SLOW MOOO VING TRAFFIC

Driving down rating lane this morning traffic was slower than usual was there an accident I asked myself as im cursing the cars in front. No some clown had let some cows out of a field and everyone was having to carefuly get around them. This prank could have caused an accident and financial loss to the farm. I found the farm and knocked on the door great no answer, So I wandered around the yard until I eventualy found somebody to sort the problem out. I found it surprising that nobody else had bothered before me. They were probably to self induldged in there own mundane routine to take five minuetes out of there time to help.

I DONT MIND HELPING BUT....

I dont mind helping you load your shoping into the boot but don't just stand there talking on your phone while I do it all. This happened the other day I thought she would finish her call and help. Nope she would have let me do it all, halfway through I just got back in my car and waited until she realised that no one was doing her work for her. Some people are realy rude.

MY SPIDER SCENCES ARE TINGLING TIME TO LEAVE

Driving back into town last night after a no show in Ulverston feeling a bit pissed off I was offerd a job in Dalton. All was not lost at least I wouldnt be going back empty. The job was at Chequres Hotel so it was probably a wedding do or birthday party not the best place to pick up from they usualy take ages to come out if at all but id give it a shot and take it as a Cigarete break to give them the extra time it usualy takes them to get a move on.

As i pulled up into the Car Park it was more busy than usual. BANG! the lad hit the floor. I sat there watching waiting for the victim to return to his feet but no movement ten seconds passed still no movement. This lad was spark out. It seemed safe enough for me to get out and make sure he was ok, Its not the first time ive had to do this and I hate doing it in volitile enviroments. The usual crack melodramatic women full of drink making matters worse from what i could gather this was the start of the incident also. The lad was a bit bloody but coming around no need for my further attention so I retreated to my car an ambulance arived. It looked like it was going to kick of again as one buy one men came out of the building sruting like ape like creatures and women doing the usual gobbing off some made their way towards me obviously wound up and wanting to leave whilst the bride is running around with a cigarete hanging from her mouth (classy bird).

My spider scences started tingling there was no way I was being draged into this crap it was time to leave. Infact I just went home.

ANTI BODY ODOUR WARFARE

You meet some right smelly ba****ds in this job! The great unwashed, what is wrong with these people? Some of them are that bad if they bathed in s**t it would actualy tone the smell down. Then you get the one's that know they stink and try to mask it with deoderant. I dont know if this smells worse or not. I simpily cant explain what its like to be in a cab with these people there realy is no words to describe it. You get to know the great unwashed by adress or name and avoid them but sometimes you get caught out. There is actualy a family in this town that every shop keeper, cabbie ,bus driver even joe public know they are a local legend written into history for evermore all because of there oudor de naturel.

I remember getting a job one night and the Driver I was talking to started laughing and passed me a can of air freshener. Oh great do I let somebody else do it? Well it was a quiet night and I needed the Money, So I decided to bite the Bullet and crack on. I pulled into the Street and put my Window down. It was raining so I was going to get wet as well, I then give the car a generous spraying of air freshener and put the heater on full, well it was a winters night I was going to get wet and my nose burnt but I didn't want to be cold aswell. All this for a couple of pounds!

If only I'd payed attention, I wouldn't have felt so embarased. I had managed by sheer luck (or bad luck) to have done this outside my fare's house and they were stood on the Doorstep watching me go through my little routine of anti body oudor warfare. I made excuses of my last fare being a little smelly but I just had this gut feeling they didn't believe me. From that Day onwards I have always done my little routine around the cornner.

DOG ATTACK

My fare got in the Cab I took one look at her bandaged arm "Hospital love ?" good gues. She told me that yesterday a Staffy had been set on her by a neighbour that had a grudge. It had tore her arm and hand to bits, She was pulled to the floor and draged up the street. The owner was shouting to her that when her husband comes out of the house he will get the dog of her (probably to set the dog on him also I think). This attack I was told lasted about 10 minuets, with half the street out watching. Were they to scared to help or just didnt want to get involved?



Eventualy lucky for her a man came out to her rescue, He grabbed the dog by its back legs and pulled them apart. The staffy would not let go until the point were he would have broke its legs and pulled its rib cage apart!. He managed to get the dog off after these extreme measures and would you believe it, It only took the police 45 minuetes to arive! what a joke they are.



This dog is known to the police it has had 8 reports against it. It is also not alowed out without a muzzle. It is now in kennals until the court case as the dog is inocent until proven guilty lol, and to add insult to injury he is denying ownership of the dog.

I KNOW A SONG THAT WILL GET ON YOUR NERVES

I pulled up outside the house with my window down and a child ran over to me an started singing that old song "I know a song that will get on your nerves", She was right in my face over and over it went well and truely geting on my nerves. I wasn't going to rise to this after all it is only a child and of course her parents when they arive will shut her up probably more sick and tired of hearing this song than I already am.

Well it amazes me how some people can just switch off. She sang that song the whole dam journey exepet for a change in song to the wheels on the bus go round and round as loud as she could and still no reaction from mother. I went home after that job for a well deserved coffee and numerous cigaretes.

CRB

Well there has been nothing of intrest to blog about lately. Work has been quiet and very boring to be honest. Glad the kids are back at School work should hopefuly start picking up a bit in the run up to christmas, yes its nearly that time of year again! This week I have to do my crb (police check) these have to be done every 3 years which is a good thing as it helps to keep undesierables out of the job in my opinion they should be done every year although I dont like paying for it at £36 a go. On the safety issue I also think that cctv should be compulsery in cabs it provides peace of mind for both Driver and Passenger. These things are expensive though maybe the council or goverment should provide grants for them.

ANOTHER BREAKDOWN

Well I think I spoke to soon when I got My Car back from the Garage I thought it would be a while until the next time., but no the wonders of machinery. Last Saturday I came to work as usual only for my steering to fail. Great more down time and lost rank work on a super sunday which is double time. Managed to get a spare car of the firm again so at least I was still earning.