tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post640611007644384926..comments2024-03-21T02:29:45.275-07:00Comments on Real Seattle Taxi: Finally, A Major Seattle Media Outlet Writes About The Sea-Tac Outbound Service Awardjbyellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213762022415536743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post-67468642432633820682016-09-28T17:01:35.107-07:002016-09-28T17:01:35.107-07:00Silence Is Betrayal--Martin Luther King Jr. Silence Is Betrayal--Martin Luther King Jr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959221571763811625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post-60074525076136041372016-09-28T13:47:45.540-07:002016-09-28T13:47:45.540-07:00Another unintended
consequence that happened
after...Another unintended<br />consequence that happened<br />after the illegal co - operation between city /<br />county officials and corporate<br />big wigs from God only knows<br />where was this , suddenly<br />, even with cab companies<br />failing financially , they<br />made cab - driving jobs<br />almost non - existant !!<br />Honestly, it used to be<br />Anybody could be a cab <br />driver . All you had to<br />do was get a license , <br />take a very basic cab<br />school class and presto ,<br />you were a cab driver .<br />Not any more !! Overlooking<br />the ' new rules ' in place<br />from 1996 - 2013 ', now<br />adays , you have to kiss<br />a lot of butt !! Honestly !!<br />And you have to keep<br />your mouth shut !! Honestly.<br />Expressing your opinions<br />and trying to Stand - up<br />for your Constitutional <br />Rights at the cab companies <br />is a quick ticket out<br />the door. Communism lives<br />and is alive and thriving<br />at our local cab companies.<br />So , does it surprise me<br />that these companies are<br />failing ?? NO , not at all.<br />Too bad about all the starving<br />children of cab drivers .<br />What will it take to reverse<br />these losses ?? Can you<br />say REVOLUTION ... ??Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959221571763811625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post-20145989672056691902016-09-28T12:58:56.879-07:002016-09-28T12:58:56.879-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959221571763811625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post-16630392854863075392016-09-28T12:56:01.699-07:002016-09-28T12:56:01.699-07:00Hello ,
In regard to your question ,The ( flat ra...Hello , <br />In regard to your question ,The ( flat rate ) For - Hire cabs operate in a<br />Similar fashion as you<br />pointed - out about the<br />old D.C. zone maps. We<br />did , ( as any good<br />old cabbie will attest ),<br />used to give flat rates<br />when requested by the<br />customer , simply to<br />get the trip and to<br />sooth over a slightly<br />nervous Nellie ,<br />( customer ) . When<br />Joe mentions these<br />' Johnnie - come - latelies<br />' operating in a hereby<br />illegal sense , yes , I<br />agree . For years , we ,<br />( cabbies ) , were made<br />to ' toe the line ' or<br />else you didn't get to<br />work the job. But suddenly,<br />ALL that changed overnight.<br />First town cars , then<br />Green cabs , then<br />Uber / Lyft , then<br />Flat rate for hires !!<br />Seattle , used to be<br />a modern thriving city ,<br />24/7 . But not anymore.<br />Too many drivers are<br />out there scrouging for<br />too few dollars. Night<br />shift for cabbies used<br />to be good. No longer.<br />Lately , its like a<br />' dead zone ' in the <br />heart of Seattle . <br />And , one other <br />unintended consequence<br />happened by opening the<br />door to all this new<br />competition , driver<br />quality is near the<br />very bottom of the<br />barrel . Not only bad<br />drivers , but these<br />new drivers never<br />seem to know where<br />they are going. Near<br />misses are common place<br />with Uber or flat raters.<br />The push to get new<br />drivers has , honestly ,<br />killed yet another thriving industry . How much more<br />are WE willing to take .<br />Families are struggling<br />to survive in a job<br />market which used to<br />be very lucrative. <br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959221571763811625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7885349551204325210.post-44347380963394418842016-08-10T10:03:10.425-07:002016-08-10T10:03:10.425-07:00National now charges three dollars. National is t...National now charges three dollars. National is the only open airport in the Washington Metropolitan Area. Dulles and Friendship are closed. Friendship is really Baltimore's airport, but it does attract many Washington travellers.<br /><br />Can you explain to me how For-Hire works out there? I noted that there is a difference, and have had several Seattle residents try to explain it to me, but none to my satisfaction. I note that Uber does For-Hire out there. It offers taxis, here (in addition to limousines and UberX), but only in the actual Capital of Your Nation; not in the suburbs.<br /><br />I am curious about the For-Hire, because I understand that they do not have meters. Until May, 2008, the cabs in the Capital of Your Nation did not have meters. We had a Zone System. Google D.C. taxicab Zone Map and several will come up. I am curious if For-Hire is something similar to the old D.C. Zone System. <br /><br />I do not like the meters, but Our Former Dear Revered Leader Kim il-Fenty told us that we wanted them. As Dear Revered Leader Kim il-Fenty was All Knowing and All Wise, it must have been true. The best thing about the Zone System was that I could tell the customer, to-the-penny, what it was going to cost him before he went anywhere (assuming that he was staying in the District of Columbia and gong only from Point A to Point B---which was most of the trips)<br /><br />Anyhow, if you can explain the difference to me..............brokemotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552563878040524111noreply@blogger.com