Vegas Taxi Driver: Recent Comments

Comment on Las Vegas Cabbie Makes Money Online

Sandy Chang — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:56:24 GMT

Thanks for the nice comments, Phil - nice site!

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corina — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:32:16 GMT

Didn't watch the half-time show, saw the Simpson's instead, 'cause I figured they were more interesting :)

Comment on Las Vegas Cabbie Makes Money Online

Phil Staudt — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:42:24 GMT

Making money online is a good way for Las Vegas taxi drivers to start way to earn supplemental income. Most Las Vegas cabbies have iphones or laptops to get online and do blogging and tweeting.

Comment on Las Vegas Cabbie Makes Money Online

Phil Staudt — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:37:10 GMT

So easy even a Las Vegas cabbie can do it.

Comment on Nevada Taxicab Board and Regulators of Las Vegas Taxis Are Asleep At The Wheel

Vegas Taxi Driver Dot Com — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:59 GMT

It was over a year ago that I wrote the above articles. They are still being read by hundreds of viewers every day. A few weeks after writing these articles, I walked away and gave up driving taxi. After seeing my income go down every year and having to work more and more hours in order to pay the bills, I just decided to find something else to do.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority does not care if good conscientious safe drivers with good records quit because of their policies and inability to regulate properly.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority does not care if more and more cabbies are ripping off the Las Vegas visitors to keep from losing their homes and their jobs.

The Nevada Taxicab Authority does not care if the older experienced drivers get fired by some companies (not all) for refusing to try to keep up with the meter amounts of the crooks and thieves.

If you think that making less than $600 a week for working 60 hours a week is a reasonable income for doing one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, then you and I are in disagreement.

For me, the actions and decisions of the Nevada Taxicab Authority Board caused me personally a lot of grief and hardship and problems, because I was not willing to be a damn crook to make a living.

Comment on Nevada Taxicab Authority Board Does Its Job

Vegas Taxi Driver Dot Com — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:58:52 GMT

Comment on Avoid Being Long-Hauled By A Taxi Driver In Las Vegas

Vegas Taxi Driver Dot Com — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:18:04 GMT

There is nothing in this article that says it is justifiable for any cab driver to long-haul customers. I never did. I am glad that I can say, that even though it would have been a good time in my life to make extra money ripping off tourists, I chose not to, because I have to go to sleep with myself, and I am picky about who I sleep with.

Comment on I HATE CAB DRIVING

Vegas Taxi Driver Dot Com — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:00:24 GMT

Yes, Tom, I understand and feel your pain. I quit a year ago at this time for that very reason. Unless I am mistaken, there are still as many regular medallions and weekend medallions on the road right now as there were during the best times and highest visitor counts and hotel occupancy that Las Vegas ever saw a few years ago. And, the reason that they approved the medallions that are out there right now was because there were so many construction projects on the way - half of which got scrapped.

Of course, you can rip off customers by taking the long way, or be a pimp to make the money to pay your mortgage and feed your family. I guess that is what the Nevada Taxicab Authority wants Las Vegas cabbies to do.

Comment on Avoid Being Long-Hauled By A Taxi Driver In Las Vegas

Chris Dawson — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:32:43 GMT

Thanks for commenting on my blog post. I like when strangers stumble across it. I really enjoy your posts here--very entertaining and thoughtful.

The nicest stranger I met in my four days in Vegas was the taxi driver who took me from the airport to the hotel. He was friendly and kind to me and my daughter. I didn't get his name, but he was a jazz bassist with a couple of regular gigs and he was from Buffalo originally.

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Mikelle S — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:32:27 GMT

I have responded to your comment.