If you go downtown on the weekends to party, you may have run into the guy above. His name is Tim Ireland. He runs a "free Cab" in Tampa Florida. The only question is - Why?
I don't know what you do for a living but if someone came along and told your boss they would do it for free, you might have a problem with that. If this person was just willing to work for tips when you have a mortgage and a family and responsibilities, you would actually be pissed. Many cab drivers in Tampa are.
The Hillsborough County Transportation Commission believes these free taxi cabs need to be taken off the streets. They really have never heard of such a thing. Who has? Working for free. Who is this Tim Ireland?
Tim Ireland of the Green free taxi is a scab. In this time of economic downturn, there is not enough business to support the taxi drivers that have been doing this for years, if not, decades. When somebody comes along and finds bums like Ireland to undercut taxi cabs (by law we must charge $2.25 a mile) He can give them a free ride. Why? Is he that desperate? How much can he make doing this? Most grown men would not do what this little, little, boy does. I guess he lives with his mommy and daddy. How else could he do this. He needs to go back to HCC with the rest of his nerdy friends and leave men alone who take the transportation business seriously.
"The Green Go vehicles don't fit the legal definition of taxicabs, because they don't have meters. The closest definition they fit is limousines, but the commission has denied limo permits for vehicles that weren't considered sufficiently luxurious."
Tim Ireland of the Green free taxi is a scab. In this time of economic downturn, there is not enough business to support the taxi drivers that have been doing this for years, if not, decades. When somebody comes along and finds bums like Ireland to undercut taxi cabs (by law we must charge $2.25 a mile) He can give them a free ride. Why? Is he that desperate? How much can he make doing this? Most grown men would not do what this little, little, boy does. I guess he lives with his mommy and daddy. How else could he do this. He needs to go back to HCC with the rest of his nerdy friends and leave men alone who take the transportation business seriously.
3 comments:
I'd say this is pretty damn outrageous. I may not know much about driving a Taxi, but this is an insult to people like yourself who are just trying to earn a living to survive.
I heard this guy is loaded and offers free rides on eco-friendly vehicles to help out in this down economy when dirt bag,low life taxi drivers refuse to take people on short trips. Maybe you should have chosen a different career, but i'm sure your options were extremely limited. Keep up the good work you hack. Where did you get your degree from, HCPTC.
I wouldnt refer to this guy as a scab. i think what he is doing is good for the environment and the community. At least he wasnt jailed for domestic violence as the publisher of this blog was back in 2003. Maybe he should look in the mirror begore criticizing others. Who is the real "bum" here. I rode with Green-Go's many times and have never had a bad experience. Wish i could say the same for the cabs.
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