Tuesday
New Cabpoll report and video up today. Plus yesterday's map tweaked. UPDATE: Video now up. Read on...
October 30, 2007 in CABPOLL, Media | Comments (0)
Archives for October 2007
Bingo!
Just for fun I've created a map of the final couple of hours from last nights shift. Heading for dinner at 10.40pm and thinking the night was pretty much over, save for some local stragglers, an unexpected hail to the western suburbs set off a chain of jobs reaping an... Read on...
October 29, 2007 in On the job | Comments (0)
Old Girls
New Cabpoll up this morning. A sobering reminder of one’s mortality comes from working with the elderly. Observing how they respond to help is a lesson in contrasting behaviour and gratitude. Whilst a few elderly consider help as an automatic entitlement, most others see it as thoughtfulness, and even a... Read on...
October 26, 2007 in On the job | Comments (12)
Wildfire
Firstly, a cheerio to our Californian readers, especially those living in wildfire counties. Trust you're all surviving and safe under such extreme adversity. Bloody eucalypts. Otherwise a new Cabpoll should be up at ninemsn this morning. Read on...
October 25, 2007 in CABPOLL, Media | Comments (0)
Can't win
On Monday night I dropped a fare outside the Coogee Bay Hotel thence parked the cab to return an overdue phone call. This was a mistake. I killed the Vacant light, locked the doors and made the call just as a big heavy fella approached a vacant cab in front.... Read on...
October 24, 2007 in On the job | Comments (11)
Filed
A short note before crawling into bed. I've just filed the next Cabpoll, supported by a video interview, which should be posted sometime this morning. UPDATE: Video now up. Read on...
October 23, 2007 in CABPOLL, Media | Comments (0)
In short
China never figures in my visitor statistics until yesterday when the blog came under sustained attack from comment spam. Some clown in China with too much spare time recorded 947 page hits spruiking some game. Idiot. In other news a fresh Cabpoll went up yesterday and, with luck, will be... Read on...
October 19, 2007 in CABPOLL, Clowns, Media | Comments (8)
Cabpoll 07
This catchy image (click to enlarge) was taken outside a North Ryde church on Sunday, within hours of the election being called. It's by the same denomination who last February erected...
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October 17, 2007 in CABPOLL, Media | Comments (2)
Stress
Early on Sunday evening a Parramatta tough guy, around forty years old with a shaven head, caught me unawares at the traffic lights and climbed aboard. Instinctively I eased my phone camera from it’s cradle straight into my shirt pocket. Discrimination ! In an Aussie accent he ordered a neighbouring... Read on...
October 16, 2007 in On the job | Comments (3)
Cabpoll 07
With yesterday's announcement of the Federal election date I can now inform readers of my involvement supplying Cabpoll passenger surveys for ninemsn.com.au. These can be found on the ninemsn election minisite. This project will be my main focus for the next six weeks and due to the work load involved... Read on...
October 15, 2007 in CABPOLL, Media | Comments (7)
