1. Hirer or Relief
Unless I fail my primary school maths or I really went bonkers,
I find that there is almost no figurative (means numbers-wise,
quantitative/not qualitative) difference between becoming a Hirer
and just staying a Relief. It all boils down to just a matter of
personal preference, habit or lifestyle..like some prefer cool
nights, some prefer daytime clearer, some prefer weekends or
alternate days.
2. Queue or Dont Queue
There is again almost no difference, except some prefer to stay
put save petrol enjoy aircon read papers do some housekeeping, some
prefer to skip boring queues rove around try luck.
3. Short Distance or Long Distance Pickup
I also find there is almost no difference whether a passenger
hop on and says go 3 blocks down the road, or wants to do a cross
country stamp passport. Actually its all just up to the cabby's own
mentality, in his/her head, whether he likes (accepts) it or not.
Sure Long Distance sounds nice to everyone, but treat it as an
unexpected surprise, not an expected norm, that makes Life alot
easier. My mindset to queue is to guarantee pick up Any Passenger,
not to guarantee pick up a Long Distance Passenger. I left that to
Lady Luck BEFORE I decided to join the queue.
Maybe I am still relatively new at this (or maybe my experiences
are different), but honestly the above are what I had observed
repeatedly and can feel quite confidently about. Do share your
experiences if they are different, but these are still just my
personal opinions.
