Last night I carried a woman home from a charity fundraiser for children caught in illegal trafficking. Her generosity in spending a winter’s Sunday night helping others got me thinking about the disposed and needy and I recalled an earlier passenger who once worked in the media, quite close to... Read on...
July 13, 2009 in On the job | Comments (8)
One Saturday evening a young woman climbed into the front seat at a railway station. Her- Oh my God, I’ve just had the weirdest date. Me- Oh? Her- A girlfriend arranged for me to go out with this guy she studies with. But after dinner he says he has to... Read on...
July 9, 2009 in On the job | Comments (3)
At an eastern suburbs beach this morning I was hailed by a dishevelled young woman walking on the road. Instead of withdrawing to the kerb and waiting she advanced further into my lane, showing no fear or regard for safety, indicating other cabs had refused to stop. Climbing in the... Read on...
July 6, 2009 in On the job | Comments (4)
Late at night outside an office building an old girl fell into the front seat and commenced huffing and puffing. She had just cleaned two floors, each of 240 square metres. In a thick European accent she grumbled, “Five nights a week for only $200.” After I suggested that at... Read on...
July 3, 2009 in On the job | Comments (5)
Two fares on Saturday night perfectly illustrate the contrasting techniques of vomiting in a taxi. The first example was smart, the second dumb. The passengers, both women insisted they had never been sick before in a cab and apologised profusely. They were mature, middle-class and well mannered. Both had been... Read on...
June 29, 2009 in On the job | Comments (12)
Last night I carried a young couple from a budget hotel in the City to Merrylands, near Parramatta. They were Fijian Indians who live in Vancouver, Canada and were in Sydney on a short vacation to visit a cousin. The woman remained silent as the bloke talked about Canada and... Read on...
June 16, 2009 in On the job | Comments (2)
Early this morning a woman climbed in around 2:30 am at Star City casino and ordered a satellite suburb on the outskirts of Sydney. After a lousy Sunday night I could have kissed her in gratitude. It wasn’t that she was 34 weeks pregnant which struck me, or the fact... Read on...
June 15, 2009 in On the job | Comments (2)
This was me last July cruising through a school speed zone, covered in detail here. Well, after a number of false starts I finally had my day in court yesterday. Read on...
May 26, 2009 in On the job | Comments (6)
This post addresses two of the most common questions asked by my passengers: a) How on earth do you cope with drunks, and b) What do you use the video camera for? Firstly I've learnt that the best method of dealing with nasty, argumentative drunkards is to give thanks I... Read on...
May 20, 2009 in On the job | Comments (17)
On Saturday afternoon at the racecourse a middle-aged punter opened the door. “I’m too pissed to drive home” he told me, “and just want somewhere to stay overnight.” I told him to get in. "Any luck on the punt?” I asked. After taking a deep breath he said, “I just... Read on...
May 18, 2009 in On the job | Comments (1)
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