Cabs Are For Kissing
Friday, October 26, 2007

Union Busting

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There was another taxi strike (actually a one-day work stoppage, not a real strike) on Monday, October 22nd. I thought I'd said all I wa...
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Saturday, October 13, 2007

American Gangster

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One night in October of last year - it was October 24th to be exact - I was driving the night shift and took a break at around 9 pm to get a...
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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Running The Gamut

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You know, one of the truly great things about driving a cab in New York City is that on any given night you will encounter individuals who a...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Politics and Taxicabs

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The so-called "strike" has been over for more than a week now and I've got to say that any way I look at it I'm kind of d...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

The World Trade Center: A Remembrance

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I will have more to say about the taxi strike, but since yesterday was the 6th anniversary of 9/11 I thought it would be appropriate to obse...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Taxi Strike

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There will be a taxi strike in New York City for two days next week - Wednesday, Sept. 5th and Thursday, the 6th. Although I have not intend...
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Monday, August 13, 2007

The Bad And The Beautiful

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You know, you drive a cab and people get in and people get out and most people are okay or even better than okay but then one comes in who i...
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Monday, August 06, 2007

The Man Who Bought Third Base

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I had three memorable rides last night (Saturday). The first was a woman who didn't know left from right - literally. She was an attract...
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Monday, July 30, 2007

Animals In Manhattan

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I had a passenger the other day who asked me if I'd ever had an animal in my cab other than a dog or a cat. What a great question! I tho...
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Monday, July 23, 2007

The Bicyclist

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I have a theory about Manhattan. It's that even though there are something like two and a half million residents on the island and it se...
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Saturday, July 14, 2007

Chefs, Woodpeckers, and George Costanza

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Last Tuesday night was going along like any other night shift... -- a ride to Grand Central -- people going out for the evening -- some guy ...
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Eugene Salomon
New York City, United States
NYC taxi driver since 1977. Contact: nycgene@msn.com
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