Wherein I place stories, anecdotes and other bits/n/bobs about the professional driving life.
So every once in a bit, I get someone semi-famous in my cab. And as per usual, every semi-famous person in my cab has either been in trouble with the law and stuffed there by cops to avoid issues, OR drunk as skunks, or both. Tonight's semi-famous person is a member of a fairly famous…
I was opining in another thread on FB about writers and cursing, and realized I really needed (well, wanted anyway) to stick this here as well. ---From my paying job, some people ONLY cuss. It's a whole nuthamuthafuckin language. So as a cabbie, I have learned to speak drunkican, cusslish, dopese, and allmixedtagethan. It's a…
#FROMMYBACKSEAT: Drunk guy gets in the cab. "uh, home...uh..." blabs address. Me: "yessir." Off we go. On the way: Drunkguy: "canyabreakahunnert?" Me: "no sir" Drunkguy: "damn. Stop at 7-11. I'll break it." Me: "yes sir." So we do that. He spends 10 minutes in the store, while the meter ticks away. He buys 7-11 pizza,…