This story spoke to me after I spent an extra fifteen hours getting home this weekend from San Diego, thanks to a delayed flight that made me miss my connection: A couple who have decided to take a NYC taxicab to their new home – in Arizona:
It was initially a gag, [the guy hiring the cab] said, but as they talked over the ensuing weeks it became reality.
They plan to leave Tuesday on the 2,400-mile trip to Sedona, Ariz., with Guldeniz driving his yellow SUV cab 10 hours a day for a flat fee of $3,000, plus gas, meals and lodging.
They’re getting a break. The standard, metered fare would be about $5,000 – each way, according to David Pollack, executive director of the Committee for Taxi Safety, a drivers’ group. But city Taxi and Limousine Commission rules direct drivers and passengers to negotiate a flat fare for trips outside the city and a few suburban areas.
There were times yesterday, waiting for my rescheduled flight, where taking a cab the 2200 miles home would have seemed like a good idea. At least then I could sleep in the back seat. And I would imagine that these folks would have the longest taxi driver monologue in the history of man. See, now you know what I think this would make good Ficlet material.
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