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Local history, beaches, nightlife, transportation & stories from a longtime St. Augustine taxi driver
Insurance company does background checks mostly on driving history and status of driving privileges, like child support arrears and late tickets. You will need a hack license from the city and be required to fill out an affidavit concerning your past.
Read More Abraxi taxi driver application.My mistake in the past may have been going to the generals hoping orders would be whispered down the chain of command when as usual it is the NCOs non-commissioned officers who get things done.
Read More We need a code enforcement Superhero.The Superior Passenger’s Code
To become a legendary taxi fare, embody the following:
Brevity — Say what matters, no more.
Clarity — Speak like someone who wants to get picked up.
Punctuality — Be there. Be ready.
Generosity — Tips keep the taxi karma flowing.
Loyalty — Ride with us and we will ride with you.
Patience — The Bridge of Lions does not care about your brunch.
Good-naturedness — Being nasty every day is not a personality. It is a cry for help.
Grease, Grit, and a Little Vitamin D: A Cabbie’s Guide to Not Dying Too Soon
Being a cab driver is not for the faint of heart — or the faint of lungs, pancreas, or lower back. I would argue the three biggest health threats to the average taxi driver are:
Smoking
Bad diets
Lack of exercise
(…and in my case, a bonus: low vitamin D from working nights.)
In Philadelphia, every New Year’s Day, thousands gather for one of the wildest, most colorful parades in America: The Mummers Parade. Think of it as part Mardi Gras, part drag show, part brass band showdown, all performed by locals in elaborately sequined costumes with banjos strapped to their chests.
It is unique. It is eccentric. It is utterly Philly.
Read More Ponce and the Mummers: A Philly-Born Cabbie’s Parade of Possibility in St. AugustineThe Abraxi Taxi Driver’s Commandments — 2014 Back in 2014, I wrote some rules for Abraxi Taxi drivers. Reading them today, I apparently believed taxi dispatch required a combination of technology, discipline and divine intervention. Some things have changed. Smartphones are better. GPS is better. Payment systems are certainly better. But some of the old […]
Read More The Abraxi Taxi Driver’s CommandmentsIf you’re in need of a getaway—or just looking for a staycation—come over and check us out in St. Augustine, Florida. Besides being the nation’s oldest city, with plenty of activities for the whole family, we also have something history books occasionally forget to mention: Beaches. And if you’re a pirate, you’re in for a […]
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