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  • my taxi story..

    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to All on Sat Jun 12 20:33:00 2021

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    ** Original message from : August Abolins@1:153/757.2
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    ** Original date/time : 12 Jun 21, 09:50 >==================================================================<

    The last few days I'm relegated to taking a taxi to get home and get back into town.

    Thurs evening, Fri morning and evening taxi rides were $20 flat rate, between both taxi businesses. I can tolerate that. But this morning my ride into town was metered.. and ended up being $26. Slowing down behind slow traffic did not help. WTF. I’m going to have ask the driver to simply let me out at the $20 point.

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Doug Cooper on Tue Jun 22 23:38:00 2021
    Hello Doug Cooper!

    ** On Monday 21.06.21 - 21:50, Doug Cooper wrote to August Abolins:

    The last few days I'm relegated to taking a taxi to get
    home and get back into town. [...]

    August,

    Have you been in a taxi cab in San Fran or worse yet
    Jamaica? In both states I needed serious hard alchohol
    after the cab rides ;)

    Hey! Good to hear from you. I know someone who *just* came
    back from Jamacia. She was practically "stuck" there since the
    covid shit started! REALLY. It has been over a YEAR, and she
    just got back after a long stretch of lockdowns, cancelled
    flights, etc. Crazy. I bet she's completely broke now.

    I'll ask her about the taxis in Jamacia. Sounds like they can
    be a nervewracking experience to say the least.

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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to August Abolins on Wed Jun 23 19:56:14 2021
    Hey! Good to hear from you. I know someone who *just* came
    back from Jamacia. She was practically "stuck" there since the
    covid shit started! REALLY. It has been over a YEAR, and she
    just got back after a long stretch of lockdowns, cancelled
    flights, etc. Crazy. I bet she's completely broke now.

    I would think if a government kept her from coming back or leaving, they would be obligated for the expenses? That sounds horrible to be stuck in Jamacia for a year, especially with little to no money, as I imagine her job wouldn't pay her to not be able to work?


    I'll ask her about the taxis in Jamacia. Sounds like they can
    be a nervewracking experience to say the least.


    Oh yeah, 90mph on coastal roads crazy rides.

    -tG

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  • From Doug Cooper@1:227/702 to Kurt Weiske on Wed Jun 23 19:57:34 2021
    I worked in SF for years and loved the cab culture. I think it's
    different when you're a local.

    Oh man ..... glad someone does ... I just remember them jumping the hills at high speed without being able to see what was on the other side of the traffic signal .. it was insanity for me :)

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