Sentences with phrase «of getting a cab»

Paw - rents — especially those with bigger canine pals — will resonate with the difficulty of getting a cab.

Not exact matches

For instance, an Uber is usually cheaper than a cab, so most of the time, consumers get the better end of the deal.

Some had a hard time getting there — New York City cab drivers had chosen to suspend their service in protest of the ban, while the subway service was being monitored by the NYPD.

No one feels like a baller getting out of a yellow cab.

Homegrown cab - hailing major Ola has acquired Ridlr, a public - transport ticketing app, for an undisclosed sum, amid growing rivalry with foreign peer Uber to get a bigger share of the Indian market.

TMAF's profile got a big boost when Burch and others from the group were part of a contingent headed by the American Trucking Associations that visited the White House last spring and invited President Donald Trump to climb up inside a cab to see what today's truck looks like.

It would make sense to have two heights of cab interior and use the full potential of the higher roofline, it would be possible to get a good bunk up there.

Taking the bus instead of a cab when I have time to get somewhere or switching my standard Oregon pinot noir order to a much less expensive gin and tonic doesn't seem like a huge amount, but those 2 things add up to about $ 1,200 a year in savings for me.

At crossings she always entertains the possibility that a cab could be running the light; she is constantly aware that her high heels could get caught in a sidewalk grate; she carries her purse in a defensive mode, being quite aware of the possibility of finding herself jostled in a robbery attempt; etc., etc..

And their differing objectives are rooted in different interests: The cab driver is interested in getting around the city; the cartographer is interested in the art and science of mapping urban areas.

I wondered how he got home until I saw one of the other dancers that knew him well hail a cab for him outside.

(And if you buy two bottles of the Cab you get the Sav Blanc for free, which is pretty cool.)

I will say, I'm getting a lot of calls begging for Cab Franc... as grapes and bulk wine.

You get out of a cab and are met by a top - hatted bouncer masquerading as a doorman.

One thing you cab be sure of though if he's sold to a premier league team he will come back to haunt us at some stage as he still has blistering pace when he gets back to somewhere near his previous form.

If you drank and didn't get a cab at the end of the night, there was a distinct chance you could die.

But apart from the window slamming shut we get all the final day drama with all the usual jargon, last minute dramatic swoops, pictures of helicopters that may or may not contain David Luiz, phones buzzing, alleged sightings at motorway service stations or petrol stations anywhere, Ronaldo or Messi shopping at the Westfield shopping centre, Valencia in the back of a cab in Swansea or Liverpool (or putting his feet up in Ecuador), everyone with their sources, players spotted at training grounds, Jack Wilshere driving his car to Bournemouth, last minute intervention by Daniel Levy who suddenly decides he wants Sissoko, and descriptions of transfers or done deals or rumours using words like amazing, dramatic, sensational, shocking, exciting, impressive or incredible.

The parked bus, in my case, is not an exaggerated problem — particularly when you get to the terminus at 12:55, and the last f*cker left at 12:45, leaving only 4 or 5 somnolent and unwakeable mechanical behemoths snoring away parked neatly in the garage, and me with no means of paying for a cab.

We got a cab there this time — we took the bus last year but to be honest it made so many stops on the way it doubled the journey time and was quite tiring not to mention no flexibility in terms of your pick up time.

I also got a cab to the Big D supermarket and bought loads of stuff.

«I don't need to tell you that economic justice and equal opportunity have gone the way of checkered cabs and 50 - cent slices,» he said, arguing that the «rich keep getting filthy rich,» while others struggle to get by in the city.

Asking for a fare increase as city officials are trying to get a new class of cab in the outer boroughs isn't playing hardball, Bhairavi Desai, executive director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, told Gotham Gazette today.

A New York City taxi driver challenging the constitutionality of mandated GPS - tracking of cabs has gotten a red light from a federal appeals court.

The mayor was pummeled by the apps, particularly Uber, which ran ads highlighting the service's popularity with lower - income, minority New Yorkers who were trying to earn some extra money as drivers or were just happy to finally get a cab in a part of town where yellow taxis wouldn't venture.

And if you decide to take a cab, you get stuck on the bridge,» Cibrian Grosu, of Astoria, added.

