Happy St. Patricks Day. Alcohol should be outlawed for the ignorant. A busy night on the eve of the big day brought out the worst in people. Or maybe it was just the fares I had in MY cab. But, with a new dispatcher, (whom by the way did a fairly good job considering the rush of orders between 10-2), and semi-concious customers, most drivers ended up with a good pocketful of cash. There were a few serious flaws in the system that left a couple of "old timers" picking up the crap, stale orders that provided them with a ton of VOIDS (personally, I had 6), or them being temporarily forgotton about. (I still didn't hear "The rest of the Story", as it happened. More details later) All in all, it was a safe night. One of our drivers (he always has the weird stuff happen to him) picked up a few cases of free candy that a kind movie-theater manager gave him. This provided the city with free samples of Peppermint Skittles in the early morning, which were generously passed out to drivers and customers alike...It was a good thing..(and something I am going to have to consider doing in the future) and a real ice-breaker with customers. Everyone seems to like candy and very few turned it down. My tips increased, everyone had a few sweet morsels, and in general, we all had a good time. (and he left a case in the drivers "lounge" Thanks Charlie).
Off to work...hi-ho...I hope no-one gets sick in my cab tonight...(I have to shake these negative thoughts!) haha