Signs of economic recovery in Tampa

I am begining to see construction jobs like this throughout Tampa. That's a sure sing of an emerging economy. When I tell you in the last five years there have been none, I mean none.

I drive all over The Tampa Bay area and has not been so much as a porch remodeling job. Construction means jobs in the buildilng trades. The only way to stimulate the economy is to put men back to work. It creates a better dynamic then simply unemployment insurance. let's hope we can build momentum.

This project by the way are condominiums near downtown. You can see downtown shrouded in the fog. Fog is normal in February here.

Job Security?

I went to post up this morning at 5:09 AM and was blocked. The message said "see Rob and Paul." That is a scarry message to get. Rob is the general manager of the company and all I can do now is wait for daylight and management to show up.

This could all be an oversight or error. I don't want to jump to a hasty conclusion when U don't know anything.

I do owe the company money because of poor economic conditions. I have been making inroads and have paid on that ($200 Monday). I just have no idea at this point. I hope I am not fired after 18 years of service.

Late night and Jack Shacks

One of the things you can count on if you work late night is guys wanting a sure thing. It is getting late and they have not hooked up, so they are ready to be taken. In short, they get very, very stupid.
I had a call at a Tavern about 2 AM and this guy from out of town wanted to get laid in the worse way. At this point, he was ready to pay for it. If you want to pay for sex in Tampa, you have come to the right town. This area is loaded with everything from strip clubs modeled after petting zoos, old fashion bordellos, all the way to cheap peep shows. What ever you want.
 He was counting on me to show him where the action was at. That is one thing taxi drivers are good for, finding where all the vice is at for the clients we are hoping will actually give us a tip for accommodating their illegal activities. We can be a live version of NightMoves magazine published in the Tampa Bay area that detail where all those kind of places are at.
I have had fares not really want to go to a whore house. I have had them want me to troll up and down a dark street to see if a working girl is out. I have done that in the past but I will not do that again. There are sting operations going on and a night in jail and loosing my job is not in the plan.
I took this guy to one of our famous Japanese spas where he could always count on a hand job for 150 bucks. He went inside to ask about the prices, I guess. He came out and decided to go back to his motel room. Good choice.
You can tell when fares have money to spend. It is just a sense you develop over time. This guy was a low roller aspiring to move up the chain. Big deal, right? Those girls will take your money no matter where you are at on the pecking order.
He paid me fifteen bucks for a foreteen dollar fare. He needs to work on that high roller thing.