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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What a rubbish Xmas day |
Last years wasn't brilliant but this years well  loads of cancellations last minute and I cannot believe that we had hardly anything in after 8 pm  I've given up already left the other 2 to it we had 8 phone calls at 8pm all wanting immediate taxis then the phone has rung once since and only 2 jobs pre booked after 8 and it wasn't even flat out between 5 and 8 like it normally is mind you every driver has had a booking over £50 so at least thats one thing here's hoping tommorrow is better
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| Author: | United Taxis 11 [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
I done not too bad started at 9AM and finished at 8PM and brought £180 home not, not too bad for me and going out tomorrow to see if it will be better hopefully with people going to the Boxing Day sales it should be okay |
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| Author: | grumpy [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
Family Day from 12-7ish and out from 8-1am. Was informed by office it had been manic all day, but had quietened now. It wasn't quiet for long. I ranked for a total of 15 mins in 5 hrs. Good shift, decent hires, good folk all night. Bit of a wish list come true 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
Are you all sitting comfortably?/, then I will begin Started at 1 PM worked til 5.30 PM 14 hires, £112, then diner time with the family. Came back out at 7 PM was going like a fiddler elbow til 8 PM when I went 6 miles for a run only to find out that the fecking punters had ordered 6 cabs just to make sure they got one did not get the hire but on the way there had turned a £20 job down because I thought I had that one to do. so went back into town for more phone work, kept busy until I came home at 11.45 PM 32 jobs done , but takings down for last year just over £412, but tips where bloody good. The thing this year was no buses running, and no pubs or clubs open so folk did not go out. Just see what tomorrow brings hopefully it will be as good as last year Then its off to Plymouth, until Sunday |
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| Author: | jimbo [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 9:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
skippy41 wrote: Are you all sitting comfortably?/, then I will begin Started at 1 PM worked til 5.30 PM 14 hires, £112, then diner time with the family. Came back out at 7 PM was going like a fiddler elbow til 8 PM when I went 6 miles for a run only to find out that the fecking punters had ordered 6 cabs just to make sure they got one did not get the hire but on the way there had turned a £20 job down because I thought I had that one to do. so went back into town for more phone work, kept busy until I came home at 11.45 PM 32 jobs done , but takings down for last year just over £412, but tips where bloody good. The thing this year was no buses running, and no pubs or clubs open so folk did not go out. Just see what tomorrow brings hopefully it will be as good as last year Then its off to Plymouth, until Sunday I do love a fairy tale at Christmas.... well done you. |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
jimbo wrote: skippy41 wrote: Are you all sitting comfortably?/, then I will begin Started at 1 PM worked til 5.30 PM 14 hires, £112, then diner time with the family. Came back out at 7 PM was going like a fiddler elbow til 8 PM when I went 6 miles for a run only to find out that the fecking punters had ordered 6 cabs just to make sure they got one did not get the hire but on the way there had turned a £20 job down because I thought I had that one to do. so went back into town for more phone work, kept busy until I came home at 11.45 PM 32 jobs done , but takings down for last year just over £412, but tips where bloody good. The thing this year was no buses running, and no pubs or clubs open so folk did not go out. Just see what tomorrow brings hopefully it will be as good as last year Then its off to Plymouth, until Sunday I do love a fairy tale at Christmas.... well done you. and all that in a "cheap as chips" (as reliable as the weather) Skoda.... think what he could achieve in a proper car! YO HO HO... |
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| Author: | Tico [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
i live another world i think i remember christmas day to be a day that 3 or 4 car work and do maybe 10 job each if lucky i move to sippyland i think it like gold rush time were sippy live if i go sippyland to work i by big v12 engine car becorse even on quiet week i stil must take 4k pw becorse sippy say much money to earn in sippyland |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
Amended Are you all sitting comfortably?/, then I will begin Started at 1 PM worked til 5.30 PM 4 hires, £12, then diner time with the family. Came back out at 7 PM was going like a fiddler elbow til 8 PM when I went 6 miles for a run only to find out that the fecking punters had ordered 6 cabs just to make sure they got one did not get the hire but on the way there had turned a £2 job down because I thought I had that one to do. so went back into town for more phone work, kept busy until I came home at 11.45 PM 3 jobs done , but takings down for last year just over £41.25, but tips where bloody awful. The thing this year was no buses running, and no pubs or clubs open so folk did not go out. Just see what tomorrow brings hopefully it will be as good as last year Then its off to Plymouth, until Sunday (cross border bookings) |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
sounds more like it today is turning out to be very disappointing had to turn down a Heathrow for this afternoon because i had about £150 worth of wheelchair jobs in now after cancellations down to £30 of wheelchair jobs  Managed £39 so far today rank is full of taxis and not moving almost all shops closed and very few folk about I assume they've all gone to Peterborough or Leicester for the sales so starting to look as if I will be down by between a third and a half on last year |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
wannabeahack wrote: Then its off to Plymouth, until Sunday (cross border bookings) You can be an ass sometimes and a tad insensitive
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
edders23 wrote: sounds more like it today is turning out to be very disappointing had to turn down a Heathrow for this afternoon because i had about £150 worth of wheelchair jobs in now after cancellations down to £30 of wheelchair jobs Managed £39 so far today rank is full of taxis and not moving almost all shops closed and very few folk about I assume they've all gone to Peterborough or Leicester for the sales so starting to look as if I will be down by between a third and a half on last year Just think if you where on fare and a half like us you would have had £45 by now 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
toots wrote: wannabeahack wrote: Then its off to Plymouth, until Sunday (cross border bookings) You can be an Quote: ass sometimes and a tad insensitive Dont you mean nearly all the time |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
skippy41 wrote: edders23 wrote: sounds more like it today is turning out to be very disappointing had to turn down a Heathrow for this afternoon because i had about £150 worth of wheelchair jobs in now after cancellations down to £30 of wheelchair jobs Managed £39 so far today rank is full of taxis and not moving almost all shops closed and very few folk about I assume they've all gone to Peterborough or Leicester for the sales so starting to look as if I will be down by between a third and a half on last year Just think if you where on fare and a half like us you would have had £45 by now Fare and a half? Double bubble
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| Author: | edders23 [ Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What a rubbish Xmas day |
skippy41 wrote: edders23 wrote: sounds more like it today is turning out to be very disappointing had to turn down a Heathrow for this afternoon because i had about £150 worth of wheelchair jobs in now after cancellations down to £30 of wheelchair jobs Managed £39 so far today rank is full of taxis and not moving almost all shops closed and very few folk about I assume they've all gone to Peterborough or Leicester for the sales so starting to look as if I will be down by between a third and a half on last year Just think if you where on fare and a half like us you would have had £45 by now skippy that is on double fare job 1 is a 600 yard nursing home to daughters house and return wheelchair job 2 is 4 miles normally charged at £7 but paid me £20 yesterday so I am guessing the same we are on RATE 3 today !!! which is probably why so quiet right I'm off out now to take some passengers to queensgate bus station normally £22 but today £44 !!! |
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