[nagdu] Taxicabs Revisited

[Natalie]

Hi Cindy,
I would have asked to see a doctor's note.  Thing is, he can take something 
for his asthma and allergies.  I have friends who are allergic to dogs, and 
I make sure Liam is well-groomed before I go see them.  But they take 
something if they have a flare-up.  We can't take anything that's going to 
restore our eyesight, lol.  Anyway, good luck in investigating, as I think 
you'd do well to do.  Please keep us posted.
Best,
Nat and Liam Joshua

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 7:12 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Taxicabs Revisited


> Last night I had a really interesting experience. I do not call cabs and 
> tell the dispatcher that I have a dog with me; I do, however, believe that 
> they may have entered that fact into my computer at some point. So I 
> called a cab last night and the driver had driven  while before he said, 
> "The computer didn't say there would be a dog with you." I had forgotten 
> that the computer had at one time noted the dog, but my DH said so later. 
> I said that I don't announce that I have the dog with me because I am not 
> bound to do so. He said he has an asthma condition that makes him exempt 
> from hauling dogs, and I told him legally that wasn't an option. He told 
> me that he was the only driver in Des Moines with an exemption. He had 
> contacted "whoever is in charge of ADA" and explained this asthmatic 
> problem and had been able to get exempted from hauling dogs. If he come, 
> he said, he has to see to it that you get another driver. Well, fine, but 
> I would have been later than I was. But then h
> e said, "I take dogs anyway because if it is a day when I am having that 
> much trouble with the asthma, I am not driving anyway." So what was that? 
> He says he's exempt because of the asthma but he hauls dogs anyway; can't 
> have it both ways, I say, and I'm thinking to investigate this because I 
> think he's full of *IT*. Does anyone believe he can actually do this. I 
> didn't continue arguing the point because I didn't have enough amunition 
> with me at that moment to do so and, after all, he hadn't denied me the 
> ride. Also, he did not pass out because of the oxygen problems created by 
> Fisher being in the car. So, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
>
> Cindy Lou
>
>
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