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Betty and Bob Matas have retired and are moving to Arizona, but like many New Yorkers they don't drive, and they don't want their cats to travel all that way in an airliner cargo hold.
They plan to leave Tuesday on the 2,400-mile trip to Sedona, Arizona., in a yellow SUV cab 10 hours a day for a flat fee of $3,000, plus gas, meals and lodging.
[cnn.com...]
Every other cab driver I knew that had a fare that traveled more than a couple hundred miles ended up hating the trip.
Plus .... why is this in the news. It happens frequently.
Hey for 3,000 dollars for two days travel( or three ) he's
making a hell of lot more than I for a couple days of work.
at 10 hours per day i make that 4 days each way at best.
he's not doing it for the money...
I cannot believe somewhere like New York does not have proffessional movers that are more than happy to handle pets, without involving an airline.
Or if that does not work, don't they have any friends?!
Do the math! 8 days x 10 hours= 80 hrs divided into $ 3,000.00
equals $ 375.00 per day or 37.50 an hour. Not a fortune but still
a pretty nice gig!
Got to remember the fare is picking up all the expenses gas,lodging
food etc. If he owns the medallion he should come out alright
at least better than I have been doing lately.
plus he does not get to go to his own home every night
and he better hope his car does not break down on the way there or back
Yes I use to hack, but that was in another life.
Car insurance is constant whether he stays in NY or is on the road.
There is no greater wear and tear on a cab than all the stop & go
you get in a metro area. As far as not being home every night view
it as a vacation or an adventure. I think it would be nice break
from every day routine. But thats just me.
Let's see how the cabbie feels after this trip.
Let's see how the cabbie feels after this trip.
But ... hire a cab to take you, your favorite human, your 2 cats, and some junk 2400 miles? For $3000? I mean, unless you have no drivers' license and insurance, why not go U-Haul? Or Ryder? Or something similar? To say nothing of renting an SUV from Enterprise, or any other car-rental agency.
But ... hire a cab to take you, your favorite human, your 2 cats, and some junk 2400 miles? For $3000? I mean, unless you have no drivers' license and insurance, why not go U-Haul? Or Ryder? Or something similar? To say nothing of renting an SUV from Enterprise, or any other car-rental agency.
there are literally millions of new yorkers who have never driven and never would consider doing so...
But ... they're moving to Arizona. They plan to continue not driving at all, there? Impressive, I 'spose.
I would refuse the fare if I was still driving cab.
Besides, if he owns that car, it is only getting 10 hours use a day. If it was back in the city, the wheels would be turning 20 to 24 hours a day.
Who knows, maybe the cabbie is considering it a paid vacation or an adventure like you said.
Just to get the heck out of town for a few days would be worth it for a lot of nyc hacks.
i was never robbed either, and only one person was able to flee without paying
good record for a guy driving nights!
Good points also! I guess if you can hack cabs your can hack code too!
Only had one fare jump ship without paying. I chase him for a half
a block before I remembered I had left the cab running!
We should get together over a beer sometime and swap cabbie stories.
Hacking gave me more insight on the human condition than two years in
the Army and four years in college
Flags down, meters running! King Fisher
Oh man... that is so true. It is amazing what people will tell you. You find out who is dealing drugs, who is cheating on their wife, who the bookies are .... it was like a soap opera every night. You go from driving a crack whore to her dealer to driving a millionaire to the airport all in 10 minutes.
That is the reason I would not want to spend 4 days trapped with some strangers, people are wierd.
I hear that... but some times fascinating!
