Taxis have been doing food delivery for decades. They do liquor and tobacco delivery, too, where not prohibited by law.
Uber Taxi Versus Regular Cabs......
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Seems to me that Uber resorts to "surge pricing" and taxis do not...which will make a significant difference if the only time you use a taxi or Uber is on a holiday or special event/occasion where ride volume increases.
On New Years Eve in San Francisco a few years ago, I remember Uber charging $75 for a three mile fare because of "surge pricing" while the cabbies were countering with low flat rate ( and some offering free rides within a 10 mile radius ) to undercut the ride services.
Personally, I'm not particularly anti-Uber, Lyft and all the rest...but I feel for the guy who spent hundreds of thousands on a medallion somewhere and is now being told he's an ever increasing anachronism.
On New Years Eve in San Francisco a few years ago, I remember Uber charging $75 for a three mile fare because of "surge pricing" while the cabbies were countering with low flat rate ( and some offering free rides within a 10 mile radius ) to undercut the ride services.
Personally, I'm not particularly anti-Uber, Lyft and all the rest...but I feel for the guy who spent hundreds of thousands on a medallion somewhere and is now being told he's an ever increasing anachronism.
Most places allow taxis to lower their price above the set rate, but not raise it.
I was in Austin recently, the biggest advantage with the Uber cars was the wait time. Typical taxi took 30-40 minutes to show up and Uber was there consistently within 15, fares were competitive and the attitude of the drivers was much better. Most of their drivers were younger people who spoke English as a first language and were more pleasant overall, at one time I had a taxi driver try to pull me out of a competing taxi drivers car. Another time I had one refuse to collect a fare that was negotiated by the hotel I was staying at due to them over booking rooms, wanted cash only and wouldn't except a credit card.
Well, none of those experiences you've mentioned are acceptable, and they certainly do sour people on the taxi industry. Wait, though. Uber hasn't had enough time yet to evolve/devolve.
Not acceptable at all but there I was going through it watching two cab drivers get ready to have a fist fight over a $15 fare. Hotel security took care of the second driver, the driver of the car I was in was very polite and apologized to us about the incident and did his best to keep the other driver away from the car. There's a huge cultural gap between us and most of the taxi drivers I've dealt with.
And I can see a similar situation happening here. There's no need to fight over a $15 fare, and that kind of behaviour should get a license yanked, and technically can.
Some interesting talk about this topic I must say. I have never tried uber but have used cabs several times over the years. I have never had any issues on wait times as we always planned ahead. My last instance in a cab was in Saskatoon over a year ago. Needed a lift from the hotel early in the morning and called the evening prior and the cab was there waiting, early as it was.
Back in my bar hopping days in Regina, again no issues. As Garak said the cabs had it planned out. There was cabs waiting on close and dedicated lines to reach the companies. It worked and worked well.
Worst experience in a cab was back in 2001. Took a cab from Shilo to Brandon on a weekend pass (back in my battle school days)the poor driver stunk to high heaven from that asinine heat. We all piled in that station wagon, held our breath and motored on.
Back in my bar hopping days in Regina, again no issues. As Garak said the cabs had it planned out. There was cabs waiting on close and dedicated lines to reach the companies. It worked and worked well.
Worst experience in a cab was back in 2001. Took a cab from Shilo to Brandon on a weekend pass (back in my battle school days)the poor driver stunk to high heaven from that asinine heat. We all piled in that station wagon, held our breath and motored on.
This weekend their seems to be surcharges on Ubers. The worst part about Uber is I think they are more unprofessional than regular cabbies. They have no clue where they are going. Yeah, they have GPS but that does not always help in a large urban area with traffic and God knows what going on.
if you have to drink, it's cheaper and safer at home. am i missing something?
Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
if you have to drink, it's cheaper and safer at home. am i missing something?
But I feel less like an alcoholic if I drink downtown in the bars.
if you have to drink, it's cheaper and safer at home. am i missing something?
