New System Is Now LIve But The Rising Gas Prices Could Destroy Taxi Business

What I paid this morning

At 10:37 am we went live in all of the United Cab zones. There is no turning back. Everything seemed to work well. Our service will improve, and we should gain more customers and the drivers will make more money. The only thing that could derail us, is the price of gas.

People may not know this but taxi drivers pay for their own gas. It comes right off the top. I don't know what the breaking point is, but five bucks a gallon could do the trick.

This is all a shame. Just when things are finally working out with the new system. We will get through this somehow. One of the things taxi drivers hope for are tips. Customers need to understand this and throw the driver a tip. To be blunt - we have many riders who do not tip us. They don't seem to understand that is what they should do. There are cultural reasons for this but the time has come that they snap out of this or there won't be any drivers left to pick them up. Even homeless people tip. Speaking of homeless...

I knocked on a door this morning and a dog I had seem up the street ran up to me wagging his tail. I think he was homeless. He had no money, so I sent him on his way. Who would take this guy in...The dog must be on drugs....GET AWAY!