Marty drives a cab in New York City.
He works six days a week from 5:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. He doesn’t always get to eat when
he’s hungry or go to the restroom when he
needs to go.
Driving a cab is difficult. Traffic in
the city is often slow and there are many
accidents and construction sites drivers have
to go around. Driving a cab is also dangerous. When it rains or snows the roads are
slippery. Sometimes criminals steal the cab driver’s money.
Most of Marty’s passengers are nice. They tip him twenty percent of the cab fare.
Marty likes his job, but lately he’s been feeling tired from working twelve hour shifts.
Many of his passengers are tourists, and they like to talk a lot. Unfortunately, Marty is
seldom in the mood to talk anymore. It’s hard to be friendly every day.