Late at night after a debate or doing some political engagement the idea of walkng over to Waterloo and getting a train to Epsom and then maybe a cab or a lift from the wife from the station at 12.30 am or 1 am does not sound attractive.

«So Mr. Vice President, today I announce that I will propose to the New York state legislature not just $ 15 for fast - food workers, because a fast - food worker deserves $ 15 an hour, construction workers deserve $ 15 an hour, and home healthcare aides deserve $ 15 an hour, and taxi - cab drivers deserve $ 15 an hour, and every working man and woman in the State of New York deserves $ 15 an hour as a minimum wage - and we are not going to stop until we get it done!»

Shad Cab source: friends of Dugher wanted to ensure he got dignified exit, but no calculated snub to JC.

«I think the caps are the kind of thing we need to talk about again because this situation has gotten worse since then, both in terms of the pressure that has been put on the [cab --RSB- medallion owners and everyday taxi drivers,» de Blasio told host Brian Lehrer.

«There's a provision that you can get a voucher for a taxi cab to get you out of the hospital, if you don't have a car back to our home, if you're under a certain income.

While Haut acknowledges that more research needs to be conducted before declaring one type of transport superior to another, he says, «For certain types of injury, it might be best to call the police, Uber or a cab — however you can get to the trauma center fastest.»

Even getting out of a taxi, a Moroccan will say «May God bless you» to the cab driver.

If my tree is already maxed out when my cab gets stuck in traffic and risks making me late for an important interview, I either have to abandon one of the other branches, or choose not to worry about the current situation.

I loathed getting up before work at a time that felt unnatural, and to add insult to injury, my gym is a little too close to take a cab, so I had to walk all the way there and back at the crack of dawn.

When I'm on 6th Avenue and cabs are speeding past and bikes going by, and I'm trying to get the model's leg in between the Empire State Building and some other building and there are so many moving pieces, I love to capture the stillness of the practice surrounded by such diversity of life.

While I was in the city I of course had to shoot some new looks — got ta get those NYC scenes in, no yellow taxi cabs in LA... Just plenty of traffic filled with Ubers: p

Haha as long as you're cabbing it you can totally get away with bare legs any time of year in NYC!

Years ago a client was smart enough to get in a cab with a plastic round brush stuck in her hair, but it took two assistants a couple of hours to unravel her out of the brush, she cautiously warned.

As we were shooting, Steve Harvey and his team prank photobombed us, Ben Stiler took photos with anxious fans outside of his hotel, two cab drivers got into it over a red light and I got the leftover whiffs of the garabge lined up along the street the night from before!

Whether you're looking for boots that will get you through three - foot drifts or help you hail a cab without losing your toes to frostbite, you can pull this whole winter look off and still maintain your sense of style.

I wore my most comfortable plain black pumps, but even so, by the end of the night, I was thiiiiiiiis close to getting into the cab home barefoot.

I love layering necklaces with a really simple outfit (like the all black one I wore getting out of the cab) to really make a statement.

We pulled up Yelp and we discovered Cafe des Musees and headed off on a 20 - minute cab ride to get a basket of fries and red wine.

If I know the car ride is over 30 minutes — which is common because it's a big city with a lot of traffic — before I get into a cab, I go to the bathroom, wash off my face and then sheet mask right away.

G and I got to Montreal last night and we are incredibly excited to explore the city and attend Osheaga — a local music festival featuring some of our favorite bands including The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab for Cutie, The Lumineers, The Wombats, Radiohead, Lana Del Ray and more.

Actually, something even more insane, on day one my cab driver was held by the police (I had only 15 minutes left before KTZ started) and he had to get out of his cab... endless minutes later, KTZ was already over, I finally arrived at Somerset House... Perfect!

If your date really is appalling company and no amount of positive thinking can save it, politely excuse yourself and get a cab home.

Group one revolves around four dollar cups of coffee, taxi cabs, blue suits, and getting ahead at all costs in the corporate world.

I can tell I've got a bona - fide rock star in the back of my cab because Adam Levine, frontman of exuberant Californian pop - rock band Maroon 5, refuses to Adam Sandler, Actor: The Waterboy.

You'd think it would've been easier on the budget if Stone had just paid for Oldman's cab fare to the library, but, then, the library wouldn't have provided Oldman with a tenth of the information about the man he was portraying that he ended up getting from his meeting with Oswald's widow, Marina.