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June 21, 2005Blue Cab Taxi CompanyEn route to New York this fine morning. It's been a traveler's dream so far, when I stepped out of Dave's Oak Park home, a clean suburban taxi was waiting outside, trunk popped and passenger side door open. You sure don't see that in the city. The cab driver, Dwight, was also a unique. He waxed glorious on the Blue Cab company, on how well the mother-son business took care of its fleet and encouraged its drivers to try new ideas. For example, Dwight wanted magnetized Blue Cab logos that could be removed at will. Blue Cab said fine. Dwight wanted to try his hand at adding a luxury car service, Blue Cab said fine. Unfortunately, the car crapped out at 300,000 miles and had to be let go, but Dwight's going to give it another try in about a year or two. He explained how he used to drive his own car, and Blue Cab would get about $200 a week from him. Now he drives one of their cars, gives them $450 a week, but they take care of maintenance and insurance. "Worth it, not having to worry about all that," he explains. Ah, my flight's about to board. American 382, tail number N96265. They just called the Executive Platinum Members, I'm always so tempted to turn that trick, but the benefit of boarding before anyone else still eludes me. Posted by carolyn at June 21, 2005 09:27 PM CommentsIncreased change of luggage space so no need to check in anything. Oddly, as elite flier you compete against all the other elite fliers for luggage space in first class or in first few rows of coach - forcing you to board early. As a non-elite sitting in the first few rows of coach, you will board last on the plane and have little chance of overhead luggage space. In the old days boarding early meant a better chance at a decent magazine, but no one has seen a magazine on a plane in a long time. Posted by: Brady at June 22, 2005 12:42 AM Post a comment |
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