tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post4212625801666529408..comments2023-11-05T02:46:43.045-05:00Comments on New York Hack: "Hack" + a shitty gold sedanM.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08367560859705244696noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-74617880994580921762011-01-15T01:51:06.239-05:002011-01-15T01:51:06.239-05:00I got my book from Amazon today using a Xmas vouch...I got my book from Amazon today using a Xmas voucher, should have it in the next couple of days. Looking forward to a good read. Will let you know how I get along. :))Minicabs Londonhttp://tstcars.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-86496210103104080052008-01-18T20:10:00.000-05:002008-01-18T20:10:00.000-05:00So&So city....http://sergica.miniville.fr/env/So&So city....<BR/>http://sergica.miniville.fr/env/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-67608518447313141542007-09-12T16:41:00.000-04:002007-09-12T16:41:00.000-04:00I learned about you from your story on 9-11 on NPR...I learned about you from <A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14323800" REL="nofollow">your story</A> on 9-11 on NPR. I am looking forward to reading your book. Blogged about your NPR article on my Hindi language <A HREF="http://www.kaulonline.com/chittha/2007/09/911-stories-from-npr" REL="nofollow">blog</A>, and had to translate almost all of it into Hindi for my readers - hope you won't mind. Good luck with your book. BTW Hindi is the main language spoken in India.Kaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16384451615858129858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-68484801272592037842007-09-06T05:50:00.000-04:002007-09-06T05:50:00.000-04:00A nice review of HACK from a Canberra, AU taxi dri...A nice <A HREF="http://canberracabbie.livejournal.com/14695.html" REL="nofollow">review</A> of HACK from a Canberra, AU taxi driver.Paradise Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668266221623363777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-71555619475341207562007-09-06T05:42:00.000-04:002007-09-06T05:42:00.000-04:00I was able to find your NY Times Op-Ed piece onlin...I was able to find your NY Times Op-Ed piece online and I want you to know that I think you explained the reasons why we NYC cab drivers are striking extremely well. Thank you.Eugene Salomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545540363940391483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-8099480845568127302007-09-05T17:27:00.000-04:002007-09-05T17:27:00.000-04:00haha that is the downstairs of the building I work...haha that is the downstairs of the building I work in...how random!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-46146137990996092462007-09-05T07:38:00.000-04:002007-09-05T07:38:00.000-04:00Several of my friends here in the UK are positivel...Several of my friends here in the UK are positively beaming now that your book has been released.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to get one!<BR/><BR/>We're even having a Hack party soon.<BR/><BR/>Take care =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-68294066988130793952007-09-04T21:38:00.000-04:002007-09-04T21:38:00.000-04:00My pre-ordered copy arrived in Australia yesterday...My pre-ordered copy arrived in Australia yesterday, and I took it with me on my night shift, reading it on cabranks in between passengers and wishing it was an audio book so I could keep up while I was driving. I'll finish it tonight.<BR/><BR/>Melissa, apart from the fact that I'm a bloke and you're a sheila, you drive in New York and I dodge kangaroos in Canberra, and maybe a few other things, you had me nodding and chuckling as I recognised my nights. Crazy people, drunks, big tippers, petty officials, the problem of finding a toilet - it's all there.<BR/><BR/>Quite apart from loving your stories, I can see now why it's taken a while. You've put a <B>lot</B> of work into this book. It's far more than just polishing up your blog. I'm glad you've taken the time and effort. This is a taxidriving classic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-42983938970363739532007-09-04T20:20:00.000-04:002007-09-04T20:20:00.000-04:00Picked "Hack" up at a bookstore in Salt Lake City ...Picked "Hack" up at a bookstore in Salt Lake City this weekend. I'd never heard of you or the book before and I'm glad to report that it made an interminable, shitty trip to SLC, worthwhile. I wasn't able to put it down until I finished it late last night. I cannot tell you enough how much it meant to me to have your book to help get me through this6 weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-22466982722566816012007-09-04T20:17:00.000-04:002007-09-04T20:17:00.000-04:00I live in the capital of Canada (Ottawa) and your ...I live in the capital of Canada (Ottawa) and your book isn't being sold at all at Indigo! I asked and they said that I'd have to order it online. What the hell? :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-91204909358055292352007-09-04T18:41:00.000-04:002007-09-04T18:41:00.000-04:00Reading right now, actually I ordered it into the ...Reading right now, actually I ordered it into the BN I work in (I noticed that the pic was taken in a BN...) I like your writing style. Good luck with the book. Safe driving.loofrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536726261625483977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-29940345409821746682007-09-04T17:45:00.000-04:002007-09-04T17:45:00.000-04:00Congrats! I'm going to