Chinky- I drove a cab back when I was using. Cabs are stealth vehicles in the hood - I could go wherever. When I was finally ready to quit, I let my license expire, and got a job in the suburbs. Still, that one last taper buy resulted in a bust, but I was in my own car. They stuck us all in a holding cell at Harrison pct. and there was a guy who drove for the same cab company there - got busted driving a customer into the same sting. Sure enough, a few days later, when I went to the impound lot to get my car, a guy from the cab co. was there to pay the $1300 and get their cab back. And you know they made that driver pay that money back in installments- I guarantee it. He didn’t do anything but go where the customer directed him, according to city ordinance.
Some people would think I made a lot of money in the cab. I’d tell them there’s a reason there’s no Americans driving cabs. “What about you?” Well... I’m real fucking high right now.…
I watched some of that Cook County jail doc. When I was there for one hellatious day, those holding cells were OVERFLOWING with guys, the temp was 110° in that shit-hole, and I was dope-sick so bad I had the squirts running down my leg. Guards there just laughed. The show had a shot of those blue phones on the wall that DON’T WORK FOR SHIT! It’s just another cruel joke on you, thinking you can actually call someone to bail your ass out.
That shit’s behind me. I just love reading this thread.
BTW, I loved taking customers to good spots. They’d think because I was an older white guy, I didn’t know what they were up to. “Let me take you where they’ll serve you up...” The look on their faces...
Oh, and doubly BTW, this is just shit for my novel. Nobody would really do that kind of thing, right?
