Don’t piss off an angel in Cowboy Boots.

One night my driver was sitting in the taxi que in front of one of the local clubs. Out comes a woman looking not too happy at all. She gets in the cab and asks him to take her to an address in St. Louis. Before the driver can pull off, she tells him that [...]

The Witchdoctor will drive you now….

One of my more “unique” taxi drivers was an African witchdoctor. He would, at certain times of the day or evening, look at the sun through a hair comb. If he happened to be driving at the time, then he would drive while looking at the sun through the hair comb. He would also put [...]

Just Say “Yes, Dear…”

Caller: I need a cab     Me: Where are you? Caller: I don’t know  Me: What town are you in? Caller: I don’t know Me: Well I can see by the caller ID that you’re in ______________( town withheld) , so do you have an address? Caller: wait one minute…..(talking to some one else in room) [...]

Do you Still have my Bowling Ball?

Five years ago a bowling ball in a bag appeared in our office. I asked around about it. One of the drivers said that a fare had asked him to hold onto for him. There it sits. Once a year, I get a call from a guy who says ” This is Mike Mustard. Do you [...]

It’s a Good thing Drunks Bounce.

Driver picks up a women from an address in town. She is pretty drunk , but wants to go to a bar a few miles down the road. She climbs into the taxi, which is a minivan, and sits in the rear bench seat next to the door. They proceed to go to the bar. [...]

Indiana “mike”

There are some experiences as a cab driver that are almost unbelievable. This is one of them. The story of Indiana Mike takes place over several days. Day 1: It had been a long night for my driver and he had just settled into bed after working the night shift. I got a call for [...]

Caution! Get too Drunk and you might wind up a Big Girl Sammich

One Friday night at one of the local nightclubs, a rather smallish white guy stumbled out of the doors to the club, and passed out in front of the club on the railroad ties that were placed in front to control the traffic flow. Soon after, two really large black women , also drunk, exited [...]

Dodged a Bullet Didn’t You?

There are some fares that you pick up and you think “huh, wonder what HIS story is…” This was one of those fares. I pulled up to the hotel for a fare to the airport. Out comes this very young looking guy and a woman who I initially thought might be his mother. He had no [...]

Too Much Baby Oil on a Big Guy can be Hazardous to Your Health

picked up lady…took her to the hospital. She was bleeding and  had ice on her head. It seems she and the hubby were having a “night of fun”. He is a LARGE man. She oiled his belly up with baby oil and climbed on top of him. She was getting into it, and slipped off [...]

That Neighborly Lady

Two guys I picked up from a local bar were discussing the neighbor lady that one guy thought was hot. His friend replied that one night she was so blind drunk, she wandered into his house totally naked, when he and his wife were watching the evening news. He told his friend “man… you know me [...]