tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24770919.post-22415384153991963702008-02-23T14:04:00.001+01:002008-02-23T14:07:14.573+01:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jVA_4ksa3AY/R8AaI9ouOPI/AAAAAAAAAEg/1uXxWrIIOXM/s1600-h/2007_09_taxisign.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170161113507969266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_jVA_4ksa3AY/R8AaI9ouOPI/AAAAAAAAAEg/1uXxWrIIOXM/s200/2007_09_taxisign.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Recently I have been thinking about painting my vehicle yellow. I have been making a lot of airport runs and train station runs lately. It is not that big of a deal really. I just thought, “Hey, if I paint my vehicle yellow I might be able to make a little extra cash!” Actually, I can’t do that. That would be against the policies of my present employer. ;-)</div><div><br />It is interesting, taxi cab drivers, here in Aix anyway, are self-employed. They do not work for a taxi company. I don’t know if it is the same all over France, but I am pretty sure that is how it works here. The drivers use their personal vehicles, and everyone pays into a “phone service” that actually calls them when someone calls the “phone service” looking for a taxi. Well, I think it is interesting.</div><div> </div><div>I really don’t mind being a cabbie for my friends. I know that my “customers” will gladly return the favor the next time I need a ride to the airport or train station. It just hasn’t been my turn in awhile. ;-)</div>The Davisonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08753898485468020085noreply@blogger.com