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Hotels throughout Southern California change names frequently. If you can not <br />find the hotel, check with dispatch; but use your map book first before you take up <br />radio and dispatch time. <br />If you have a Los Angeles and Orange County Book always make sure you are <br />checking in the right section_ The combined book is two separate books in one. It <br />is a common error to think you are looking in the Orange County section and <br />actually be looking at the Los Angeles section. <br />The map book shows the entire County. Because no boundary is at the exact end of <br />a page the map book will continue to show every street and item for the page even <br />if it goes into another county. This is called a "shared page" as the county. For <br />example, although Knotts Berry Farm is in Buena Park in Orange County, it's a <br />shared page that also contains part of Los Angeles County. Because of this you <br />will find Knotts listed in the points of interest section of the Los Angeles section as <br />well. In the Orange County book you will find Camp Pendleton listed even though <br />it is in San Diego County. You will not find Disneyland in L.A.book since it is not <br />a shared page in both. <br />The Thomas Bros. Guide is your master tool. It is essential to a professional job. <br />You MUST have this with you at all times. NO EXCUSES. <br />No one can know all of Southern California, and you will find your passengers <br />understand this limitation. Route your trip before you take off Do not route your <br />trip with the meter on. Do not ft to read a may book and drive <br />As you can see, the Thomas Guide is a thorough and complex tool. Study the use <br />of it, practice looking up intersections, buildings, hotels etc. Become intimately <br />familiar with each section and how to use them. <br />As you begin your career of driving a cab look up the more famous and most <br />requested locations so as to memorize what you can. For example; Disneyland, <br />Universal Studios, Magic Mountain, Dodger Stadium, Edison Field, The Pond, the <br />Forum, LAX, Disney Studios, John Wayne and Burbank airports etc. Know how to <br />get to areas such as Santa Monica, Newport Beach, Downtown LA, Pasadena, San <br />Juan Capistrano, "Old Town" in L.A., Chinatown, Koreatown, Little Saigon, Little <br />Tokyo, etc. <br />The proper use of this tool will save time and frustration, both yours and your <br />customer's. It will make you money and earn repeat business. Put in the extra <br />effort to know the Thomas Bros. Guide and how to use it properly. Keep a current <br />copy, no older than three years old. Remember, you are now a professional, behave <br />like one and use the tools of the professional. <br />12 <br />