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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:16 pm 
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Lady asked me to take her to an address today about a mile away, which I agreed to do.

She moaned about the "disgusting" (£3) flagfall.

She moaned about the red traffic lights.

She moaned about the railway crossing gates closing.

She moaned about the meter ticking over whilst stationary.

She moaned about the £5:20 fare.

And then...........................















.................She asked to come back for her at 1345 :lol: :lol: :lol: couldn't make it up.

Told her I was busy........

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:18 pm 
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On a slightly different track I picked up a thicko the other day who asked......

If the Brighton marathon was longer than the London one. #-o

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:33 pm 
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I like the ones that winge about fare/going long way ect ect then tip at the end.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:39 pm 
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I like the ones who ask how much the fares are.....I look at them and say....you probably can't afford it.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:11 pm 
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captain cab wrote:
I like the ones who ask how much the fares are.....I look at them and say....you probably can't afford it.

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Prefer to ask "how much you got"


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:27 pm 
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captain cab wrote:
I like the ones who ask how much the fares are.....I look at them and say....you probably can't afford it.

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Hope you tell them that Skippy will do it cheaper!

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:29 pm 
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Chris the Fish wrote:
captain cab wrote:
I like the ones who ask how much the fares are.....I look at them and say....you probably can't afford it.

CC

Hope you tell them that Skippy will do it cheaper!



In Gala they call him Mr 20%

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:57 pm 
When I get this how much call I simply say.....yeah I know, it's so cheap I dunno how I do it either,

Gets either a laugh or I have to nip n' tuck.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:44 am 
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When I get this how much call I simply say.....yeah I know, it's so cheap I dunno how I do it either,

Gets either a laugh or I have to nip n' tuck.

I must remember that one. :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:20 am 
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On a slightly different track I picked up a thicko the other day who asked......

If the Brighton marathon was longer than the London one. #-o



A bit like the one I had some years ago, what time does the half 8 train leave to Nottingham? #-o


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:31 pm 
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I was always in the habit of saying 'that'll be 550 million quid, please' anything after that sounds super cheap :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:41 pm 
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My favourites are the ones that ask you if you are a taxi I usually get out of the vehicle look at the topsign and say yep according to that I am where do you want to go ?

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:33 pm 
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One of my favorites is " are you free?" no mate i'm f***ing expensive, so where to?

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:36 pm 
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I must add before Sussex has a go at me, I am PH, so only used to do that when I had my HC, which, so that someone can have a go at me as well as Sussex, I sold in 1989!

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:44 pm 
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And another thing, for the benefit of others, if you sell your plate in Brighton you cannot be on the waiting list for another!

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