Long gone

I love mornings. The sun is rising and there is a sense of optimism in the air. On Fridays you can expect activity. Not this morning. No call until 6:32 AM.

 About the only thing I hate about Tampa is its so seasonal. Your bills dont change, only your income. I'm sure this is a lament commonly heard in the Tampa Bay service industry. Hell, even the strippers complain. In fact, that industry is nothing compared to the glory hole days.

 We use to get tons if rides from strippers who would call a taxi to avoid stalkers following them from work. Many probably special some of our lady drivers because the Haitian drivers would hit on them. I should give my number out to more people. I mean, shit, Im going to starve waiting on this dispatch system to give it to me.

 Specials just are not reliable. The first time you can't get them at two in the morning, you never hear from them again. I suspect, however, a good percentage of calls now are private, and you never see the call.

 When I started driving cab in 1995, we would still do 3,000 calls on a Friday. Sadly, those days are long gone.