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...
"I heard the HCPTC is going to lower the meter rates to $2.10 a mile to be more competitive with Uber."
ReplyDeleteWTF? Didn't they just issue a cease and desist order? Get some of those HCPTC taxi police to sting the uber drivers and fine them all $1000 each. That's the only way to stop them, not competing on price.
The HCPTC will write me a ticket for a no collar shirt but will not actively seek Uber drivers as targets. This is reaching critical mass. My livelihood is at stake and somebody needs to give a shit. I may just start a one man protest in front of PTC and see what happens. Maybe the media will interview me. But only if they will refer to them as being illegal. That is the importance of that distinction.
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