[nagdu] taxi reusal in Brooklyn, new York

[Nicole B. Torcolini at Home]

I tell them that I have a guide dog because, if possible, I would rather get 
a driver that did not mind dogs. When I am being picked up from campus, I 
schedule my rides ahead of time. If they are more than five or so minutes 
late, and especially if I keep getting texts that they are sending a 
different taxi, I will check that the guide dog was not the problem. This 
works for the current company that I use. If I used a different company, it 
might be different. Also, one time, I did have a driver who had allergies. I 
asked him if he had known that I had a guide dog, and he said yes.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mariea Harris" <mharris1979 at carolina.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] taxi reusal in Brooklyn, new York


>I too agree with this. I have given the cab info that I had a dog, thinking 
>I'd be more likely to get someone who is OK with it. When I did that 
>though, it took twice as long to get a cab to me. I then had a cab driver 
>tell me I needed to tell them I had a dog after he pulled up to pick us up 
>and didn't know there was a dog. His excuse was that some people don't like 
>dogs. I told him I didn't have to tell them I had a dog and that he had to 
>take us. I also threatened to call the cab company back. He took us, but 
>not too happily. I did call the cab company to verify what I needed to do 
>and the manager told me I didn't have to mention anything about my dog to 
>the dispatcher. Now I refuse to tell them I have a dog. We got a driver a 
>few weeks back that I could tell didn't want my dog in his car. It was just 
>his attitude and he didn't say it out right. Then Valiant grabbed something 
>off the floor and ate it. I corrected him for it. My boyfriend and the 
>driver weren't in the car yet. When they did get in, the driver got upset 
>because Valiant had eaten his candy.I was thinking to myself, why do you 
>have candy on the floor anyway? Apparently it was in a container of some 
>sort. Then the driver did something really odd. When we got to our house, 
>he asked to use our hose. He then proceeded to wash out his van and mats. 
>He said my dog had made a mess but it wasn't my fault. No idea what he 
>meant by that when Valiant wasn't even moving. I guess he meant his 
>shedding. LOL. I really hope we don't get that driver again.
>
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> Mariea and Valiant
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