tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post5702494875617158350..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: News Bullets, drunk driving Monday;Dave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-86956853338398817562009-10-06T11:31:14.244-04:002009-10-06T11:31:14.244-04:00I have absolutely no sympathy for the cabbies. No...I have absolutely no sympathy for the cabbies. No one put a gun to their head in Mogadishu and told them to come here and drive cabs. If they feel they can't make a living at it under the current rules, they're more than free to go back where they came from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-45821225044216312082009-10-05T15:52:37.453-04:002009-10-05T15:52:37.453-04:00Well put. I just read your piece about the taxi st...Well put. I just read your piece about the taxi strike on your site, and I completely agree. I just found it amusing that someone would give their name to ABC7 and say that you have no option but to drink and drive.<br /><br />Oh and hey, since ridership was down in August, don't you owe me some beer? :PDave Strouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-66504628735642121342009-10-05T15:49:28.073-04:002009-10-05T15:49:28.073-04:00While I kind of agree with your sentiment on the c...While I kind of agree with your sentiment on the cab driver thing, I think there's a point you are missing. Most people were probably completely unaware that there was a "strike" and that there could be a problem getting a cab in Adams Morgan on Saturday, and so would not have planned accordingly. <br /><br />There have certainly been times in my life when I drove somewhere, drank more than I thought, or generally my plans for the evening changed, and took a cab home instead of driving home and got my car the next day. <br /><br />Being responsible about drinking and driving is not limited to "every facet of your evening is planned perfectly." Choosing to leave your car somewhere because you end up staying out later than you thought you would or drank too much is perfectly legitimate.<br /><br />If you think that you can just take a cab home if you end up drinking too much to drive home, and then that cab isn't available, you could be stuck between a rock and a hard place. I am not saying it's acceptable to drive even under those circumstances, but it could make it a lot harder for someone to do the right thing if there was no other easy way for them to get home.<br /><br />Bottom line for me is that this is an extremely irresponsible way for cab drivers to send their message.<br /><br />Beyond that it's fucking stupid since many of the people who are most likely to be affected probably don't even live in DC - and hence vote or have a representative to complain to.<br /><br />Anyway, it sounds like it worked out exactly as I expected from what I've been reading - if the strike happened at all I'm not sure anyone noticed.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089108417465569092noreply@blogger.com