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Title: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 26, 2022, 03:43:39 am
Fuel prices went down about 50cent per liter in the last month or so.
Insurance prices fer Taxies went down by about 25% in the last year.
Old Banger Taxies got further life extensions.
NCT costs were waived fer a year.
Motor tax was waived fer a year (after filling out forms).
Taxi suitability costs were waived fer a year or more.
FN (subject to conditions) paid our Applus+ reseal tests.
Taxies got a decent 12% fare increase.
And we got PUP !
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 26, 2022, 03:45:46 am
Apart from all that; "What have the Roman's ever done fer us ?".
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: vandriver on December 26, 2022, 10:59:59 am
I've had the best year since I started.
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: taxi1990 on December 26, 2022, 12:53:45 pm
I've had the best year since I started.


what year did you start?
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: vandriver on December 26, 2022, 02:15:55 pm
That's 5 years now.
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Mytaxi007 on December 26, 2022, 03:12:38 pm
5 years  rofl
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: watty on December 26, 2022, 05:19:04 pm
The Govt reduced the excise charge on fuel by something like 20% in summer 2022 - they could reintroduce that at any moment.

@ Belker - everything you wrote is about money.  Remember a dead man's shroud has no pockets.  You should stop obsessing about money and FN bonuses.  There's a good chance you'll be happier.  We certainly will be  :P  :P  :P
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: taxi1990 on December 26, 2022, 07:23:09 pm
That's 5 years now.


we are talking about 3 years so, due to Covid.
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: vandriver on December 26, 2022, 08:29:33 pm
All I can comment on is my experience.Whats yours?
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Mytaxi007 on December 26, 2022, 08:52:43 pm
When you say best year..what do you mean?
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: taxi1990 on December 26, 2022, 09:48:09 pm
All I can comment on is my experience.Whats yours?


It was pretty good yeah, I worked too much early in the year, means I can have Christmas nights off. I hate working Christmas nights.
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: vandriver on December 26, 2022, 10:37:24 pm
When you say best year..what do you mean?
Profits
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Octavia1 on December 26, 2022, 11:07:52 pm
The Govt reduced the excise charge on fuel by something like 20% in summer 2022 - they could reintroduce that at any moment.

@ Belker - everything you wrote is about money.  Remember a dead man's shroud has no pockets.  You should stop obsessing about money and FN bonuses.  There's a good chance you'll be happier.  We certainly will be  :P  :P  :P

watty... 'm probly kens biggest critic as regards his penny pinchin...particularly his blind allegiance to fleenow ....but he's generous to a fault an a big heart   ..
Separation can do tings to ya  ...specially wen yu go tru the family court bollix an they tell ya to pay for yur ex an kids house an yur own accommodation or yull be fuked in a cell even in a recession..or  the alternative is homelessness...unless yuv bean ther sort o ting ....
Sometimes I wish I was more like Ken.....but I gave up yers ago ...Ken didn't

Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 27, 2022, 07:16:44 am
When you say best year..what do you mean?
Profits
Don't be minding the begrudgers Van D, your doing super well and I'm delighted you had your best year and well pleased with myself fer being a very small cog in the wheel of your success story.
That Stroke you pulled with the FN customer internet offer was just mind-blowing !
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 27, 2022, 07:19:24 am
5 years  rofl
Tis no wonder we never get any new blood in here with ridiculing comments like that !
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 27, 2022, 07:24:52 am
The Govt reduced the excise charge on fuel by something like 20% in summer 2022 - they could reintroduce that at any moment.

@ Belker - everything you wrote is about money.  Remember a dead man's shroud has no pockets.  You should stop obsessing about money and FN bonuses.  There's a good chance you'll be happier.  We certainly will be  :P  :P  :P
Yes Watty, because this is mainly what this forum is about......... making money !
As in the first line of your reply !!

As fer Chrimbo, personally I prob had the best family one ever, but I not gonna post that story on here fer all the mongs to pick holes in it.
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 27, 2022, 07:55:30 am
.......  ... 'm probly kens biggest critic as regards his penny pinchin...particularly his blind allegiance to fleenow ....but he's generous to a fault an a big heart   ..
Separation can do tings to ya  ...specially wen yu go tru the family court bollix an they tell ya to pay for yur ex an kids house an yur own accommodation or yull be fuked in a cell even in a recession..or  the alternative is homelessness...unless yuv bean ther sort o ting ....
Sometimes I wish I was more like Ken.....but I gave up yers ago ...Ken didn't
I would agree Octy, when it comes to online penny-pinching on Tesco clubcards, Circle K offers and online Bookie offers then I am the best/worst at it, the FN ambassador program is a bit of a Gravy Train but we won't go there.
That's my online life which I often share on here in the hope that some other Taxi drivers might make/save a few quid. My real life profile is quite different.

P.S. Thanks fer the Hug by the Spire last week !
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Octavia1 on December 27, 2022, 08:11:52 am
.......  ... 'm probly kens biggest critic as regards his penny pinchin...particularly his blind allegiance to fleenow ....but he's generous to a fault an a big heart   ..
Separation can do tings to ya  ...specially wen yu go tru the family court bollix an they tell ya to pay for yur ex an kids house an yur own accommodation or yull be fuked in a cell even in a recession..or  the alternative is homelessness...unless yuv bean ther sort o ting ....
Sometimes I wish I was more like Ken.....but I gave up yers ago ...Ken didn't
I would agree Octy, when it comes to online penny-pinching on Tesco clubcards, Circle K offers and online Bookie offers then I am the best/worst at it, the FN ambassador program is a bit of a Gravy Train but we won't go there.
That's my online life which I often share on here in the hope that some other Taxi drivers might make/save a few quid. My real life profile is quite different.

P.S. Thanks fer the Hug by the Spire last week !


Don't mention it Ken......was delited tu see you an korky ....always a  great pleasure......
Mite head to Cork  this yer wit the love o me life for a dirty weekend ...so we can get sozzlled again ..... an Amsterdam museum this yer is another plan ... lol if I can get hippotissim for me Flite nerves .... :2cheers
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 27, 2022, 09:07:20 am
You be always welcome down South Octy, we actually have pubs (unlike Fookin Dooblin) that have beer ! (Fookin Weatherspoons ! whose idea was that ?).

I'm sure Korky be up fer a few scoops when yiz call, as fer West Cork I would suggest Baltimore and stay at the Algiers Inn,  the place really is steeped in history, might get your painting appetite going again when you hear the tales from the 1600's.
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Cool Boola on December 27, 2022, 11:12:03 am
Looking into the new year,I am happy to read posts that are looking at the bright side. We all need some inspiration  to look forward to 2023. Wish you all a successful and happy year ahead!
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Octavia1 on December 27, 2022, 11:31:08 am
Looking into the new year,I am happy to read posts that are looking at the bright side. We all need some inspiration  to look forward to 2023. Wish you all a successful and happy year ahead!

Cheers Bren .. :2cheers...happy paintin  new yer  lol
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Tony on December 27, 2022, 02:32:21 pm
You be always welcome down South Octy, we actually have pubs (unlike Fookin Dooblin) that have beer ! (Fookin Weatherspoons ! whose idea was that ?).

I'm sure Korky be up fer a few scoops when yiz call, as fer West Cork I would suggest Baltimore and stay at the Algiers Inn,  the place really is steeped in history, might get your painting appetite going again when you hear the tales from the 1600's.


100% ken, there's nowhere finer and I've fished in almost ever corner in Ireland but Baltimore is like a magnet to me, I'd gladly retire down that neck of the woods
Title: Re: Looking on the Bright side !
Post by: Belker on December 28, 2022, 08:28:41 am
Did you have a look at the history of Baltimore El Tonio ?

The Barbary pirates from North Africa landed there in the 1600's and took a few hundred Irish slaves away.
Hence why the local Inn is called the Algiers.