Never have I ever trusted a cab company to schedule a pickup. I have used airport shuttle companies, and limousine/livery companies (this was before Lyft and U

Never have I ever trusted a cab company to schedule a pickup. I have used airport shuttle companies, and limousine/livery companies (this was before Lyft and Uber). Both were overwhelmingly cheaper than a cab, and they actually show up on time. When I lived in Chicago, I'd always use the blue line to ORD or orange line to MDW. Whenever I actually wanted a cab in Chicago, I could never get one. I suspect that was mainly down to my looks. Not so much sketchy as unattractive, and possibly willing to counter the broken card swipe machine gambit by paying with nickels and then forgetting to leave a tip. And of course there's just something about a vehicle that smells like it was recently dusted with finely-ground cumin that makes me want to walk. So, no sympathy here. They can choke on those medallions.