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This is the one situation where I still rely on a good old fashioned taxi driver. George, to be specific. George heads up a bunch of WhatsApp-connected drivers
by jen729w 7y ago
This is the one situation where I still rely on a good old fashioned taxi driver. George, to be specific.
George heads up a bunch of WhatsApp-connected drivers of higher-end cabs here in Melbourne, Australia. There’ll be a George in your city, you just need to find him.
I message George the day before a 6am flight, and there has never failed to be a nice taxi outside my door at 4:45am as requested.
I hope this is what the taxi industry here becomes. The junky old cabs that stink and have dodgy bearings get killed by Uber et. al., while the decent cabbies, guys like George who have been driving for decades, stick around.
- susijdjdjxa 7y agoHow do I find my local George?
- jen729w 7y agoHail a nice cab and look for a card on the dashboard. Or just ask the driver for their number. This probably won’t get you George, but it’s a start. Alternatively, go to your local airport at 8pm on a Thursday evening. There’ll be all sorts of people in suits getting picked up. Find the nicest car with an old guy driving it.
- bnjms 7y agoUber/Lyft drivers frequently hand out cards in major markets after airline flights in an attempt to cut out Uber/Lyft.