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PostPosted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:24 pm 
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Or better still...

Take them to Stokes Bay, show them a convenient landmark, say...St John's church spire in Ryde, and tell them to enjoy the swim!!!

At least you get a couple of bob out of it then!! :D


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When you pull up outside a house address, do your callback so they know you're there waiting outside for them, they come out and say are you for us? .........or my favourite is when we are on our base, 1st off at the front of a queue and they say "shall I get in......." . The girls always say things like "it's so nice to have a lady driver" to which I jokingly reply "how do you know you haven't experienced my driving yet, lol"

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Are you free drive :roll: No! but I am available.

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cabby john wrote:
Are you free drive :roll: No! but I am available.


A variation on my script:

'Are you free?' 'No, but I'm very reasonable.'


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Punter( As he gets in) "179 Bloggs Street please"

Me (As I turn into bloggs Street) "Say when?"

Punter "It's number 179"

Yeah right I'll just struggle down the street straining to see house numbers because you can't be arsed to tell me which one you live at :evil: :evil: :evil:

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Punter "Morning Drives................You been out all night?"

Me "No.....been awake for 3 days now ........I think...... or it could be 4. Where to mate?"

:evil: :evil:

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This really cracks me up and is usually said anytime from September onwards; " Never mind, it will soon be Christmas, that is when you make your money isn't it?" :lol: :lol: :lol:


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busy driver? from the guy who has waited the best part of an hour in the taxi queue at 3am on sunday morning :shock:

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volvoman wrote:
This really cracks me up and is usually said anytime from September onwards; " Never mind, it will soon be Christmas, that is when you make your money isn't it?" :lol: :lol: :lol:

Yeah I can live on two weeks money a year. :sad:

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i had one fella say to me jokingly i think what will you do if i don't pay i said oh thats easy mate ill drag you out the car sh$g you up the butt kick yer head in and then nick your wallet! he says ill pay ill pay lol


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i had one fella say to me jokingly i think what will you do if i don't pay i said oh thats easy mate ill drag you out the car sh$g you up the butt kick yer head in and then nick your wallet! he says ill pay ill pay lol


As my dear ole pappy used to say "many a truth spoken in jest" I am going to have to keep an eye on you :wink:

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jogra4 wrote:
i had one fella say to me jokingly i think what will you do if i don't pay i said oh thats easy mate ill drag you out the car sh$g you up the butt kick yer head in and then nick your wallet! he says ill pay ill pay lol


Somehow I don't think that is the classic approach as set out by the Turtle in the taxi and transportation NVQ.

I think he advocates a more subtle approach such as open your doors and let them go.

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is that why i cant pass an nvq then lol


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jogra4 wrote:
i had one fella say to me jokingly i think what will you do if i don't pay i said oh thats easy mate ill drag you out the car sh$g you up the butt kick yer head in and then nick your wallet! he says ill pay ill pay lol


MAYBE THAT IS THE SCENARIO IN ANOTHER THREAD WHERE THE CAB DRIVER ENDED UP DEAD.

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has everyone had a sense of humour failure and blinked at the jokingly and lol bits or is this the p.c new labour page in disguise?


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