daylight. The ubiquitous scrum of traffic no longer dominates the urban sprawl. As a night driver in the city, you develop a relationship with your surroundings. The delivery man unloading milk behind the supermarket becomes your friend even if we have never spoke. This is where I often sleep while waiting to be summed by the $2.40 a mile idol starring at me from the dashboard. Strangely, he has never been my friend. More like a prison guard, always watching but only capable of doing what its been told to do. Seems appropriate for cab driving becomes a form of incarceration. All i...

One of the cabs in this photo has been checked into the zone for three hours and the other cab for two. They are turning down calls offered to hold their position. That means customers are not being served because of the desperation of taxi drivers. The people in that house on Fern st must be nervous about the vultures hanging out in the neighborhood. I really don't want to do this. I served this lady seven days a week for over a year. I was even the Godfather at her sons baptism but that means nothing to the company. I have sacrificed a lot for this account and I believe the company should give me respect. Now, vultures have found out about it and are behaving like desperate prison escapees. Its a humiliating experience. And it lacks dignity. There are no winners. At least Uber driver can maintain his dignity and not have to act like a street beggar. It pisses me off that at my age the people in charge (HCPTC Yellow and United Cab) can't protect and provide for me when...

Check out the larger images on the new Blogger My twitter has been updated along with this blog. I am headed in a new media first kind of way. Daily Vines and Twitter updates allow me to use this blog more effectivly then the Typepad format. I am also tiered of paying for the Tampa Taxi shots URL. Tampa Taxi After Dark is perfect for what I am trying to do....and its free on Blogger. Leave a comment Uber guy.

I will have a full essay on this soon. The claim made by the Tampa Tribune this morning was that Uber was picking up the ignored and the disenfranchised. Without Uber, these people would never get a ride from taxi companies. Wrong. The Tribune had it backwards. Uber only cherry picks hipsters and white people. Since they are an outlaw company, they are not compelled to work the urban street calls that taxi companies must. If not for us, black people would not be picked up by the racist Uber and Lyft. Gypsy cabs came about because they actually provided a service. There was a real demand. With Uber, the need was being filled by taxi companies. Uber is just do you want bib lettuce or Belgium Endive for the same price. Uber just cannibalizes off what was already there. They add nothing but the distruction of jobs and an industry. posted from Bloggeroid

A little ding on the left side of rear bumper I stopped for an ambulance today was hit from behind by a lady that was knocked into me by another motorist. The Uber driver that hit her left the scene but we got his tag number. The cops later found him at home and he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Basically no damage to my car and I was soon on my way. The Crown Victoria is a pretty tough car. posted from Bloggeroid

In January, 2006.I wrote this about the themes of the show from a philosophy standpoint. It was obvious to me, they were exploring some of the major themes of philosophy and I believed it would lead to only one conclusion. Looking back, it seems I nailed it. In fact, I WAS THE ONLY ONE that nailed it. This is what I wrote: " Meet John Locke:    One of the main characters in the show is named after the father of deductive reason. This is an important point and not an accident. You can Google John Locke and find out his total belief in pure reason. The Character on this show(played by the imminent American actor Terry O'quinn) has all of his life put stock in reason and logic. It has got him nowhere. On this Island everything has come alive. His hopes, His dreams, His ability to walk. What appeared on the surface to be an item of science - The Hatch - has now become an article of faith. To believe without evidence now becomes the prime mover in his life. The writers of...

I had just finished swimming laps at the Bobby Hicks pool when I spotted a guy that was dressed in Spider Man outfit go into the lifeguard office. I went over there to check it out. Spider Man pulled what looked like a 9mm and pointed it at me. The lifeguards were nervous and did not know him. My only thought was the Batman shootings in Colorado. I dove into the pool and swam underwater to my gear on the pool deck. When I surfaced, he was still in the office so I took off out the back gate and over to the Boys and Girls club next door. They put the facility on lockdown as I called the police. I had no idea if he was shooting people at this point. He emerged into the parking lot and got in his car. A cop blocked him in and told him to hold up his hands. The cops gun was drawn and he looked ready to shoot. The suspect complied. It turned out they were realistic looking bb guns but they scared me. The guy said it was just a joke. Real funny. The cops cuffed him and took him sway....

I hope this is not a metaphor but I took this image as I was leaving downtown Tampa on Kennedy. Perhaps, better times are coming. As Frank Sinatra sand "The best is yet to come." Who knows. My birthday is next week and I believe there will be exciting changes up ahead. A lot of this is because of Uber. Maybe its time for a change. posted from Bloggeroid

After a speed workout today Go to www.realtimfasano.blogspot.com for my personal post. This blog should just be about Tampa and taxi driving. I am slowly going to move over to my personal blog. You can also go to www.timfasano.com and find it. Go to it NOW!

Experiment in New media upload. This is the wrong image. posted from Bloggeroid