Got a call to pick up at a low budget apartment complex. As I pulled up I noted a cop putting a man in handcuffs into the back of his patrol car. I had a feeling....
Me: That wouldn't happen to be the guy who called for a cab from 206, would it?
Officer: Why yes it is. You want him?
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Officer, noting my skepticism: He's got money.
Me: You got somewhere to go, Lincoln?
Lincoln: I would go get something to eat.
Me: Sure. I'll take him off your hands.
The cop un-cuffed him, he got in the cab and we left.
Good job. Cabbies are the ambassadors of the streets. Sometimes tough negotiations are called for. Lincoln is a trip.
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