Call Me A Cab

I am sure you know the punch-line to that old joke too.

Well the taxi strike may not be a joke to the Mayor any longer. The word is out that we have a cab strike here and it may dampen our tourist business if it is not solved quickly.

Today's Detroit News reported:

"Taxi strike

Super Bowl tourists going across the border to Windsor could have some trouble getting around by taxi in the Canadian city. A week-old strike by 181 taxi drivers there is causing headaches for city residents.

The strike affects only drivers for the Veteran Cab Co., according to a press release on Windsor's Web site. Other taxi and limousine services are not affected.

Still, Mayor Eddie Francis said in a statement that there have been reports of local residents having to wait for up to two hours for a cab during peak periods. He said he is working to get the drivers back to work."

But tourists do not have to worry and we will be environmentally friendly too. The Mayor has his back-up PLAN. "Transit Windsor will be operating a FREE PARK-N-RIDE bus service from Devonshire Mall and Tecumseh Mall to all the downtown Windsor Super Bowl XL festivities. In addition, there will be a FREE DOWNTOWN TRANSIT WINDSOR SHUTTLE." That's right folks, tourists can take the bus instead.

UPDATE-- WWJ just reported at 10:05 AM also on the Taxi strike but said waits can be as long as 8 hours.