Lost Wallet

[Bob Shillin]

Big admission here. After 15 yrs at it I'm stll making mistakes. En route I heard his phone dropping down the side of his seat. Unbelieveably for me, in hindsight,when we were in a good phase of conversation and to assire bona fides, I foolishly made him awarenthat his phone had fallen.......and I retrieved it for him.....DOH! One of these days I have to stop being a gobshite. Letter poste; on va voir.

Don't tell us anymore,
Maybe you should try another occupation,
You'd make a good charity worker.

Nah, as mentioned before, I don't like people, shoulda been a surgeon.

[silverbullet]

Big admission here. After 15 yrs at it I'm stll making mistakes. En route I heard his phone dropping down the side of his seat. Unbelieveably for me, in hindsight,when we were in a good phase of conversation and to assire bona fides, I foolishly made him awarenthat his phone had fallen.......and I retrieved it for him.....DOH! One of these days I have to stop being a gobshite. Letter poste; on va voir.

A strongly worded letter wrapping around a house brick.

[Rat Catcher]

Street flag.

Side effect of mytaxi's success - there's a far greater concentration of scum among street work. Where did you pick him up?

[Bob Shillin]

Street flag.

Side effect of mytaxi's success - there's a far greater concentration of scum among street work. Where did you pick him up?

The Green l, footpath opposite Shelbourne Hotel

[Rat Catcher]

I don't work that area but I'd imagine it's dodgy enough at that hour of the morning. I'm guessing he tricked you into believing you were stopping for a couple or a group and just got in on his own... back when I did work the city it woulda been rare for a taxman to stop for a bloke on his own at a busy period, that's who ranks are for.

We could be getting to a stage where older drivers won't risk any street hails. One has to consider why they don't want to use an app. Even with the very few street jobs I accept I had a runner up above in Dublin last week and that run in with the traveller who stole my mobile telephone in Celbridge a while back... makes one think twice.

[Bob Shillin]

NahI if they tuen out to be dodgy I'ld prefer to deal with 1 than 4. I'ld be even more worried about 2.

[Belker]

You did break the 'Golden rule' there Harry; "Never leave the car during an incident",
I'm not critisizing you as I have broken it myself a few times, but in thinking about it
and as the years advance I won't be breaking the 'Golden rule' anymore.

We just don't know what they have consumed, your client sounds like he had a
good dose of Ketamin or MMDA inside of him and all washed down with alcohol.
Also we don't know what concealed weapons they might be carrying or if indeed
they are trained martial arts fighters or boxers, we just don't know !

[The Liffey Lip]

The eyes are the mirrors of the soul....not so with drugs...8 ball haemorrhages take their place.

[Rat Catcher]

If that's the golden rule, what's rule number one Ken?

[Shallowhal]

If that's the golden rule, what's rule number one Ken?

Ask Gibbs from NCIS!!

[Belker]

If that's the golden rule, what's rule number one Ken?

El Tonio might explain more than me as he has a lot more rules than anyone else.

Fer me on street hails during the Jungle hours, in no particular order;
No Hoodies.
No food or drink in hand.
No wobblers.
No gangs of young males.
No holding on to a pole or a wall.
No one standing in the middle of the road.

Leg and/or cleavage is always good !

[weird al wankovitch]

1. No peoplewith the faces of cunts
2. No dinner jackets
3. No posh horse faces
4. No scruffy cunts
5. No trekkies
6. No hoodies
7. No food scum
8. No wellies
9. No cravat wearing arseholes
10. No singers
11. No Tommy Hilfigers
12. No Roma
13. No Do as ya likeys
14. No Whistlers
15. No dribblers
16. Never get out of your car
17. Get collateral for any job you'd be upset to take a hit on by any means possible including temporarily robbing their phone/wallet until the journey is over.
18. Quiz everyone on everything about themselves so you know where to look if they act the cunt.
19. Position drivers seat highest in the car and further back than the front passenger so youve an advantage in a punch swinging scenario.
20. Hurley in the boot (and a sliotar) for playing fetch with yer dog
21. Doors locked when on a rank, official or unofficial
22. Never get out of your car
23. Lock doors when unhired
24. Quiz gangs of lads if approached on a rank to gauge cuntiness, same rule applied if flagged on the street
25. Don't eat packets of ham for your lunch
26. Don't work Wrights Venue.. Full of cunts
27. Don't rant about jigs with anyone
28. Don't moan at pax about where theyre going
29. Don't be a hungry cunt
30. Never get out of your car...

I think that just about covers it..

[Shallowhal]

Sounds like you drive around empty all the time Al....are ye drivin a taxi or bleedin sightseeing?

[weird al wankovitch]

Just selective Hal. Once cunts get in its terrible hard to get them out. I still make as much as any other driver.. Theres always gonna be drivers that will pick up the aforementioned undesirables.. I'm a fookin professional driver 

[Belker]

16. Never get out of your car

22. Never get out of your car

30. Never get out of your car...

I think that just about covers it..

That just about sums up the 'Golden Rule' !