unbelievable parenting

I realy cant believe some of the things i hear and see in this job.Now no one is perfect but isnt it a natural instinct as a parent to protect your chidren from harm you would certainly think so.This isnt the usual gripe of parents with the pushchair on the road while they stand saftley on the pavement waiting to cross or the other stupid action of putting children in and out of the car on the roadside instead of the pavement (cars have doors on both sides incase you dindnt know dohhh).What happened today was f###### unbelieveable. As i dropped my fare of and started to help the lady unload her shopping she left her child about 18 months old to wander around on the pavement and this was a realy busy road too while she messed about with her shopping, the child then wandered onto the road but instead of putting her shopping down and running to get her child like instinct would tell you to do she just called get off the road this child was too young to respond to orders like that and cars were getting nearer so i dropped her shopping and ran to retrieve the child who had now brought traffic to a standstill. She didnt bat an eyelid as i stood with her child in my arms an casualy carried on unloading her shopping.I was that mad and shocked i couldnt say a word,and if i did would she have listened you tell me

Speed bumps

Do we realy need so many they seem to be sprouting up everywhere and in all the wrong places.I have no problem with the old sleeping policemen in the right places such as outside schools,playgrounds etc but where i live they even have them in coldisacs were youd struggle to get out of first gear never mind second.I my job i can do anything between 500 to 1000 miles in a week around a relatively small town and it dont do my car or my bones any good whatsoever.These things only slow down average joe like you and me the idiots about seem to use them as ramps

The envelope

I droped of my fare and looked at my data head and there was plenty of work to be had up town,Half way there the operator contacted me on the radio and asked me if my last customer had left an envelope in the car.I had a quick look around and found it....empty.Great im going to have to travel back through town to drop off an empty brown envelope during rush hour too.When i got there he gave me some money for my trouble so i mentioned it was strange him paying another taxi fare just for an envelope thats worth a couple of pence.He said it wasnt empty and i thought great hes going to say ive took the contents.He then pulls out a 20p piece and says nope its still there.Im then thinking this guy is either nuts or taking the piss until he shows me the coin apparently the royal mint have made a load of 20p that have no date on them and coin cllectors are paying good money for them.This particular coin had just been sold on ebay for £150.I quickly pulled up around the corner and started going through my float at the speed of 1000 racing snakes well you never know do you!!

Road kill pie

sometimes i just cant help having a having a joke with my customers.Today i picked up a mother and daughter and half way through the journey a young seagul swooped infront of my cab the girl in the back started to scream and when i looked in my rear view mirror she had coverd her eyes and was repeating over and over have you killed it.Well this was my cue for some light hearted mischief.I told the girl that it was fine but if i had killed it i would have kept it for my road kill pie.Road kill pie what is that she asked as i saw a smirk apear on her mothers face.I then explained to the girl that any dead animals that i find on the road i keep them and bake a pie for my family,Well you can imagine the reaction to that for the next few minuets i was lectuered on all things cute and fluffy.So i told her that when i eat my tea i like to know that it used to have a face.she was not impressed at all when her mother tipped me.