Had a fare out of the Airport last earlier this week that had a few of us scratching our heads.

Here is the scenerio: We had a flight that was delayed for some reason and the family that was just moving here only had an address that said 33Downtown. We figured out that they had reservations at a hotel that they did not make and only had this address. After calling several hotels that were approximently 33 blocks south of Dodge street and trying the only hotel around 33rd and Dodge (The Holiday Inn Express on 30th and Chicago) we finally figured out that the "address" wasn't an address at all but the name of a hotel. Figure it out?

It was the Doubletree Downtown.....(DOUBLE THREE DOWNTOWN) The man was from India and his wife was from Australia so they assumed that the friend that made the reservation said "double 3" which they wrote down ...33 Downtown ....(assuming that it was an address)...well a sharp airport gaurd and I figured it out after 20 minutes or so. One less helpful cab driver left saying he would return but apparently didn't want any more to do with it so I was the only cabbie there. They were just moving to the area and needed some helpful people (which they luckily found!) I hate to toot my own horn...(but I am so good at it,,,,haha) but this was a doctor that will be spending some time with the Omaha people and their first encounter with the locals turned out to be me. Cab drivers ARE the ambassadors of their repected cities (If they like it or not) and they should reflect the areas mentality. I am proud that we went the extra mile to prove once again that Omaha IS a great city in which to live, work, play, and grow.

The Omaha Chamber of Commerce should give a lot of credit to the local cabbies that work the airport on a daily basis and tell the visitors that Omaha is a fantastic City. Too bad the weather isn't the best...Oh well...