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"I understand how Travis Bickle could be pushed to shave his head and commit murder after driving a cab for too long. Sometimes the job makes you a little crazy."

An old and very dear friend of mine, Melissa Plaut, is on her way to becoming New York City's favourite cab driver, thanks to her blog <a href="http://newyorkhack.blogspot.com/" target="new" >New York Hack</a>.

There's a recent interview with her up at <a href="http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2005/11/02/melissa_plaut_yellow_cab_driver.php" target="new">The Gothamist</a>.