Taxi Wars

I'm a few leases behind in my fare reports. Sorry about that. Maybe I will be able to catch up tomorrow. A few days ago (must've b...

As of April 1st, AHCCCS patients now have to pay a $2 copay for non-emergency transportation. Since I'd been doing nights for 2 weeks, I...

My first fare of the evening was in the West Valley. I called the passenger when I got to the location where I was to pick him up - he talke...

My first fare this Friday evening was a woman who works for a warehouse, right next to where my ride-share lives. It's not a big fare, b...

I'm a little behind - I hope it's okay to post two diaries on the same day. On this evening I found my first passenger at her gate...

This evening started out with a visit to the John C. Lincoln hospital near home. Two women emerged when I approached the emergency room entr...

At the start of this shift I headed to Scottsdale, figuring that there are plenty of people in that area who can afford to take a cab. I pic...

This diary is about Fool Day 2012, which fell on a Sunday. My first passenger was going from his apartment on Camelback to Oldtown Scottsdal...

Not much exciting to report from Saturday night. First passenger was dressed up in a tuxedo, and was sort of drunk. He had a flower on his l...

Two or three weeks back, when I took the two special-needs fares to their pizza party, I rolled down the window to chat with another driver ...

My 14th shift was bad. I never should have taken the crown victoria that was missing the button for lumbar support adjustment. But I did any...

This was my second 24-hour lease, and the first to fall on a weekend night. The afternoon started off slow. My first fare was a mildly-int...

Not much to report from yesterday. I'd bet the entire day's take that my first passenger was a working girl. Made three trips to t...

The company requires new drivers to put in 10 shifts before they'll lease a cab out for 24-hours. Before taking out the car, a fellow dr...