BTV Taxi News

Waterbury, Vermont – August 31, 2010

Police say a taxi driver was drunk on the job. Waterbury police say passengers called for help early Sunday morning, claiming their taxi driver seemed more drunk than they were. Police arrested Michael Weber, 42, of Cambridge, after a breath test showed he was more than twice the legal limit. He was cited to appear in court next month.

Weber was employed by Blazer Taxi Cab at the time of the incident.

Courtesy WCAX

http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=13078587

My apologies, I am running a little behind on this, as the move was made on 1 May of this year, but the Burlington Greyhound Stop and Station counter is now located at the north end* of the Burlington International Airport terminal.  Greyhound is situated in the former Budget auto rental counter, the last on the left.  An indoor sitting area is available  just across the aisle from the Greyhound counter, near BTV’s newest baggage turnstile.  Wi-Fi is available.

* excepting one, simply enter any 1st floor airport entrance, turn left and walk to the end of the terminal

Effective 1 September, 2010 Burlington Airport Taxi Rates change as follows:

* Unchanged      ** Increased

$ 8.50* – First 2 Miles, Flag Drop Fee – the minimum fare

$ 2.75**- Per Mile for the following 8 Miles

$ 2.10** – Per Mile for Remaining Miles

$29.65** – Per Hour, Waiting Time

$ 1.00* – Per Extra Passenger

A Receipt must be Issued Upon Request

Note: Complaints/Complements Regarding an Airport Taxi Experience, should be directed to:

RVarney@BTV.AERO

Pssst!  Hey Buddy, over here(:

If it’s not too much trouble, CC: or BCC: us at:

Tips@BTVTaxiNews.com

Too, should you have an undesirable or questionable experience, please report it! Otherwise, and I cannot emphasize this enough, subsequent unsuspecting passengers will receive the same treatment from that Operator, or Company*.  However, your effort will be one significant piece, in a bureaucratic chain of evidence -perhaps the first, perhaps the last straw- which will ultimately fix that Operator because the Administration of Burlington Int’l Airport is keeping count.  Thank you, the Ed.

* a company culture expectation, perhaps?!  It happens.

4 Feb, 2010

Now this sounds like a blast!

Investor’s Business Daily reported Richard Branson’s Virgin Limited Addition firm has developed a new class of 3 person winged submarine that can fly down to depths of 36,000 feet using the downward lift of the wings rather than the traditional ballast method.

Should you have $25k for week’s use of a Necker Nymph, plus $88K for the accompanying luxury catamaran, we suspect, there’s some really unique fun awaiting you.

In the flood of media information that has nothing to do with your life, perhaps you missed the news about the new Airline Passengers Bill of Rights the U.S. Congress has been taking the credit for.

Whatever your situation -whether you are a jaded frequent flyer or merely the occasional victim- you owe yourself to stop by FlyersRights.org to learn about all the new resources and options available to flyers.  The big splash being flyers must be allowed off an airliner after 3 hours of non flight … but there’s more.

Should you care to hear interviews with two of the heroines who provided sustained impetus for the enactment of the Airline Passengers Bill of Rights, simply follow the link option below you find most suitable.

Access the on demand archives or download the podcast. Either instance will require choosing Jan., 2010, followed by selecting hours 2 and/or 3, of the 19 Jan.(011910 +2 or 3, designating the program hour).

Both interviews require perhaps 90 minutes, the latter 30 minutes in hour 3 being devoted to Muslim issues as represented by a Muslim woman whose carry-0n containing multi-generational family jewelry disappeared while in airline custody.  Both ladies are well worth listening to, especially if you want to be inspired by a story of common people achieving uncommon results (which should benefit us all!!).

Montpelier – As of this Wednesday past, the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles announced the names of a couple of fraudulent web sites intent on separating Vermont driver license holders from their cash.  In essence, a couple of fake sites were set up in order to collect credit card information of those wishing to renew their Vermont Drivers License online.

When you want to do business with our DMV utilizing the internet, accept no substitutes: www.dmv.state.vt.us.

For tips on information security, visit the Vermont Information Security Web site at itsecurity.vermont.gov.

We’re not going to bother with the names of the crooked sites, but we do tip our hat in thanks -first & foremost- to the observant citizen(s) who enlightened DMV of this scam; who thereafter spread the warning!