man of lettuce: April 2008

Archives for April 2008

Hysterical

Due to a buggered cab I'm currently off work, so here's a tale from last weekend... Well after midnight at a quiet suburban rank a fight broke out over queue jumping, despite there being half a dozen vacant cabs and no other passengers!? The participants were two young guys in... Read on...

April 30, 2008 in On the job | Comments (4)

Survivor

Late last night I was hailed by a young bloke with prosthetic arms and hooks for hands. He sat up front and we quickly got chatting about general stuff so that I didn’t get the opportunity to inquire about his condition. Well, actually, I did get a chance when he... Read on...

April 28, 2008 in On the job | Comments (3)

Sacrilege

Traditional Anzac Day two-up game in Kings Cross. Last night a radio call was made for cabs to the Westin Hotel, overlooking the Martin Place cenotaph and focal point for yesterday’s Anzac Day commemoration. The request sounded like a bunch of Diggers may be heading home after a function at... Read on...

April 26, 2008 in On the job | Comments (2)

Diggers

A couple of old diggers lay wreaths on the Randwick Junction cenotaph this morning. After driving all night I mis-timed the service thinking it was at dawn and arrived to find well over a hundred departing people. This was a pleasant surprise as I'd attended this small suburban ceremony a... Read on...

April 25, 2008 in On the job | Comments (3)

Reactive

Today cabbies and bus drivers have something to cheer about, THE mere act of throwing a rock at a vehicle - whether it hits something or not - will now become a criminal offence carrying a jail term of up to five years. And about bloody time too as rock... Read on...

April 24, 2008 in On the job | Comments (4)

Weird

This vehicle sailed past in the Harbour Tunnel last night. Plastered down the side was a startling logo, JEWS FOR JESUS. Say, what..!? Kinky Friedman's in town..? Weird, mate Read on...

April 22, 2008 in On the job | Comments (4)

Lost

No matter how hard I tried over the weekend I just couldn't get away to the Ruddstock Festival in Canberra. So instead I canvassed numerous drivers at work on a Big Idea... It should be mandatory that all residential and commercial premises display clear, reflective and eye-level steet numbering. There... Read on...

April 21, 2008 in On the job | Comments (4)

Jersey boys

Vale Danny Federici, organist, keyboard and accordian player with the E Street Band. Some of his best known work here. Regarding Loose Windscreen, another favourite here showcasing his classic early songwriting. Which brings me to a third New Jersey boy, Richard Shindell. Here he performs the evocative Last Fare of... Read on...

April 19, 2008 | Comments (0)

Jumpin'

A couple of years ago my son and I spent a Friday afternoon wandering around Watsons Bay, an area he's very familiar with having grown up on South Head. On the way from Camp Cove beach out to the South Head lighthouse he stopped at the cliffs (image below), some... Read on...

April 18, 2008 in On the job | Comments (4)

Slammed

In the last post I was carelessly dismissive of a world governed by insurance, where every action has a legal consequence. However it can also be argued that overt safety considerations are equally as valid. When my son was around seven... Read on...