Racist?

[Rat Catcher]

Got a job last night in Darndale from Free Now with the destination given as Dublin Airport Pick Up Zone 18. When the lad got in he says he wanted to go to the city centre. Now it's not the first time DAP has been incorrectly specified as the desto from those parts but they're usually local jobs so don't bother me. However, last evening I thought fuck that for a lark and told your man, pointing to me screen, that I'm here for Joe (not actual name). That's me, says  he... No, says I, I'm looking for the Joe that's going to Dublin Airport... arr I just put that in 'cos ewes take ages if I say town, etc... that was silly, says I, the cunts only gave it to me 'cos I've a prebooking at the Airport in 19 minutes. Anywaysanall, I told him I'd leave him on the main road where he could flag a taxi or re-hailo with the correct or no destination specified and cancelled the job as "incorrect passenger"... happened that there was a lad using my layby so I left him there, not sure if the other lad took him or not - I only noticed that he was black or of mixed race as he got out. 

[Bob Shillin]

Not rascist just a little bit dodgy, the booking, and possibly the client I mean. I would have taken him to the city if I assessed his character as ok, if not I would have done as you did..... whatever the skin type.

[watty]

Not racist at all.  You met a unreliable potential passenger that you couldn't trust.  He'd already lied to you once.  How could you trust whether he'd pay you once you got to town.  Or give you counterfeit money if you asked for the money upfront?

You should probably tell FN though in case the story ends up on Joe Duffy or something.  Once they understand your position, they might reward you with an Ambassadorship for dropping the liar on the Dual Carriageway.

[Bob Shillin]

Don't think that the lying was that significan on it's own, seems a valid enough trick if you think that it's the only way to town. One often sees street flags who deliberately stand on your side of the road, and then turn you around to go back.

[Rat Catcher]

It was more a frame of mind thing than anything else. I was pretty sure it wasn't an airport job when I took it which put me in a cantankerous humour. If I'm honest there was probably no good reason not to take him to the city aside from the fact thet I didn't want to go to the city and wouldn't have taken the job if it said city. As BS alludes to, specifying DAP as the desto is an increasingly common "trick" deployed by clients in that general geographical area. In fact, only a week or so ago, a colleague/competitor advised me to beware of Carrs Lane or Malahide Road (Campions end) to DAP as they're invariably local jobs and often Cara Park.

Anywaysanall, I think my "guilt" arose mainly because of the colleague/competitor using my layby. I couldn't drive past an empty taxi with the roof sign illuminated having told the client I'd drop him somewhere he could get a taxi. The isssue then becomes the colleague/competitor knowing I dumped the client on him and, without knowing why, probably turned him away.

I know a lot of my colleagues/competitors who are white and Irish by accident of birth don't knowingly pick up immigrants. In fact, I recall an amusing conversation with one of my Free Now regulars... a quiet lad, sits in the back (even before COVID '19 anall) and rarely engages in conversation other than do you want anything in the shop kinda thing says to me you know your man, Bill (not real name) the immigrant (paraphrased) from a specified area, he thinks your filth. Why's that, says I... arr he's paranoid, he was out doing a bit one night and every time he hailoed a taxi you turned up (made me recall him cancelling for no apparent reason on the last - possibly 6th or 7th - hailo on the night in question) so he thinks he was being tracked anall... sure you know yourself, says I, I work around here most evenings and with him being an immigrant anall most of the lads would have him blocked... sure I know that, says he, I told him ifn you were filth you'd be driving a better car than this... none taken, says I!

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

i've noticed a surge in phoney airport runs the past while.
maybe they've always been there because i've traditionally hated going up there and am reluctant to accept airport hailos.

[Rat Catcher]

DAP -vs- Cara Park... I know which one I would and wouldn't accept.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

friend my hole.

