neothespian

Well, had a show at Kerr and it went pretty well. Granted the replacement ASU Jazz director was actually the marching band director, and he didn't know stage performance for shit! Didn't endorse mic principles to the students, and you can tell he was a marching director. 15 of the 18 solos were for sax! But, the opening quartet was great, and I got to do some cool lighting effects for once! Made it LOOK like a real concert. The new mics we got REALLY came in handy and I finally felt like I had a properly wired show.

Then, I went to work this morning at the cab company only to have my cab shot up with 3 bullet holes from a bunch of gang bangers waiting around the corner of the building for the first cabs of the day to pull out from the company lot at 4AM. one in the side window that missed me by inches, one in the rear door and one downwards in the side of the trunk and into the fuel tank. Thank god gasoline doesn't explode in real life like in the movies!! Took the 3 drivers involved a few moments after to realize that it was for all purposes an ambush to rob us! I heard the shots, and by instinct hit the accelerator to get away , hitting the curb for the light rail train that is in front of our holding lot entrance. Dumbass. One of the other cab drivers had his gun and returned fire, and the black Honda with the guys sped off. Cops came by quick, but the attackers were long gone. The other cab driver got fired on the spot for having a firearm by the company, and ORDERED the police to arrest him for trespassing!!!! We all insisted he was trying to defend himself, but the supervisor threatened us with "contract termination" if we didn't drop it. We were all put on suspension pending a review of our in-car cameras to see if we did anything else wrong

They also searched our cars. I'm actually glad for once I didn't take my pistol to work, else I would be in irreversible shape. It's sad that I'm afraid more of the people who own the skeevy cab company instead of the people who tried to kill us.

So, again, I'm not working today and I hate my "day job" even more. It's become too much. Robberies and assaults of cab drivers are so high, that they're INCREASING our lease rates to pay for higher insurance. Of course, if the "independent contractor" cab driver gets injured, it's not the company's problem. They're just paying up so they don't get sued when we bleed all over someone....

I just can't do this job anymore....it's not worth it to put my life on the line literally just to drive drunks who are blacked-out trashed home or to drive tweakers to their court approved methadone appointment only to pick them back up to drive them to a stash house so they can score on the way home.

I feel ...I dunno... used. And, Bills for other events are stacking up. Now I have to build another computer and cover another set of phone bills now that I got mine covered. Bike payment still isn't made. Probably going to have to sell the rifle I just bought.

Stupid purchase anyways. I really should stop buying things for myself. It gets in the way of other expenses that I end up having to cover anyways