Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
they have to pay to install it, they have to eat the whatever percent the credit card charges
OK, that's just shitty. They should be able to put a surcharge on card use. I'd be willing to pay for the convenience (up to a couple of bucks). But eating the 5% or whatever the card services charge is bad.
I'm trying to decide if this would increase their business enough to make it worthwhile.
If the technology isn't working that great, I would want to wait until it is, too.
The CC machines should tie in with the GPS, so that if they get a GPS signal, the CC location and time can be recorded and then submitted when the signal is regained. Also, then the CC bill can read "picked up at 123 Main Street, dropped off at 321 Broad Street, 2.5 miles" and so on....
Timelies all!
Megan, that sounds amazing. Now I'm hungry...
Here's a NY Times Op-Ed explaining the cabbies' issues with the GPS: [link]
The GPS is controversial due to The Man issues.
Yeah. And I don't have much sympathy for that -- *my* boss knows where *I* am all the time. Most bosses do.
Huh. It never occured to me it was the cabbies worried about The Man. I assumed passengers. I may watch too much Law & Order.
They shouldn't have to pay to install it, at least not the individual drivers. But the typically 3% surcharge is the normal merchant fee, and it's a violation of the merchant agreement to tack a surcharge on.
Mind, taxi drivers operate on a tight margin, especially when gas costs so much. And I did have a driver here tell me that his cab company charges him $2 for every credit card used. Which is fucked up and explains all the attitude I get from drivers, if that's typical here.
SO CUTE
Dylan is absolutely adorable.
Cutie!
Dylan is wonderful!
Larry Craig is an embarrassment. I bet Dems are so happy he hasn't retired.