[silverbullet]

It was more a frame of mind thing than anything else. I was pretty sure it wasn't an airport job when I took it which put me in a cantankerous humour. If I'm honest there was probably no good reason not to take him to the city aside from the fact thet I didn't want to go to the city and wouldn't have taken the job if it said city. As BS alludes to, specifying DAP as the desto is an increasingly common "trick" deployed by clients in that general geographical area. In fact, only a week or so ago, a colleague/competitor advised me to beware of Carrs Lane or Malahide Road (Campions end) to DAP as they're invariably local jobs and often Cara Park.

Anywaysanall, I think my "guilt" arose mainly because of the colleague/competitor using my layby. I couldn't drive past an empty taxi with the roof sign illuminated having told the client I'd drop him somewhere he could get a taxi. The isssue then becomes the colleague/competitor knowing I dumped the client on him and, without knowing why, probably turned him away.

I know a lot of my colleagues/competitors who are white and Irish by accident of birth don't knowingly pick up immigrants. In fact, I recall an amusing conversation with one of my Free Now regulars... a quiet lad, sits in the back (even before COVID '19 anall) and rarely engages in conversation other than do you want anything in the shop kinda thing says to me you know your man, Bill (not real name) the immigrant (paraphrased) from a specified area, he thinks your filth. Why's that, says I... arr he's paranoid, he was out doing a bit one night and every time he hailoed a taxi you turned up (made me recall him cancelling for no apparent reason on the last - possibly 6th or 7th - hailo on the night in question) so he thinks he was being tracked anall... sure you know yourself, says I, I work around here most evenings and with him being an immigrant anall most of the lads would have him blocked... sure I know that, says he, I told him ifn you were filth you'd be driving a better car than this... none taken, says I!

In O'Tooles, across from yor loading bay/bus stop, do you ever notice the same shyster working the club?
He's not registered on the App. I'd report him but I f**king hate the skobes coming out of the kip, he's welcome to them.

[Panel]

Memory serves me correctly the O’Tooles / Ayrfield used to have a unofficial rank in the car park during the austere years, on a quiet Wednesday night it could make or break your night with the quick local runs, I’m sure RC can confirm if there is still a rank in operation.

Re FN airport runs; the latest departing flight generally no later than midnight, handy rule of thumb is to be wary of job offers later than 8/9pm.

[Rat Catcher]

I don't use Blunden Drive much these days, SB...only if Priorswood Rd and Northside SC are occupied really. Used it more a few summers ago when I was starting in the afternoon. There's two laybys there, the larger one containing a marked bus stop but with plenty of unmarked space, the smaller with no markings that I'm aware of. I don't think there's any specified loading bay there.

[silverbullet]

Memory serves me correctly the O’Tooles / Ayrfield used to have a unofficial rank in the car park during the austere years, on a quiet Wednesday night it could make or break your night with the quick local runs, I’m sure RC can confirm if there is still a rank in operation.

Re FN airport runs; the latest departing flight generally no later than midnight, handy rule of thumb is to be wary of job offers later than 8/9pm.

Frank [if memory serves] charges fixed fares and doesn't run the meter. And you're right about the 'port.
Primrose Grove to the airport/ contact name Deano, or Wayno doesn't ring true!

[Rat Catcher]

There's one or two DAP workers around there who do night shifts and (sometimes) commute by taxi. Campions or Inish Fails to DAP at 23:xx is somewhat less likely.

[silverbullet]

There's one or two DAP workers around there who do night shifts and (sometimes) commute by taxi. Campions or Inish Fails to DAP at 23:xx is somewhat less likely.

Most of the ASU workers travel around 03.30 to start work at 04.00. Check-in desks open at 04.00.

Last night I had an airport call from the corpo houses on Edenmore Avenue beside the Concorde. What struck me as unusual was it was 01.07 and the airport specified was in Greece, the contact was "Sabrina". As they say on Pop Idol "That's a NO from me Dawg".

[Rat Catcher]

The cleaning crew seem to go in between 23:00 and 00:00.