Today sees horror predictions for would be taxi users tomorrow night, New Years Eve. Melbourne City Taxi-Free Zone blares The Age. Bullshit, some CBD road restrictions apply, as they do in Sydney every year. Hobart Taxi Drivers to Boycott NYE warns the ABC. Well, maybe some will stop at 10pm... Read on...
December 30, 2006 in On the job | Comments (6)
Currently I'm out of town gearing up for a heavy January work schedule, commencing this coming weekend. Sadly though the weather is unseasonably cold and my planned beach visits haven't eventuated. Bloody global coolering, I blame Bush. A message to the Paper Boy - your delightful son, shown here at... Read on...
December 28, 2006 in On the job | Comments (4)
Christmas Eve is a night when most people either stay home or keep it local in preparation for today. And many young people who would normally be out late preceding a public holiday make do with a quiet night at their local hotel. Except the Irish tourists who are always... Read on...
December 25, 2006 in On the job | Comments (7)
Ho bloody ho from one tired cabbie. I trust all are now finished for the year and slotting into full festive mode, hic ! Warning - there's a lot of idiots out there in traffic. After a short break next week I'll be in the saddle full time through January,... Read on...
December 23, 2006 | Comments (6)
Today sees the introduction of double demerit points in New South Wales over the next eleven days. And the fines are not much fun especially where loss of licence is possible. For some reason many passengers don't wear seat belts in taxis. Maybe they feel lucky. Whilst taxi drivers are... Read on...
December 22, 2006 in On the job | Comments (9)
Coffee cup motifs have become an art with some experienced baristas. On my last vacation I scored this design at left in a Grafton cafe. Given the rural locality...
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December 20, 2006 | Comments (12)
Late last night at the Opera House roundabout I came across the Ministry of Transport in action. Two officers out of uniform but dressed in all-black were booking a hapless cabbie who’d been part of an...
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December 19, 2006 in Cab news | Comments (15)
Last night was a disaster at the busiest time of the year. Upon commencing work I was unable to log-on to the radio network, a goldmine of work early on Saturday evenings. I phoned the radio room supervisor who confirmed the network was operational and my radio status was clear.... Read on...
December 17, 2006 in Heroes, On the job | Comments (9)
After recent reports of taxi passengers being scammed by dodgy cabbies, the Ministry of Transport is on the case, ROGUE cabbies out to cash in on Christmas demand with inflated fares and other unscrupulous behaviour are to be targeted in a crackdown. The State Government will today announce a blitz... Read on...
December 14, 2006 in Cab news | Comments (16)
Here's the New South Wales State Library feature lit for Christmas and other building around town...
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December 13, 2006 in Phone images | Comments (5)
Right on cue the press indulges in their annual cabbie bashing - there's not enough cabs. Who knew !? So the Daily Telegraph has unleased intrepid Yowie reporter, Luke Mcllveen onto the job, The truth is there are not enough cabs at this time of year and the sheer demand... Read on...
December 12, 2006 in Cab news | Comments (2)
One of the benefits of aging is that you don’t tolerate annoying situations, like at pop concerts. Experience plus wealth provides the freedom to spontaneously choose how and where one spends their leisure time. No more enduring unpleasant conditions for the sake of something different. Last night I was hailed... Read on...
December 11, 2006 in On the job | Comments (2)
Last night it seemed every female I carried was either going to, or had been to see Robbie Bloody Williams. What is it with that bloke ? I wouldn’t be surprised if all my drooling passengers regarded Williams as their perfect man, with their own special bond. Williams had the... Read on...
December 10, 2006 in On the job | Comments (1)
A Brisbane cabbie has been robbed by a knife wielding passenger and locked in the boot of his cab. In a media interview the driver has sent a video message to the bandit, "You caught me by surprise - I really just want...
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December 9, 2006 in Clowns | Comments (11)
A middle aged fella yesterday morning ear-bashed me all the way to Penrith about money. How people spend way beyond their means on the never-never thanks to easy credit and poor discipline. He worked as a debt management agent whose task was to restructure bad debt. And surprisingly credit agencies... Read on...
December 8, 2006 in On the job | Comments (2)
After arriving home at 4.20am from a high-speed run to Penrith, I've decided to postpone reporting on the passenger who ear-bashed me all the way. What's dissuaded me was an email alert of a Sydney cabbie killed this time yesterday morning in a collision with a truck. Poor bugger, what... Read on...
December 7, 2006 in On the job | Comments (3)
Here's a pathetic Christmas display in Guilfoyle Park, Double Bay. In past years a large Christmas tree was featured but now it would appear the Chamber of Commerce and Woollahra Council have decreed the tree passé...
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December 6, 2006 in Clowns | Comments (6)
Thanks to the cricket on the radio yesterday afternoon I was able to deflect a harried passenger’s anxiety over some heavy traffic, at the expense of the English team. ‘So how the game going ?’, he asked. ‘Mate, the Poms are exactly where we want them’, I joked. ‘The gutless... Read on...
December 5, 2006 in On the job | Comments (8)
On Sunday morning at 2.30am a couple hailed me in an exclusive beach side locality. The fella opened the front door for the attractive woman, wearing a denim mini skirt and travelling alone. Before we departed he asked for a cigarette. ‘There’s some in my bedroom’, she told him, then... Read on...
December 4, 2006 in On the job | Comments (14)
There’s been some talk in the cab of late about Borat the movie. For me, the character Borat is simply the consummate idiot, a crasser Jerry Lewis. I can’t wait to see the movie and from the trailers it appears his character repeats the style of his TV routines, albeit... Read on...
December 3, 2006 in Film | Comments (15)
This was the scene four weeks ago when I parked my taxi on the rear of the Star City taxi rank to attend a nearby family wedding. This is a deserted rank early on Sunday evenings, only active after 11pm when Sydney Airport closes. Unfortunately though...
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December 1, 2006 in On the job | Comments (8)
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