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These days especially, it sure is difficult to eke...

2012-01-26T06:36:43.767-05:00

These days especially, it sure is difficult to eke out a living especially with the high price of petrol and other factors that make our life challenging. We (http://www.oaklandyellowcabs.com) understand the perils and non-monetary benefits of being in the business that's why we treasure it more!

TGMJ! taxi god magic juice!

2012-01-16T00:55:01.389-05:00

TGMJ! taxi god magic juice!

I know how you feel about the negative numbers. I...

2011-12-28T22:08:56.732-05:00

I know how you feel about the negative numbers. I had to pay $70 just to lease the cab for a day. Somedays you wouldn't even make that, somedays you'd make $400 - although that was quite rare... I was intrigued by the element of chance. The gamble of it all....

It's helpful to see your costs (they all sound...

2011-12-27T09:24:16.814-05:00

It's helpful to see your costs (they all sound relatively reasonable except the flat use fee of almost $110 for the cab! wow!), thanks for sharing. Hope things work out well for you, and that you'll keep us posted through your blog. Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you.

jeez louise!.. people are so cheap.. don't the...

2011-12-26T18:11:49.645-05:00

jeez louise!.. people are so cheap.. don't they realize you are providing a service? I guess I am sensitive to those who are in the service industry.. I've never been a waitress, taxi driver..I think people forget that the work is hard and sometimes thankless...I seem to over tip because I know if I were in their shoes I would want to be appreciated.

ah that was just the first half of the day, and it...

2011-12-26T16:49:48.606-05:00

ah that was just the first half of the day, and it was so much more low key, slow than normal. at the end of the day I may have made a 31 dollar profit. This comes to an hourly wage of::

$2.95 pr/hr -profit

nah i don't pay my dispatcher out of tips, I gave him a tip so that he treats me good... off days, holding my car..etc..

pretty crazy that this was earned from 21 rides. we need 30 to 35 rides usually to make 100+ dollars, though often we get 25 rides if a few of them are long distance. this day all of the rides were short and yet still I only pulled 21 rides. I asked around and the other drivers made even less.

Wow, what a day u had... I can't believe the $...

2011-12-26T13:26:29.919-05:00

Wow, what a day u had... I can't believe the $3.84 lady that only gave u $4 for the ride.... I guess that included her big tip of 16 cents?? Had no idea u had to give some of your tip to the dispatcher, etc... not fair.. that tip should be ALL yours.