To be sure we have all picked up fares who ask for a flat rate and of course it illegal in Hillsborough County to charge flat rates.
What the fare is really saying is lets make a deal, they are not looking for a fair deal, they are looking to get away on the cheep.
Some are somewhat reasonable, but others are off the wall.
For an example my last Gasparella in 04, I dropped someone at whiskey park, as the people where getting out 3 guys asked me if I would take then to Terra Verde for $25. I tell then no and I also tell them they could not get over the Bridge for that much.
They then tell me that's all they have, now I feel somewhat sorry for them, but they drank away there money and now they are looking for some dumb ass to bail them out, but its not me.
Not 10 seconds pass and now I have someone who wants to go to Clearwater Beach for $20 I tell him no and the bit about the bridge.
For those of you who drive a cab or have drove you know we pay the same at the cab office, gas pump and the super market whether we charge full price or something less, so why should we get less then the meter when our obligations won't?
Now many times I have given a break to person who is a little short of the meter who I can see is not well off, and have no problem doing it, but the ones who ask for a break usually are rolling in it.
For example the dancer's in the strip clubs, what they make on weekend nights even if I only believe half of the stories they should not expect the deals they ask for. There where 2 dancers that used to ride together to Pinellas County from 2001, one went to Clearwater and the other went to St Pete for $15 a piece.
That sounds great at 5 am, but the only time I took them I ran the meter and it was $42, yeah I know I only lost $12, but that's nearly a 50% loss.
In 8+ years of driving for United I had more of these then I could or care to count.
What the fare is really saying is lets make a deal, they are not looking for a fair deal, they are looking to get away on the cheep.
Some are somewhat reasonable, but others are off the wall.
For an example my last Gasparella in 04, I dropped someone at whiskey park, as the people where getting out 3 guys asked me if I would take then to Terra Verde for $25. I tell then no and I also tell them they could not get over the Bridge for that much.
They then tell me that's all they have, now I feel somewhat sorry for them, but they drank away there money and now they are looking for some dumb ass to bail them out, but its not me.
Not 10 seconds pass and now I have someone who wants to go to Clearwater Beach for $20 I tell him no and the bit about the bridge.
For those of you who drive a cab or have drove you know we pay the same at the cab office, gas pump and the super market whether we charge full price or something less, so why should we get less then the meter when our obligations won't?
Now many times I have given a break to person who is a little short of the meter who I can see is not well off, and have no problem doing it, but the ones who ask for a break usually are rolling in it.
For example the dancer's in the strip clubs, what they make on weekend nights even if I only believe half of the stories they should not expect the deals they ask for. There where 2 dancers that used to ride together to Pinellas County from 2001, one went to Clearwater and the other went to St Pete for $15 a piece.
That sounds great at 5 am, but the only time I took them I ran the meter and it was $42, yeah I know I only lost $12, but that's nearly a 50% loss.
In 8+ years of driving for United I had more of these then I could or care to count.
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My response anytime a fare asks for a flat rate is to quote them a price higher than what the meter will run. When they refuse I tell them lets just run the meter then. Shuts them up everytime!!!
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