I knew a buck who had OCD and ADHD, everything had to be perfect, but not for very long.
@ Lizzzy, I hope you are the Galway Taxi driver that I was thinking about because just last night I was talking about you. True story.
I picked up this fare last night (Sat) in Cork city center at about 8pm, a very pretty young lass who was very well dressed and her young boyfriend also well dressed fer a night out on the town in Cork city, she seemed very glum sitting in to the front seat and requested to be brought Back to the Clayton hotel. No chat from either and there didn't seem to be any friction between them but just a disappointed mood in the cab, so I inquired was everything OK ? The young lass told me that they had tried 6 or 7 Cork pubs and been refused in all because they were under 23.
The 'Over 23' rule is a bugbear of mine, and I asked her their ages, she told me she was 20 and her boyfriend was 19 and they were down from Galway fer the weekend but as they couldn't get in anywhere they thought it best just to go back to the residents bar in the hotel.
This was not sitting well with me because she was a very placid charming young lass and her boyfriend seemed like a through gentleman. I said to her;
"I'll take ye to a city pub and charge you the fare to the pub, I will escort ye in and if ye don't get served then I will drive ye back to the Clayton hotel fer free", they both agreed with smiles on their faces.
Along the way I told them;
"Right, we need our story straight before we enter the bar, my name is 'Ken' and my online Taxi mate 'Lizzzy' is a Galway Taxi driver and your his daughter down fer the weekend who can't get served because your under 23, You got it ?".She replied;
"Yes, I got it !" and I repeated the statement to them once more fer good measure.
We arrive at Coughlans on Douglas street
(Mine and Korky's local about once every 3 months) they pay me the 7Euro fare and I walk in to the pub in front of them, luckily my mate Pat is behind the bar at the front of the counter and I explain the situation to him and he sez;
"As long as they have I.D they are more than welcome", I turn to leave with my job done and the young couple thank me fer my efforts, as I'm walking out the door I hear Pat say to them;
"And how do ye know Ken ?", so just aswell we had our homework done in the cab before our arrival.
Later that night at about 9.30pm I'm ranked outside that same pub which is my most favourite if only ranking spot in the city and Pat the barman comes over to me and sez
;"Jeez, there as good as gold the Two of em, there sat in front of the fire supping and chatting to the locals and sur' the music will be starting off in a few minutes time".I said to Pat; "
Du kno, I didn't want em going back ta Galway 'n thinking Cork is a Shitty place".Pat replies;
"Well they won't now anyway, we all did our Good Deed for today, UP DE REBELS !".
