I "THINK" I LEFT MY WALLET IN THE CAB...

We picked up a highly intoxicated guy tonight (it was a flag) he calls me at about 2:45am and tells me that he left his wallet in the cab and it had lots of cash and all of his credit cards in it...I told him that i was sorry for his loss. He asked me to get the driver on the radio so he could get it back. Well I knew the outcome of this conversation. At any rate, I got the driver on the horn and asked him if he had found any wallets, of course he had not. He did say however that the guy paid with a credit card and had his wallet when he got out of the cab. When customer called me back for the 30th time, I told him what the driver had told me. He just went off and said "so you guys give free rides?" no..."then how did I pay huh?" again, the driver says you paid with a card. "no I did not" OK well I will send yo a copy of the receipt..at any rate, when the driver finally was able to go over there, he pulled up into the driveway, and low and behold guess what was laying in the grass...yeah it was a wallet...

Alcohol creates such stupidity doesn't it? WOW

ONE DEAD NIGHT

Tonight was hands down the slowest night since I've been dispatching (3 years), we had 18 cars on the road so that makes it even tougher. How does it work in other towns as far as leases etc.? My drivers pay a certain lease each night for a 12 hour shift. Is that how it is everywhere? Sorry if I sound naive...but just curious. I have heard that in some cities you lease a car for a week at a time. Anyway you can see how bored I am...

Nothing left to say...til we meet again -- peace

MONEY BEFORE SEX OR SEX BEFORE MONEY? THE BIG QUESTION -- WELL I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON WHEATHER YOU NEED A CAB OR NOT TO GET THERE...

Guy calls in at around midnight and asks for a cab to come to a small town outside of my town (about 15 miles out) I tell him no problem but we have a $40.00 minimum. I ask where he is going exactly and he tells me. (It was about a $60 fare) He says no problem send the cab. I send my driver. Well she picks him up and they get to TOWN and he asks her if he can make a quick stop, she says no problem, its $30.00/hour wait time. They stop at one of the seediest Porn shops (no biggie, drivers use to that) in town and she waits for 15 - 20 minutes, he comes out with a big bag-o-goodies and they proceed to the destination. When they arrive the meter read $59.50, and he refuses to pay but $40.00, and tells her that's all he has and that the dispatcher told him that's what it would be...WRONG -- first of all the "dispatcher" (that's me) works for the drivers (that's how I see it anyway) and second of all, he should have thought about that before buying his sex stuff. Now I am not a judgemental person, no I am not, but hey come on, if you call a cab HAVE THE DOUGH DUDE!!! Rather than calling the POEleese and waiting for an hour for them to cite him for Theft of Services, she decides to just take the 40.00, have him black listed and head to another call that was holding. (good move) He calls me at about 5 am and asked for a cab back to little town Oregon, and, well, you can just imagine what my comment .....can't you???

POWER TO THE PEOPLE (who have money for their cabs)



The moral of the story is this -- IF YOUR GONNA PLAY YOU GOTTA PAY

NEW YEARS EVE AT A CAB COMPANY

My Top Ten Calls of The Night

(It was really hard to choose)

10. Can we get 10 cabs at ------ street ? there are 10 of us (are you just dumb?)

9. Yeah how much to rent a cab for the night? We have at least $70.00... (are you just

(dumber)

8. Taxi? yeah I have a strange question, can you guys come to -------- bar, and pick up my

jacket and take it to my house? I'll pay whatever... (Yes you will)

7. Yeah taxi? we just got a taxi and I think we left something in the cab...can u have the

driver look for a money clip that has a 20 dollar gold piece on it with about 400.00 in

it? (are you super dumb?)

6. Can you tell me if you picked up my wife at ----- ------- (bar) and where you took her?

and who she was with? a male or female? (yeah right!)

5. I just got a ride from Wal Mart to my house and I think I left my weed in the van (like - wow, what did you just say man?)

4. Yeah we just got a ride from ------ (a strip club) and your pervert driver told us

we could show him our tits and not have to pay for the ride? (pervert?)

3. I was told you were giving free rides tonight? ( yeah well I was told YOU were)

2. Hey OT, how much does it cost if someone "pukes" in the cab? (hundreds)

AND THE NUMBER ONE CALL OF THE NIGHT

1. Taxi? hey is it legal to have sex in the cab? tee hee giggle giggle (legal? you got cash?)

So there you have it, my top ten, there were soooo many more, too many to choose from

HAPPY 2008 TO ALL OF YOU DRIVERS OUT THERE IN THE TRENCHES TRYING TO EEK OUT A LIVING PICKING UP ALL THESE INTERESTING FOLKS

KUDOS!