OT - The Hackman Speaketh - McCovey Chronicles

OT - The Hackman Speaketh

by homerdrew415 on Dec 25, 2008 11:52 PM PST Comment 47 comments

Just wanted to pass along details on my first week of driving a cab in SF. First I haven't been murdered, robbed, or arrested. Second, I drove my first HIV Positive meth-addict to the Tenderloin and back so he could score tweak from the El Salvadorean dealers and didn't get stiffed on the bill. I decided that I need to print up business cards and I'm going to do that this weekend. I notice people have really low expectations of cabbies and apparently opening the door for them, loading/unloading groceries, asking them what route they want me to take, or checking for left behind belongings are all things they are not prepared to see. I gave the Big O a ride to SFO Tuesday morning (bright and early), and met him, his wife, and daughter and they seem like nice normal and bright people. Anyone with any questions should feel free to ask or check out my ghetto website. BTW if anyone wants to help me do something nicer/newer/more user friendly, I'm open to help and I might even be able to find some money or something else for that help.

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If you had been murdered and you were posting, I’d call that a pretty cool trick.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 25, 2008 11:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

So would I but in this instance I'd say it was a bit more freaky than cool

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 8:30 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

2Pac does it all the time

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Dec 26, 2008 8:36 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

2pac Never Died!

ZOMG I sawz him at the KFC in Vallejo last wkndz!

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 8:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He wrote this song a long time ago.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Dec 26, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Man

I wish this offseason was more exciting for the Giants

I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud

by Giant among Angels on Dec 26, 2008 12:16 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I heard something from someone somewhere

STFU and start posting if you don’t like reading what others are posting. Better yet, if you don’t like reading shit, don’t post on it.

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 8:32 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Happy Hackman > Angry Hackman

Unless they’re TOE TO TOE IN A BRUTALLY BLOODY MMA GRUDGE MATCH HELD IN THE TRUNK OF A CHECKER CAB! GET YOUR TICKETS NOWWWW!!!

Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers

by victor frankenstein on Dec 26, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

see this is a better contribution than

This post sucks so i’m going to post that it suxorz

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

^ Misinterpreted

^ has big computer muscles!

I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud

by Giant among Angels on Dec 26, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

So toss up a new fanpost

I hear that Matt Cain could be traded for Prince Fielder & J.J. Hardy

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn’t get what you wanted for X-Mas?

I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud

by Giant among Angels on Dec 26, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

If you mean guns, a job, and a GPS

I definitely got what I wanted. Though I’m Jewish so the X-mas thing isn’t applicable

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Then happy holidays. Good Luck. Go GIants

I Don't Tolerate Intolerance!
Jeremy Affeldt Ready To Make His Father Proud

by Giant among Angels on Dec 26, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

/RAGE!!

by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 26, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Taxi Driver style!

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Dec 28, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Dec 26, 2008 12:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow. Lame.

Check out The Examined Life. Or don't. Whatever.
"I been waitin' a long time for this! I been waitin' since the f**kin' amateurs!" --WILL "THE THRILL" CLARK

by Josh from Hollywood on Dec 26, 2008 5:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Big O? Who is that?

If God had intended us not to rosterbate, he would've made our arms shorter.

Padre renuente de Luis Perdomo, porque él es todo el que se deja hasta junio.

by Mike Hawk on Dec 26, 2008 12:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

BigO is a poster on McCovey Chronicles

He was flying out of town for X-Mas and I drove him and his kin to SFO.

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 8:35 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Dec 26, 2008 8:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly.

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by Natto on Dec 26, 2008 12:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats on surviving your first week!

by Merope on Dec 26, 2008 7:54 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Looking at your hours…I could make good use of you on Thurs, Fri and Sat nights if you were working. Let us know if your hours ever change.

by AndOnTheDrums... on Dec 26, 2008 8:25 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Fortunately I have Thurs/Friday off

Right now I’m working 50 hours per week and more would probably lead me to killing people or myself

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m looking forward to this as a regular feature.

The Denker bus is now bound for San Diego. Those who were passengers on it are now angrily stranded at a gas station in Modesto, CA. Not much about baseball here .

by oldjacket on Dec 26, 2008 9:10 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

McCabbie Chronicles!

/deer head
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Dec 26, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m sure there will be some “interesting” stories.

by Merope on Dec 26, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Video or it never happened.

Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers

by victor frankenstein on Dec 26, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The Simpsons did that … [ runs off to Google] “Taxicab Conversations”

by Merope on Dec 26, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd be interested to see if I could mount my own camera into the cab and record

I’d probably need people to sign a waiver (and it would probably require them getting a free trip)…

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I've been thinking about a Taxi Blog

But I’d want to do it nice and don’t want a template blogspot type set up. Something using Wordpress and a cool Taxi style layout. Alas I have no HTML skills and my design talents are worse…If anyone thinks they would be able to help me out though, i have some moniez and tradables…

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

sfgiantstoday.com has a new rival!

Barf Rockets!

by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 26, 2008 10:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

That site is most ineresting.

by chilibean_3 on Dec 26, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Do you all get the AFF ads on the right side when you go there?

Or do I need to stop allowing tracking cookies in particular places I go?
(Wipes lil’ computer feet/shuts lil’ computer barn door after lil’ computer horses are lil’ distant specks)

Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers

by victor frankenstein on Dec 26, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

For some reason, River City Ransom came to mind

Sergio Romo will gladly hand you a bench to sit on / GIANTSPACE™ / Adopted brother of the AnVil

by SoFa King Mike on Dec 26, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Just curious, I noticed this on your website:

All airport trip prices do not include a $2 airport fee required by SFO and OAK airports.

What the hell is the purpose of that $2 fee?

by deuce deuce on Dec 26, 2008 10:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

So glad you asked that Question

I just checked my cab driver rules/regulations handbook and I erred on that. The $2 fee is for pickup fairs at the airport (as the airport charges taxi drivers $4 to park at the airport each time they pick up a fair there). The passenger is required to pay any toll for a bridge crossed on the trip regardless of which direction the trip is.

Down in Front Meat!

by homerdrew415 on Dec 26, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

"fairs"

As opposed to “Hots”?

Or are you picking up whole amusement parks?
Along with the posted rates is “Allied Van Lines” on the side?

Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers

by victor frankenstein on Dec 26, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting. I assume the airport charges the taxi drivers $4 just because they can and not for any real reason.

by deuce deuce on Dec 26, 2008 4:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d guess it’s some 9-11, buy kibble for the bomb sniffing dogs type of thing.

by Merope on Dec 26, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

met him, his wife, and daughter and they seem like nice normal and bright people

clearly, it was VERY early in the morning… but we all appreciate the sentiment.
happy to report that we made it up here to the snowy north, and have had a great holiday so far. Only downside was when I took on my dad in a strat-o-matic type of ball, and his Dodgers (D.Lowe) trounced my Giants (M. Cain) 5-1. Actually, we were using last year’s stats, and it felt about right. Will throw J. Sanchez against his C. Billingsley this evening.

by BigO on Dec 26, 2008 1:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

BEAT LA!

by chilibean_3 on Dec 26, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

well

I did win, and Sanchez was dominant, to the tune of 9 4 1 1 3 12. Unfortunately, it wasn’t actually the Bums we played. My dad played his complied team from a serious “deadball” league that’s been going since the early 80s (they play in the winters, with stats from the previous year – right now 2007). It was Billingsley going, though, and we creamed him, so that’s something. Molina delivered a bases-clearing double in the 3rd to put us up 5-1. Final: 9-1.

by BigO on Dec 26, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs