You see some interesting sights around town as a cabbie, that’s a given really. But something I’ve not really touched on before are the people you come across. Not the punters, they are a whole different story, one that can be joyous, annoying & frustrating all in the same journey. No, I’m talking about the [...]
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god loves you
Posted in Working Day on May 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
someone to watch over me….
Posted in Working Day on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over four hours in the Heathrow Feeder Park had been followed by countless circuits around Mayfair looking for someone, anyway to hail my cab. But Bank Holiday Monday meant central London was quite remarkably quiet. So quiet that I twice parked up on the rank near the bottom of New Bond St in a slightly [...]
doggett’s coat & badge
Posted in Loving London, Working Day on May 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Doggett’s Coat & Badge, a wager race for Thames Watermen established by Thomas Doggett in 1715, is still competed for today between London Bridge & Chelsea. Initially staged on August 1st to mark the accession of George I, the date of the race now varies according to the tides. Doggett was an Irish actor & [...]
cabbieTrack (TM) – latest images
Posted in Loving London, Working Day on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An easy post to do today – it’s all about the pictures – innit?? As I finally get around to doing enough work to make the data worthwhile, cabbieTrack is starting to deliver some interesting images. Below is the latest cumulative image (about 12 shifts worth of data) and a detail of the West End, [...]
cabbieTrack (TM) – now there’s no hiding
Posted in Working Day on April 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A new joint venture between Cabbies Capital Inc & Blacko Enterprises is delighted to announce the launch of cabbieTrack (TM) Beta version. No longer will my movements remain a mystery to the Cabbie Family (gulp) or the world at large. Thanks to the winning combination of cutting edge technology (an old Nokia 6300 & left [...]
told off – by Big Brother 8′s Carole
Posted in Cab Rant, Working Day on April 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I often view life as a cab driver as a series of skirmishes in life’s great battle. Cut up by a bus here, abused by a white van man there; but make sure you give as good as you get. Someone nearly drives into your precious cab? I’m not just going to sail on serenely [...]
station to station
Posted in Working Day on March 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The stations of London, (underground, over ground , or indeed Wombling free) form a key part of any cabbies working day. Even if you are a non-ranker you can’t avoid at least dropping people off at various stations during the day. Obviously the big termini feature most heavily, but you find yourself dropping off at [...]
mandarin hotel moves to SW11
Posted in Working Day on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes, just occasionally mind you, cab drivers make mistakes. Just don’t tell anyone I told you, or I might get banned from every green hut in town. Ever since I bought my own cab I have worked “on the radio” with Dial a Cab (DAC), an institution I have great respect for (and will talk [...]
cakes, lost cars & cooking your own meal
Posted in Cab Rant, Working Day on January 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Or, in a slightly less obscure way, my top ten favourite cabbie moments from the last 3 years….. 10 – Cab as changing room. Nice young lady hails me on Piccadilly and needs to get to Covent Garden pronto. Dressed in nice smart business suit carrying briefcase and holdall. I concentrate on getting her there [...]
credit crunch hits santa claus plc…
Posted in Working Day on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bal-ham, gateway to the south and, it seems, where Santa does his post credit crunch shopping. Downsizing to a 1988 Peugeot 306 Estate will hopefully allow Santa to stretch his toy budget that little bit further. If he got there before the rush, he can always take advantage of Woolies clearance sale as well. Clearly [...]
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