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vomit fee
Dear Chicago, barf in your cab before July 1st.
We already have the fees in Austin, but I don't think it's $50. Cabs should have vomit bags like planes do.
The good thing is that the inebriated are taking cabs!
"After years of fighting, Chicago cab drivers will finally get their vomit tax starting July 1.
In January, the City Council signed off on updated regulations, including a $50 "cleanup fee" cab drivers have been lobbying for since 2009 (though they shaved $25 off the requested price).
Previously, cab drivers in Chicago and elsewhere were at the mercy of their often-incoherent passengers, some of whom would compensate them for the trouble, although drivers were forbidden to charge extra for the inconvenience, Dena Reed, general counsel for the District of Columbia Taxicab Commission told the Huffington Post in 2009."
huffington post
Comments
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 1:38 PM, SKANKTANK said:
haha
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 1:38 PM, SKANKTANK said:
fuck yeah
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 8:41 AM, malicious misery said:
funny shit
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 10:32 PM, TotesMcGotes5 said:
Caught a cab home from Rainey St about a week ago and the Cabbie said he had a vomit fee of $100. Pretty ridiculous, but I guess you can always walk if you're feeling queasy.
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:54 AM, jcub said:
chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Phillip said:
Back in my 20s, I probably woulda gone broke paying vomit taxes at bars...I was quite the professional!
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 2:15 AM, Chase Hunter said:
Good idea indeed. I'm going to start a vomit tax at my bar. I know my barbacks will appreciate it.
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Phillip said:
This is a pretty good idea, actually. You ralph, you pay...I like it.