I had a slow start on my second night in the cab. After driving 30 miles out of my way on a canceled call, I answered another at the nearby assisted living home. Upon arrival I was greeted rather coldly by an oxygen-fed, sickly old lady. She proceeded to berate me for being so late and informed me that the service at the mortuary had already ( Read more... )

The Christmas party Emily invited me to at the Boulder Theatre had a hillbilly theme, but since I accepted at the last minute my attire was decidedly un-hillbilly. I wasn't the only one though, so I didn't feel out of place. The band was playing bluegrass. I never caught their name but they were good, as far as country music goes. Which is to say, ( Read more... )

The way it works is this: Yellow Cab doesn't care what you do with the cab, as long as they get their $75 and the vehicle is returned as it was given. The lease lasts 12 hours, either from 6am to 6pm or vice versa. The trips come in two categories - those that are offered you by the computer and anyone who flags you down. You aren't required to ( Read more... )

Theresa was nice enough to trade shifts with me, allowing a nice head-start on my drive to Monument. Erin and Damien were visiting her parent's there and I agreed to make the 2 hour drive to drop off Solomon. My feelings were divided on giving him up. I'd grown attached to the little claw factory in the time we spent together. It's their cat though ( Read more... )

I slipped groggily (?) from bed to get the phone. It was finally Mark calling to set up the training shift. He was free in an hour and a half and I agreed to meet him. A quick shower and drive to Boulder and I met a bedraggled Michael Moore look-a-like in slippers, faded green cotton shorts, and an equally faded belly-stretched orange pocket t- ( Read more... )

David made me wait until 15 minutes before our dinner. Actually, he probably wasn't going to call at all, in fact I called him. Or left a message rather, and he called back a few minutes later sounding very hurried. He's going through a lot of restructuring at his company and likely has a lot of issues to smooth out. I guess I understand, but a ( Read more... )

I hate going to the mall, and only make the trip once a year before christmas. All the fluorescent lit stores with tacky merchandise and crappy surround sound holiday carols give me a migraine. This particular mall in the heart of Boulder is all but defunct, with half the stores boarded up and moving to the new multi-million dollar 200 acre ( Read more... )

Hmm, on preview I seemed to do quite a lot of bitching in that last post. Especially considering how good I have it. Obviously my attitude has changed a bit in the last week ( Read more... )

This is me this morning ( Read more... )

"Yellow cab, may I help you?"

"Hi Tamara, this is Nate. I need to get that training shift set up so I can start driving this week."

"Oh right. Give me your number and I'll call you back."

That was yesterday. No call yet. Call me back, dammit!!