stop in my local bookstore ...Congrats! I'm going to stop in my local bookstore on my way home to see if they have a copy. Can't wait to read it!czeltic girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590812633713939334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-53160967354540725822007-09-04T15:53:00.000-04:002007-09-04T15:53:00.000-04:00Hey, congratulations! That's the culmination of a ...Hey, congratulations! That's the culmination of a writer (or cab driver's) dreams. Seeing the finished book in the bookstore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-74037753162466604712007-09-04T13:30:00.000-04:002007-09-04T13:30:00.000-04:00Another Congrats M.P.! Just read about your story ...Another Congrats M.P.! Just read about your story and the book this morning in L.A. Times and can't wait to get my hands on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-31088723204686320992007-09-04T13:28:00.000-04:002007-09-04T13:28:00.000-04:00Lug you are real class act yourself, as it seems y...Lug you are real class act yourself, as it seems you are concern about rubber necking then lives being at risk from earthquakes with the following:<BR/><BR/>"If there's a massive earthquake on the other side of the world, my only concern is whether it will cause rubbernecking delays on the Capital Beltway."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-36116928599928297502007-09-04T09:58:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:58:00.000-04:00Congratulations on your book! I can't wait to get ...Congratulations on your book! I can't wait to get a copy myself!Ry Pepper https://www.blogger.com/profile/05169678136849140033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-17111348561823154272007-09-04T05:22:00.000-04:002007-09-04T05:22:00.000-04:00Oh man! i read the article on reuters! Yer my hero...Oh man! i read the article on reuters! Yer my hero for life!northmotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639872825006020597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-21434904047324925612007-09-04T01:51:00.000-04:002007-09-04T01:51:00.000-04:00i have been coming by for well over a year now; i'...i have been coming by for well over a year now; i'm excited to see the finished project. good job sweetie. -montgomery maxtonMontgomery Maxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802362199202674977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-76434477648309481872007-09-04T01:39:00.000-04:002007-09-04T01:39:00.000-04:00Kudos on your OP-ED article on the strike. I agree...Kudos on your OP-ED article on the strike. I agree, soon passengers will wish they never had those monitors in their cabs.NYC taxi photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675924502053024145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-21233104430913554282007-09-03T22:56:00.000-04:002007-09-03T22:56:00.000-04:00Hi Melissa,I knew about your blogg almost by coinc...Hi Melissa,<BR/>I knew about your blogg almost by coincidence. I'm chilean and I have read some of your past entries and I really think you're on the right track!!! Keep writing and hopefully one day I'll buy your book here in my country (if it is sold in bookstores), I mean the English version, because for to wait the translated version is going to be forever!!!<BR/><BR/>Keepp on driving, keep on writing and hopefully one day I'll travel to NY and see you in flesh, hahahha.<BR/><BR/>Congrats!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>From Chile, even if you don't believe it. At least you have a reader back here!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-90629458306499181602007-09-03T19:07:00.000-04:002007-09-03T19:07:00.000-04:00Te felicito por tu libro… me parece un esfuerzo di...Te felicito por tu libro… me parece un esfuerzo digno de valorar. Un beso.<BR/><BR/>Omar Edgardo Rivera - Honduras<BR/>www.omaredgardorivera.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-43149159797547118672007-09-03T11:43:00.000-04:002007-09-03T11:43:00.000-04:00Awesome. I'm waiting for amazon to ship your book ...Awesome. I'm waiting for amazon to ship your book along with Stewart Mandel's Bowl, Polls and Tattered Souls and The Gods Must Be Crazy DVD. Man am I going to have a great weekend coming up!!!Drunken Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356661519481333088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-13401484770997619262007-09-02T20:30:00.000-04:002007-09-02T20:30:00.000-04:00I read your op-ed piece in the Times today on the ...I read your op-ed piece in the Times today on the GPS issue. I was indifferent on the issue until I read your piece. You're definitely the voice of reason on this and I support you and the strike!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850499000838205685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-86764891326017198582007-09-01T18:53:00.000-04:002007-09-01T18:53:00.000-04:00Hey there! Just wanted to let you know I picked u...Hey there! Just wanted to let you know I picked up a copy of your book yesterday at a Barnes and Nobles in South Dakota! I've never read your blog before and had no idea who you were prior to my trip to B&N yesterday, but I am looking forward to finishing your book. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-89062255977322964182007-09-01T08:58:00.000-04:002007-09-01T08:58:00.000-04:00Your Rich! Have a happy life!Majic mikeYour Rich! Have a happy life!<BR/>Majic mikeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08361192547732492144noreply@blogger.com