But I feel less like an alcoholic if I drink downtown in the bars.
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Originally Posted By: qwerty1234
Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
if you have to drink, it's cheaper and safer at home. am i missing something?
But I feel less like an alcoholic if I drink downtown in the bars.
An honest question- Does it really matter? You already know you're an alcoholic, and if you're gonna be consuming the same amount of alcohol, what's the difference?
Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek
if you have to drink, it's cheaper and safer at home. am i missing something?
But I feel less like an alcoholic if I drink downtown in the bars.
An honest question- Does it really matter? You already know you're an alcoholic, and if you're gonna be consuming the same amount of alcohol, what's the difference?
Nick, I think it's progress. I normally drive "toasty" and been stopped twice by Chicago police. They don't even want to deal with me and send me home.
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Nick, I think it's progress. I normally drive "toasty" and been stopped twice by Chicago police. They don't even want to deal with me and send me home.
Progress is when you stop calling it toasty and say that you normally drive a drunk (ie., over the legal limit). You can be a high functional drunk and still not drive. I know one guy who's a serious drunk, use to drink a whole bottle of whiskey every night, basically rum and coke. He says he's making progress because he was either down to half a bottle or a quarter now. He knows not to drive drunk though, never got stopped for drunken driving because he doesn't do it.
Nick, I think it's progress. I normally drive "toasty" and been stopped twice by Chicago police. They don't even want to deal with me and send me home.
Progress is when you stop calling it toasty and say that you normally drive a drunk (ie., over the legal limit). You can be a high functional drunk and still not drive. I know one guy who's a serious drunk, use to drink a whole bottle of whiskey every night, basically rum and coke. He says he's making progress because he was either down to half a bottle or a quarter now. He knows not to drive drunk though, never got stopped for drunken driving because he doesn't do it.
Wolf, I live 2.5 miles from downtown Chicago. I just don't like getting ripped off from Urber drivers.
When I drove days, I hung out at the hotels quite often. When I drove nights, I ran the bar circuit. There, the trips were small, but they were over and over and over with people bar hopping. Back in the early 1990s, for instance, on a Friday night at peak bar times, there's no point hanging out at the Southland Mall (before there were many bars in the south end), nor was there much point in sitting at Superstore at 4:00 a.m., or sitting in front of a nightclub at 10:00 a.m. Monday. Yep, the cabbies will hang where the trips are likely.
Back in my driving days, too, the hotels were usually very well covered for morning trips to the airport and so forth. There would rarely be a difficulty getting a cab there unless it were -40 or something like that, which would bleed off a lot of cabs for more "casual" customers.
qwerty: Yes, GPS is no replacement for a map and actually learning the city. Anyone can follow a GPS and likely get where they're going, but they're not usually putting a lot of thought into it. As for unprofessional, there are some "unique" cabbies out there, to say the least. Some care, some don't. I don't have any evidence that it's getting better, unfortunately, and that is helping the competition.
And I know exactly what you mean when you say you feel less like an alcoholic going out to the bars. After all, anyone will say that the guy who drinks by himself at home is an alcoholic. So, I avoided that as long as I could, too.
Back in my driving days, too, the hotels were usually very well covered for morning trips to the airport and so forth. There would rarely be a difficulty getting a cab there unless it were -40 or something like that, which would bleed off a lot of cabs for more "casual" customers.
qwerty: Yes, GPS is no replacement for a map and actually learning the city. Anyone can follow a GPS and likely get where they're going, but they're not usually putting a lot of thought into it. As for unprofessional, there are some "unique" cabbies out there, to say the least. Some care, some don't. I don't have any evidence that it's getting better, unfortunately, and that is helping the competition.
And I know exactly what you mean when you say you feel less like an alcoholic going out to the bars. After all, anyone will say that the guy who drinks by himself at home is an alcoholic. So, I avoided that as long as I could, too.
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