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jimbo
 Post subject: A new World record?
PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:34 pm 
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I'm claiming a new world record for accepting a booking from out of area.

On Monday I took a call for a job from Lincoln to Northampton today, wednesday.

I took the call in Dubai.

And did the run this morning.

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 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:22 pm 
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That's cool but was it a relative by any chance :wink:

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too many dead miles

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jimbo
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:53 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
too many dead miles


The dead miles were travelled business class on an Airbus 380, the only way to go.

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jimbo
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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toots wrote:
That's cool but was it a relative by any chance :wink:



Nope. A valued customer who has my private number.

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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Hang on, you are claiming the record for breaking the law. It wasn't the customer who was out of area or the job but you accepted the job whilst you were not at your operating centre.
Now what is the name of your enforcement officer? :mrgreen:

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edders23
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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jimbo wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
too many dead miles


The dead miles were travelled business class on an Airbus 380, the only way to go.


trade must be pretty buoyant up in Lincoln then !!

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toots
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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grandad wrote:
Hang on, you are claiming the record for breaking the law. It wasn't the customer who was out of area or the job but you accepted the job whilst you were not at your operating centre.
Now what is the name of your enforcement officer? :mrgreen:


I didn't realise hackneys needed an operating centre :?

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 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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grandad wrote:
Hang on, you are claiming the record for breaking the law. It wasn't the customer who was out of area or the job but you accepted the job whilst you were not at your operating centre.
Now what is the name of your enforcement officer? :mrgreen:


Ah but was the call diverted to his mobile VIA his operating base ?

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grandad
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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edders23 wrote:
grandad wrote:
Hang on, you are claiming the record for breaking the law. It wasn't the customer who was out of area or the job but you accepted the job whilst you were not at your operating centre.
Now what is the name of your enforcement officer? :mrgreen:


Ah but was the call diverted to his mobile VIA his operating base ?

Ah but would that be legal?
Jimbo did say that the chap has his private number, which would sugest that it wasn't on a divert.

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 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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grandad wrote:
edders23 wrote:
grandad wrote:
Hang on, you are claiming the record for breaking the law. It wasn't the customer who was out of area or the job but you accepted the job whilst you were not at your operating centre.
Now what is the name of your enforcement officer? :mrgreen:


Ah but was the call diverted to his mobile VIA his operating base ?

Ah but would that be legal?
Jimbo did say that the chap has his private number, which would sugest that it wasn't on a divert.


He's a hackney driver, what operating base?

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I took a job offer in San Francisco once, but it was for that night to go to LHR to catch a flight to.......... San Francisco!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
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jimbo wrote:
I'm claiming a new world record for accepting a booking from out of area.

On Monday I took a call for a job from Lincoln to Northampton today, wednesday.

I took the call in Dubai.

And did the run this morning.



Were you coming home from Dubai?
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jimbo
 Post subject: Re: A new World record?
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:44 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
jimbo wrote:
I'm claiming a new world record for accepting a booking from out of area.

On Monday I took a call for a job from Lincoln to Northampton today, wednesday.

I took the call in Dubai.

And did the run this morning.



Were you coming home from Dubai?



Well, yes. My son and his family live out there. He's an Emirates pilot, hence the business class. I told the wife it was a pure coincedence that the rugby sevens was on last weekend. (the most expensive [edited by admin] up ever)

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Hows yer knees jimbo still grovelling :badgrin: :badgrin: :badgrin: :badgrin:

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