While waiting for a shuttle to transfer us from our hotel to the airport, a colleague and I were advised that it’d be cheaper — not to mention nicer — to split a cab to the airport instead. By our luck, the only cab waiting at the hotel happened to be a towncar with “limo” plates, leather seats and tinted windows. Our driver also happened to be an ex-NFL player for the Cleveland Browns. While he chauffered us to PIT, he dropped the names of dozens of famous football players he took to the field with in the mid-60s, until he blew out his knee and was forced to quit playing. (All of these facts were completely lost on me, of course, having no knowledge or care of professional football.) So he found a taxi service in the red, turned it around, and built a fleet of eight limos that is probably one of the best-known and most reliable methods of transportation in Pittsburgh. When I arrived home, I had an e-mail waiting for me (how many taxi drivers have sent you an e-mail?):
Dear Ms. Struthers:
It was a pleasure providing you with transportation during your recent trip to “the burg”. If you find yourself returning, I would be more than happy to provide you with service with a smile.
Regards,
Jessie Davis
Jess Transportation
412-287-7581
So, if you need a great ride in Pittsburgh, give Jessie Davis a call.
oh my gosh.. I was just in Pittsburgh and had the same driver! Whatever you do, do not call him! I had to go back and forth to a downtown area and he talked feverishly and incessently about how much money he made to the point where I was so irritated and fed-up I took a different car service. He was borderline scary - he talked at such a loud decible and was so crazy - talkin about his “millions”. Please! Whatever you do, do not call this driver!