Crystal G said:

Vandango, next time you have your doctor's appointment, you should post a job listing on Craigslist in the help wanted section saying that you are looking for a driver.

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Crystal G said:

Vandango, next time you have your doctor's appointment, you should post a job listing on Craigslist in the help wanted section saying that you are looking for a driver.

In the ad, you should state exactly what particular day and time you need a ride, and the exact amount of money you are offering for the job. I used to do this when looking for rides and I got literally hundreds of emails and replies.

I recommend posting at least one week in advance, so that you can sort through all the emails, and read everybody's bio and age and car make and model, so that you can select exactly the person who you think would be right for you. You should save a couple people's numbers just in case one of them doesn't follow through.

If it takes 45 minutes to get there, you should offer maybe $30 one-way. If they can wait around while you're seeing your doctor and bring you back, they get another $30. They end up working for 3 hours and make $20 an hour, and one of those hours they're not even technically working. So it's not a bad gig for somebody who's young and looking for a couple extra bucks. $20-$25 an hour is more than fair wage.

I always paid $30 an hour, but that's only because they had to drive through LA traffic which is the worst.

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Repertoire89 said:

Crystal G said:

Vandango, next time you have your doctor's appointment, you should post a job listing on Craigslist in the help wanted section saying that you are looking for a driver.

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His insurance covers all that though, it would be a waste of money.

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Crystal G said:

You guys have to understand that cab drivers pay a fee every month to use the medallion to work for the taxi cab company. That fee is a lot, it's like a couple a hundred dollars a month. Depending on where you live it could be $800 a month or more. So a lot of times cabbies who don't make that money end up owing money to the taxi company. Now I use Uber, but if I were to use a cab, I'd tip.

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danielx said:

why is that the consumers fault or responsibility? If its to much, they can lower their price or die and let uber/lyft take over.

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Repertoire89 said:

vandago said:

It's not enabling shitty service.

They realize "fuck I should've served them better, imagine how much better they would've tipped?"

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Nah, I agree with California.

If they even think about it, its probably more like "hah, fuck that guy, he tipped me anyways."


Killing with kindness just makes you a sucker.
Most people don't give a shit.

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