cab driver

I meant to write last night or call but I was so tired that I went to bed at six p.m. and slept until this morning. I went to New York on Wednesday for a meeting and after that was over went up town to a party a friend of mine was having. It was a dinner thing with ten people. At the dinner I met Carl, a Cuban American, who works for the UN. His parents live on the Cape. We got talking and, this b

I was working as a cab driver for a day and the manager gave me a map of the city I was working in, and he looked at me and said, "Here kid, just study this thing and you'll have it all down by tomorrow. You'll know the streets, the back roads, shortcuts, and all that good stuff. You start tomorrow." So I studied the map that entire day, and when I got in the cab and started to drive I fou

Much like every celebrity does these days (Nicole Kidman named her kid Sunday) this guys mom really blew it in the name department. It isn't even just that she gave him one of the worst names possible; she could have given him an awesome name. I don't speak Korean nor do I have any grasp of Chinese symbols, but there has to be something along the lines of Huge, Mega, or Bomb-ass with which she c

Police are looking for two suspects after a cab driver was assaulted and robbed early this morning. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. Police said two men flagged down the cab in the area of Bank St. (...)

In many respects, big city drunks have it easy over their blotto backwoods brethren. There's no need to blow a sizable portion of your paycheck--the remainder of what's been left in the jukebox of a local saloon--on a cab fare into the hinterlands, if cabs even service those back roads at all. At least you're occasionally able to stumble home if you remember such details as your address (which you distinctly recall scribbling on a napkin and stuffing into a stranger's purse) or that the shortest distance between two points is the straight line you cannot walk.Sure you might wander into an alley inhabited by a tire iron-wielding maniac (who doesn't look like they drive but who take out their bus-pass related frustrations on the noggins of unwitting passersby), but you're at greater risk of

A woman and her son were taking a cab in New York City. It was raining and all the hookers were standing under the awnings. "Mommy," said the little boy, "what are all those ladies doing?" "They're waiting for their husbands to get off of work," she replied. The cabbie turns around and says, "Geez lady, why don't you tell him the truth? Their hookers. They have sex with men for money." The little boy's eyes get wide and he says, "Is that true, mommy?" His mother, glaring at the cabbie, answers in the affirmative. After a few minutes, the kid asks, "Mommy what happens to the babies those ladies have?" She quickly replied, "They become cab drivers!"

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window.For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the driver said, "Look mate, don't ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me!" The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap would scare you so much." The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault. Today is my first day as a cab driver - I've been driving a funeral van for the last 25years".

by Gregory Hudson Drivers of the classic Black Cab spend most of their daily lives trundling through the streets of London. They are a rare breed and the cars they drive are just as full of character and personality as the cabbies who drive them. Taking the sage advice of a Cabbie is the perfect way to locate any destination. A Cab driver's suggestions can uncover off-beat routes and help you get the feel for a city. Remember, they are the folks who hear and see everything! Travelling in a traditional taxi is a unique, convenient and easy method of getting from place to place throughout the convoluted maze of London. So why are Black Cab Drivers the best travel guides to London? The Reason; Cabbies are famed for possessing a detailed understanding of the city, known simply as "The Knowledge". "The Knowledge" All of the official London cab drivers are required to pass a test called "The Knowledge" What the Knowledge is, can sometimes hard to define. T

  Knoxville (WVLT) - A man injured in an early morning shooting remains in critical condition. KPD says a cab driven by 55-year-old John F. Cooper was called to the 1700 block of Mississippi Avenue just after 3:00 a.m. Monday. Cooper says he became involved in an argument with two women. Cooper was shot in the lower back, drove [...]

By Sara McDonald / The Daily News LA MARQUE — A taxi driver found shot dead in her vehicle alongside Interstate 45 didn't have time to call for help, even though her cell phone was found with her. Raneshia Lyshaun Kelly, 28, of Hitchcock, died from a gunshot wound to the right rear of her head, according [...]

Joe Wolfcale Michael Paul of Mill Valley isn’t exactly ready to retire from his taxi cab job just yet. The veteran Radio Cab driver was one of two $100,000 “Big Spin” state lottery winners announced Saturday in Sacramento and was back at work the next day collecting fares. “I’m at work right now,” Paul said Sunday evening. “I [...]

A taxi passenger tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him a question. The driver screamed, lost control of the car, nearly hit a bus, went up on the footpath, and stopped centimeters from a shop window. For a second everything went quiet in the cab, then the elderly driver turned and said, "Look son, don't ever do that again. You scared the living crap out of me!" The passenger apologized and said, "I didn't realize that a little tap would scare you so much."The driver replied, "Sorry, it's not really your fault. I just retired and today is my first day as a cab driver. I've been driving a funeral van for the last 45 years."