Taxi Fare update?

[smith744]

How much does a 20 mile taxi ride cost in Chicago

ummmmmmmmm...

good question..

maybe/perhaps somebody(s) from ChiTown will answer

hey,
Markospoon, or somebody....
how much is it via CTA (i.e., the '.El.') from Evanston/RogersPark to South 35 (@ Sox park)...??..

is it US$25...??...

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i DON'T think so..!!..

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UNLESS you hire a limo (aka '.charter.' taxi)

[irieworld]

ha ha Smith--haven't thought or heard of walk like an egyptian for years, so funny!

[booger]

"New York's economy is also much healthier than Jamaica's. The New York Subway can afford to set prices to that effectively off-set their costs. It's that simple."

LOL. The subway has 7 million riders a day. You sure it's not the fares charged that cover their expenses? And me hopping in a route taxi adds to their revenue. More people more fare. Add I tip as well, as I'm sure many others do as well. And we all know some route taxi drivers supplement their income doing/selling other things, so are they really hurting that bad?

[irieworld]

I never take route taxis for 20 mile trips, just for little jogs of a couple of miles up the beach to the round about or up to cliffs from roundabouts. I share the ride with however many fares can cram into the taxi--sometimes just me in there or sometimes crunched up people on other people's laps. So it is apples to oranges asking for the price of a 20 mile ride in NY in a cab in which you are the only passenger--which in fact I have never done. My understanding of the route taxi system is that it is a set fare from point A to point B. But as said before, I do tip when I can.

[smith744]

I do tip when I can.

i don't tip the Ja-taxi man/mens

:-(

as SteveMartin would say:::>> "..when in Egypt,,,, walk like an Egyptian.."

me,
been going down to Jamaica for a few years,
and
when i see my fellow route-taxi riders tipping, on a regular basis
then i'll tip

[Rhodesresort]

Taxi rates are held down by the depressed economy. That is all we are trying to say.

[smith744]

Taxi rates are held down by the depressed economy. That is all we are trying to say.

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depressed economy, eh

economics is not my for-tay (sp?),
so mi no know what a depressed-economy is.

but,
lately,
mi-think, it sure would be nice IF USofA's economy was '.depressed.'
so,
all my expenses and these crazy prices would be '.held down.'

then,
i could tip more,
and ride a around Jamaica in a limo (aka '.charter.' taxi)



oh well
so it goes

[irieworld]

Ok, that makes sense RHresort, understood. And hopefully whatever little or a lot of money we can inject into the economy helps

[smith744]

And hopefully whatever little or a lot of money we can inject into the economy helps

lol
have NO fear..!!..
we-foreigners WILL inject a whole-heap into Jamaica's economy

*our* contribution to Ja-economy is GUARANTEED...!!!...

if the taxi-man don't getcha,
you'd better believe::>> some somebody(s) WILL getcha

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

in fact,
the more i think about this post,
the more i realize that there's no need for me to worry about *injecting* anyting into Jamaica's economy,

because,
for some strange reason,
no matter how hard i try to be frugal,
on every-trip,
somehow,
the money seems to always get sucked out of my wallet.

* sigh *
dunno why/how

[irieworld]

smith you have superhero powers that keep money from being sucked from your wallet! But yeah a little here a little there, you hungry, you thirsty or craving one of those cookie/cake snack things--it goes. And so it goes.