One is human. My housemate is a college student who will graduate after fall quarter with a BA in art education. She and I have known each other for about 5 years, and this is the first time we will be living together. She is a wondeful friend - like another sister. She comes complete with a cat and a kitten. At present we are also caring for another kitten, so we are surrounded by felines. My housemate has a plaque hanging in the kitchen - Creative minds are seldom tidy ...

I went to work around 7:00pm to get a cab and work a 12 hour shift. The only cab available when I arrived had an inoperative meter, so the cab was pretty much useless. I waited around, and finally got a cab at 8:45. I waited 1 hour and 45 minutes, which by comparison is a short wait. I have waited over 5 hours at times to get a cab (on weekend nights). The cab I received had come out of the repair shop earlier in the day, and the supervisor had double checked it's status before issuin...

I am a trusting person - some say too trusting. More times than not, it has bitten me in the ass (or maybe we just remember the poor outcomes because of the sting?), but I still hold on to faith in people. I was driving near downtown early the other morning (6am or so) when a woman hailed me. I stopped the cab and she got in. She asked me if I was going to the south side, to which I (as would most cab drivers) replied "I can." (You know - it's your dime !) That's when she replied, "I...

computer (SEE: MDT ) fare Passengers in or waiting on the taxi. A customer. The cost of the cab ride. farebox fare box (SEE: MDT ) GOA (SEE: no-show ) G one O n A rrival. MDT M obile D ata T erminal. Also referred to as 'the moneymaker'. The computerized dispatching system component mounted in the taxi that displays fare information including: Fares available by zone; Special messages from the dispatch supervisor; and The ...

Don't worry about wiping your feet. As I sit at the 7th gate of hell, it becomes obvious why I hate it here. The carpet was probably a solid color at one time, but that was before the previous tennant's pets and children were obviously left unsupervised for long periods of time. These children had time to eventually cover every wall. It is a wainscot for a kindergarten classroom with animal shit added to the carpeting for comfort. Carpet is so absorbent, just like a towel, if no...

I have a low tolerance for drunks with no money who fail to mention it. I got a call to a south side address at 3:30 in the morning. My first attempt to find them resulted in a no-show . I called the customer who told me that a dunk woman had asked them to call, and that he was probably walking north from the address. I soon received a message on the computer that she showed back up at the caller's house, so I turn around. Her destination is a good distance away - roughly ...