Abraxi taxi is a small local cab company and airport shuttle in Saint Augustine Florida.We have taxicab vans for large groups and wedding parties.Visit our website for rates,reviews and reservations.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
The Abraxi Taxi Taxicopter
The Fourth of July fireworks in St. Augustine are rather impressive, and thousands flock to the Ancient City to enjoy the display.
Unfortunately, traffic soon backs up, and even the most knowledgeable hackney driver can become lost in a labyrinth of gridlock.
To avoid these delays and provide timely service, Abraxi Taxi has decided to park our taxi vans and introduce the new Nissan Taxicopter.
Our taxi pilots are reasonably familiar with these innovative air taxis, so there is little reason for concern.
As an added safety feature, each vehicle will have pontoons attached. In case of pilot error, we can make an emergency landing in the Matanzas River.
For your enjoyment, we will provide an open bar, complete buffet and assorted party favors.
Passengers are encouraged to dress appropriately and wear very comfortable shoes. I promise to hover as close to your destination as possible before dropping you—our taxi fare.
So when you're sitting at the Tini Martini Bar watching bumper-to-bumper traffic crawl through downtown, be assured that Abraxi air transportation is only seconds away.
Visit our website for rates, reviews, helipad locations and a complete directory of safe grassy knolls near your home.
Mr. Scott will be our dispatcher.
If all else fails, we will put the transporter into service.
Scotty, beam me up. The taxi services in St. Augustine are overloaded, we're off the grid, and I'm running out of dilithium crystals, Captain.
Meanwhile, Back on Planet Earth...
Abraxi Taxi does not currently own a taxicopter.
We don't own a transporter either.
But on the Fourth of July in St. Augustine, there are times when I sincerely wish we did.
Enjoy Independence Day in the nation's oldest city. Expect long waits and difficult traffic. Wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to walk.
For those we're able to take into town, we'll do our best to get you safely back home.
And if Nissan ever actually builds the Taxicopter, Abraxi wants the first one.
Abraxi Taxiom: When traffic becomes impossible, invent a helicopter.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Why use Abraxi Taxi
Sunday, March 23, 2014
A Level Playing Field for St. Augustine Taxi Companies
There was a time when traffic and safety checkpoints were fairly common around St. Augustine.
As a taxi driver, I didn't particularly enjoy them. Getting stopped while trying to make a living could be a pain in the butt.
But there was another side to those checkpoints.
They meant I needed to have my driver's license, insurance and whatever permits and documentation the city required for my taxi. Abraxi Taxi spent considerable money over the years maintaining commercial insurance and complying with local vehicle-for-hire requirements.
My argument then was pretty simple: if one taxi company has to follow the rules, competing companies should have to follow them too.
Commercial taxi insurance wasn't cheap. Neither were vehicles, maintenance and the other costs involved in operating a legitimate transportation business. When I believed competitors were operating without meeting the same requirements, I wasn't shy about complaining to the city.
Actually, “wasn't shy” may be putting it mildly.
I contacted city officials, kept records and eventually hired an attorney while considering remedies under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Then COVID arrived and changed the transportation business—and just about everything else—almost overnight.
Looking back, some of the language I used on the old Abraxi blog was considerably hotter than I would use today. At one point I suggested repeat offenders might be drawn and quartered and dragged behind St. Augustine's horse-drawn carriages.
For the historical record: that was sarcasm, not a proposed transportation policy.
But the principle behind all that anger hasn't changed much.
Competition is healthy. Small businesses should compete on service, reliability, price and reputation. And when government establishes rules for an industry, those rules should be understandable and applied consistently.
That's all I was really asking for.
It just took me quite a few more words—and considerably more profanity—to say it back then.
Abraxi Taxiom: If you make everybody play by the rules, make sure everybody is playing by the same rules.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Saint Augustine Taxi Musings
Well the weather has been cold and nasty but Preston Pohl should warm things up next week when he comes back home.
Come downtown early and enjoy the Night of Lights and a cocktail or two.
Then call Abraxi Taxi to see Preston Perform at the Standard Friday December 20th.
If no taxi service is available the Standard is just a short walk over the Bridge of Lions.
So if you find yourself in historic Saint Augustine Florida;
after it be a Holly Jolly Trolley or a spooky ghost tour come over to the island mon and get down with Preston Pohl.