man of lettuce: January 2005

Archives for January 2005

Feelin' lucky..?

Here's confirmation cabbies have the inside running on making personal contacts. Reader Reg has sent this link concerning Ahmed Ibrahim, a 50 year old New York cabbie of Egyptian descent. Raine runs a casual dating service Read on...

January 31, 2005 in Humour | Comments (6) | TrackBack (2)

Hoons banned

Here's a deserted Hickson Road at Walsh Bay, outside the Sydney Theatre Company at 1.30 this morning. Usually the joint is packed with hundreds of hoon-mobiles which descend on the City every Saturday night for a Lap of the Main. Most vehicles are Read on...

January 30, 2005 in Sydney tribes | Comments (2) | TrackBack (4)

Sad chameleons

One night becomes another in this game, often distinguishable only by what was on the radio. Therefore I can safely say the following two fares are from last Wednesday night, as Leyton Hewitt was playing David Nalbandian at the time. Early in this match just after 9pm, the first fare... Read on...

January 29, 2005 in On the job | Comments (2) | TrackBack (1)

The Ultimate Taxi

Umm...believe it or not this guy is at the wheel of his cab, The Ultimate Taxi, operated by one Jon Barnes of Aspen, Colorado. The vehicle has WAP, web cams, disco, drums, recording studio, lazer show. It's unbelievable ! Read on...

January 28, 2005 in On the job | Comments (8) | TrackBack (6)

Lessons in lucky

I often wonder why I do this friggin’ job, lousy as it is. On dropping the cab off after an indifferent Friday night I was about as shitty as can be. Scammed out of a fare on the very last job. Then on gassing-up being greeted by an overnight price... Read on...

January 27, 2005 in On the job | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

More bloody 'girt'.

Yes Happy Australia Day, it's great to be an Aussie, blah blah blah. Once again we're reminded how bloody awful is our national anthem. A suggestion to republicans - first get the national anthem Read on...

January 26, 2005 | Comments (10) | TrackBack (1)

Different girls

Last week on twilight, a girl stood outside a convenience store on Elizabeth Street, clutching a plastic bag. Pulling over I judged this diminutive Asian, dressed in fake designer track-suit and thongs, just a girl. Yet in choosing the front seat it suggested she was comfortable in the presence of... Read on...

January 25, 2005 in On the job | Comments (9) | TrackBack (4)

New York cabbies

Sydney cabbies have it good. Here we're provided all services, even down to the dunny. However in New York, they can barely get a cup of lousy coffee. Slatts sends a article by Steve Dunleavy, an ex Sydney hack. As in journalist hack, not a cabbie hack... Read on...

January 24, 2005 in On the job | Comments (2) | TrackBack (1)

Silly girls

Early this morning I found myself in Eastwood, Darp country. On suddenly realising this I quickly wound up the windows, locked the doors and covered the emergency button. Without warning one can easily have a ratbag leftie mullet, with a hulking coconut bodyguard jump in front of the cab and... Read on...

January 23, 2005 in On the job | Comments (8) | TrackBack (1)