SFist: Taxis, Taxi Drivers Blessed

Brock Keeling

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:09:36 -0800

damnit, i want in!

mariconsoy

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:04:04 -0800

So Suckafree, You've made the VIP club at Desoto? Congrats. I'm in at Yellow. Last time I got picked up the driver said- "Oh hey I remember you...last time I picked you up you had different colored hair. We like customers like you that are drunk and give big tips, but never throw up in the cab"

rroseselavy

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:01:43 -0800

Considering how they drive, fewer than one death a year is a miracle. Wait, what's the tally if you factor in how many deaths they have caused others?

suckafree

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:33:14 -0800

i started training desoto back in 2000 to know where my building was and that i am not blacklist material. they have always rewarded me for my loyalty. i have a special phone number for them to get me direct to dispatch even when it's busy. if you live in a building with multiple units, i think it's best to try and get everyone to agree to try and use the same company. they remember/log everything and it only makes it easier on everyone involved. this comes with risks of course if you live with a bunch of flakes and they get your building blacklisted.

mariconsoy

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:29:41 -0800

Dear St Imposolina, patron of taxi riders, pray for me. I big you to bless me in all my future taxi rides, and to get me drivers who don't talk on the cell phone in unknown ancient tongues will speeding thru red lights. May my drivers understand enough English to know the words "market street" Amen.

guest

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:28:25 -0800

I love De Soto. Best cab ride of my life last thanksgiving when the driver said, "I can't really stop because [something mechanical about the engine that went right over my head]. Holy SHIT. It was like something out of Bullitt! Airborne over hills and screeching around corners. He got extra big tip and the cab co got my undying affection. And they SHOULD blacklist people who no-show. It's just rude. Restaurants should do the same.

RinconHillSF

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:58:26 -0800

Cab drivers constantly break the laws concerning pedestrians ... just this morning, a red light was run to make a turn onto Davis from California when the light had been red for a bit and pedestrians (myself included) entered our rightful way into the crosswalk. Anybody know where I can buy a nice little ball ping hammer with a metal handle to leave my mark on these SOBs' vehicles since SFPD can't be bothered enforcing traffic laws? I say with jest....

guest

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:18:03 -0800

DeSoto definitely has a blacklist, I overheard on their dispatch radio them adding a repeat no show offender to the list. I asked the driver if they were serious and he confirmed.

makfan

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:45:55 -0800

Thx. That makes it a little less depressing.

Brock Keeling

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:54:32 -0800

consider it done, #3. also, i've always had trouble with yellow cab. and i heard a rumor (myth?) that they have a blacklist for no-shows. is that true? is that true for all cab companies?

guest

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:49:51 -0800

Wait, what's wrong with Yellow Cab? I thought Luxor was the most hate-able?! Maybe this -ist needs be as obsessed with cab companies as is with MUNI. I know I'd love it.

Brock Keeling

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:35:58 -0800

you caught me. i flipped the date -- something i sometimes do -- which should now correctly read 1947.

makfan

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:21:48 -0800

Hmmm, 26 divided by 33 is a lot closer to one per year than one every other year.