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Shattuck: It’s finally time to kick cabs to the curb for good
The Boston Herald ^ | 04/21/2016 | Tom Shattuck

Posted on 04/21/2016 4:39:32 AM PDT by calvincaspian

“Oh my God, they’re so rude” he told me. “We get complaints about them all the time. Just the other day one came into the lobby and caused a scene.”

Any guesses who this 20-year Boston hotel doorman was talking about? Trump supporters? Drunk Bruins fans?

Nope.

He was answering my questions about the cab drivers he deals with day in and day out.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: hackney; lyft; uber
And aren’t you embarrassed, you elected officials, who are stifling these wonderful ride-shares? What does the rest of the world think when they come here from a real international city and are pressed into state-sponsored rickshaw rides?

The lines for the cab stand at the BCEC often stretch a city block. Once the ride-share companies get the boot, they will be the length of the IndyCar race track.

My guy at the Boston hotel says, “Everybody asks for Uber. It’s all about convenience, friendliness and cleanliness. Plus they can see how much the fares are in advance.”

1 posted on 04/21/2016 4:39:32 AM PDT by calvincaspian
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To: calvincaspian

The Marxists can’t tax Uber.

Pray America wakes


2 posted on 04/21/2016 4:44:54 AM PDT by bray (Trump/Palin 2016)
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To: calvincaspian

so, cab drivers would end up as uber drivers ?


3 posted on 04/21/2016 4:57:41 AM PDT by stylin19a
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To: stylin19a

RuderUber.


4 posted on 04/21/2016 5:06:36 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: calvincaspian

It’s getting to where I can identify the Pink Coalition just by their speech patterns. “Oh my God, they’re so rude... caused a scene....” Yep. This guy wants to shut down a Christian bakery too, you can just tell.


5 posted on 04/21/2016 5:21:16 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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so, cab drivers would end up as uber drivers ?

Not for long, if they're as rude as being depicted in this story.

Uber drivers get rated. Poor ratings, you're out.

6 posted on 04/21/2016 5:59:24 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (I got nothin'.)
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To: calvincaspian

But but but — where will all the poor Muslim refugees find work if they can’t drive Boston cabs?

Remember that a few of the 9/11 hijackers were previously Boston cab drivers!!!


7 posted on 04/21/2016 6:41:48 AM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. ~ JFK ~)
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To: To Hell With Poverty

Driven in Boston? You’ll identify the Muslim cabdrivers trying to get their 72 virgins!


8 posted on 04/21/2016 7:45:05 AM PDT by Does so (Vote for Hillary...Stay Home...==8-O)
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To: To Hell With Poverty

And the Haitian cab drivers! They are horrible.


9 posted on 04/21/2016 10:16:33 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: calvincaspian

We got into a cab at Logan a few years back and asked to be taken to Brighton.

The cabbie didn’t know where it was.

Astonishing.

Brighton,for heaven’s sake.

(We were coming from London——and the great cabs.)


10 posted on 04/21/2016 10:28:07 AM PDT by Mears
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