The time has come for a major New Year’s resolution. This blog is now four years old and was first launched in December 2003. So at this time it's appropriate to take stock and reappraise the blogging caper. Cablog has always been a hobby and labour of love which has... Read on...
December 31, 2007 | Comments (33)
There is not much to report today...well, not counting the young woman seeking an opinion on her "fashion faux pas" - white knickers under a see-through dress. I told her, "Lady, forget about it, you look a million bucks." Then thoughtfully added, "If you're really worried about it, just take... Read on...
December 29, 2007 in On the job | Comments (0)
As a general rule when reporting on passengers I’ll change certain details such as localities and other identifying information. In four years of cablogging it’s extremely rare that a passenger hasn’t deserved anonymity. Here is one of those cases. Around 1am this morning in the Rocks a bloke wandered across... Read on...
December 28, 2007 in On the job | Comments (10)
When I stop at Graveyard Barista’s café for a coffee I take the exact money needed from my coin bag – three dollars plus a fifty cent coin for the tip. Then upon ordering I’ll plop the coin into the tip jar and the three dollars onto the counter. It’s... Read on...
December 27, 2007 in On the job | Comments (4)
An even lower act is the selfishness of residents who (allegedly) poison trees to enhance their views. And the local council is not letting them forget it, after erecting a number of these signs. Read on...
December 27, 2007 in Clowns | Comments (0)
The above incidents are nothing compared to what can happen in the cab game, where some of the lowest acts occur. Like having a knife put to one's throat. Early on Christmas Day I spent some time working the Surry Hills and downtown areas. Finally at 2.40am I killed my... Read on...
December 27, 2007 in On the job | Comments (3)
Some Boxing Day laughs from Brian, the radio room operator at Blanktop Chronicles. Also some street laughs from Overheard in New York. And this hilarious video on Guidos, from their mortal enemy, Rob, a New York bouncer. Feel free to nominate in Comments your favourite humour sites. Have a great... Read on...
December 26, 2007 in Humour | Comments (4)
After the madness of the preceding weeks there’s nothing like the relaxed atmosphere of Christmas Eve, heralding the arrival of the festive holidays. To mark the occasion yesterday afternoon was a glorious summer twilight with a comfortable temperature and clear skies. Already the roads were noticeably quieter with many people... Read on...
December 25, 2007 in On the job | Comments (2)
Last night three trendy, good-looking, young guys hailed me in the city. Trendy, as in hip casual gear, ironic haircuts and attitudes to suit. Climbing aboard, they squealed, “Stonewall, driver, Oxford Street!”, then proceeded to bounce around in their seats, full of beans. When I stopped for the first red... Read on...
December 24, 2007 in On the job | Comments (1)
Well, I guess it’s time to wish all my reader a wonderful festive season. With many readers now finished for the year I trust all have a rewarding and relaxing time with family and friends. Christmas is not my favourite time of year, being a relief driver and all. Yet... Read on...
December 22, 2007 | Comments (4)
It’s that time of year when ‘discerning’ passengers are forced to use the first available cab. None of this smugly standing on the kerb and taunting normal white cabs with their ‘taxi-demeanour’, whilst waiting for a Silver Service luxury cab. Early this morning three drunken businessmen and a female colleague... Read on...
December 20, 2007 in On the job | Comments (0)
Today's post is a driver's response to the annual Christmas taxi bashing, by regular Cablog reader and fellow cabbie, Rainer... So, you hate me. Fair enough, I understand. I am the cabbie that just drove past you with his light off, then stopped for the young girl thirty meters up... Read on...
December 18, 2007 in On the job | Comments (14)
Early this morning I accepted a radio booking from a western suburbs police station. On my arrival a young female officer walked out with a middle-aged fella carrying a charge-sheet copy. The officer said to him, “Now, tell the driver your address before you leave.”, delivered in the patient, soothing... Read on...
December 13, 2007 in On the job | Comments (10)
In Sydney’s niche world of creative, non-fiction, narrative blogging, there’s a new kid on the block, Graveyard Barista. He reports on the unique characters in his all-night downtown café. Where I pride myself in the ability to fashion stories from encounters lasting a few minutes, GYB does the same thing... Read on...
December 11, 2007 in Weblogs | Comments (7)
Last Friday I received a request from a women’s magazine for input to an article on female safety in taxis over the festive season. Then on the weekend I forgot about it. Until, that is, around 2am this morning when a teenage girl emerged from a Kings Cross nightclub and... Read on...
December 10, 2007 in On the job | Comments (10)
Lately I’ve had cause to wonder how far from the beach a woman can get away with wearing a bikini in public. For a bored cabbie such a conundrum is a delicious teaser. Last Sunday afternoon whilst driving down Bondi Road I saw a young woman walking past the Royal... Read on...
December 9, 2007 in On the job | Comments (6)
Well, once again it's that time of year - cab bashing. If it's any consolation for harried taxi passengers, the same problems are occurring across the country. Sorry, but I'm too buggered to enter into debate. Christmas; ho bloody ho. Read on...
December 6, 2007 in On the job | Comments (15)
Passengers never cease to amaze me. On Sunday night a smartly dressed bloke boarded outside a trendy Kings Cross nightclub. He was good looking, well tanned with slicked-backed hair and fast glasses, and one of the friendliest blokes you could meet. Originally from Armenia he’d settled here in the sixties... Read on...
December 5, 2007 in On the job | Comments (2)
Even before the old fella boarded I knew where he was going. It must have been a year or more when I first picked him up from the same RSL club, except this time he was without walking sticks. I figured he must have had a hip replacement or injury... Read on...
December 4, 2007 in On the job | Comments (5)
Late at night in the eastern suburbs I often collect young immigrant restaurant workers heading home after marathon shifts. Well, heading to the nearest station or night bus depot for the final leg of their journey to the western suburbs. On a regular basis they are forced to use taxis...
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December 3, 2007 in On the job | Comments (6)
Multimedia at its best, honouring one of its best. Vale Matt Price. Read on...
December 1, 2007 in Heroes, media | Comments (0)
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