I hope y'all don't mind a cabbie coming in here with some questions, but many of you seem knowledgeable in this area, and many former Ubers are now cabbies, or so I gather.
First off, I lived in DeBary and commuted into Orlando for work/shopping between '92 and '02, so I have some familiarity with the area. My memories of it are a bit hazy, but I believe it would be relatively easy for me to re-learn the place.
I'm currently unemployed but I've been an airport cabbie in Asheville for the last several years. It's busy during "the season" but dies down quite a bit after New Years.
If I were to return to Orlando, my game plan would be to start off with one of the smaller companies (that "10/10" cab seems to be all over craigslist this morning, for example) and then, as my confidence level rose, jump to Mears, or whatever other established company I might decide was a good prospect.
I like being an airport cabbie--not too many drunks coming out of airports! I'm guessing if you want to lease a cab with an airport sticker, it costs more.
I liked the Lake Monroe area. If I located there, would I be able to lease a taxi to work the Orlando-Sanford airport?
Anyway, I invite comments. It's been a while, but I always thought the Orlando area a fine place to live.
First off, I lived in DeBary and commuted into Orlando for work/shopping between '92 and '02, so I have some familiarity with the area. My memories of it are a bit hazy, but I believe it would be relatively easy for me to re-learn the place.
I'm currently unemployed but I've been an airport cabbie in Asheville for the last several years. It's busy during "the season" but dies down quite a bit after New Years.
If I were to return to Orlando, my game plan would be to start off with one of the smaller companies (that "10/10" cab seems to be all over craigslist this morning, for example) and then, as my confidence level rose, jump to Mears, or whatever other established company I might decide was a good prospect.
I like being an airport cabbie--not too many drunks coming out of airports! I'm guessing if you want to lease a cab with an airport sticker, it costs more.
I liked the Lake Monroe area. If I located there, would I be able to lease a taxi to work the Orlando-Sanford airport?
Anyway, I invite comments. It's been a while, but I always thought the Orlando area a fine place to live.