A lyft car at the Iconic sign on Florida ave downtown Tampa I have been a hack in Tampa Florida since 1995. Unlike the estimated 50% of Americans that hate their jobs, I have never had a day when I did not feel like going to work. Certainly, the last few years have not been fun because the economy fell apart like a three dollar watch. However, economies are like tides and this one is on the rebound, at a snail's pace. I would like to thank Mr. Obama for that but that would not be fair. The economy is recovering despite any fiscal policy of his. That being said - there are challenges. My job is inherently difficult. We face strange and deranged people street level on a daily basis. Taxi companies in Tampa (which are regulated) must serve the general population. We have no choice. Short fares, drunk fares, people going to buy drugs (they don't tell you that) we must pick up. Don't get me wrong, there are business people, beautiful women, great trippers, and long haul...
No skunk apes in Las Vegas, and its hot.
ReplyDeleteVegas cab drivers are presently and easily earning a $1000 plus weekly, they have medical, dental, vision and 401k benefits and certain vegas cab companies pay for the gas. They are always moving and NO UBER or LYFT!
ReplyDeleteFlorida needs taxi driver union like they have in Vegas to defend industry from uber, lyft and crooked politicians.
DeleteOnly union can get all the cab companies in Florida together to act as ONE
For the past year yellow cab operators,reservations and dispatch have managed to upset a lot of there customers who therefore have stopped calling them for a cab. They are rude on the phone and could care less about the customers which is why a lot of them have turned to Uber.
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