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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | I thought box clever.... |
Arrived at the £500K "barn conversion" after being talked in cos its so remote, waited 10+ minutes while sir and madam condoned to come out and get in the car, put the meter on T2.....£14.98 so i asked for £14 to tempt the tip, he handed me a £20 and waited while i counted out £6 ...... tight bstard next time the extras can go on or its £20 no meter |
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| Author: | Midlife martyr [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: Arrived at the £500K "barn conversion" after being talked in cos its so remote, waited 10+ minutes while sir and madam condoned to come out and get in the car, put the meter on T2.....£14.98 so i asked for £14 to tempt the tip, he handed me a £20 and waited while i counted out £6 ...... tight bstard next time the extras can go on or its £20 no meter And you will get back "how come it was only fourteen pound last time" in my experience there is nothing to gain by undercharging he's a tight git and probably never tipped in his life plus any other driver will now struggle to get him to pay the right amount. |
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| Author: | jimbo [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: Arrived at the £500K "barn conversion" after being talked in cos its so remote, waited 10+ minutes while sir and madam condoned to come out and get in the car, put the meter on T2.....£14.98 so i asked for £14 to tempt the tip, he handed me a £20 and waited while i counted out £6 ...... tight bstard next time the extras can go on or its £20 no meter You don't get to own a 500k home by giving money away. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
jimbo wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: Arrived at the £500K "barn conversion" after being talked in cos its so remote, waited 10+ minutes while sir and madam condoned to come out and get in the car, put the meter on T2.....£14.98 so i asked for £14 to tempt the tip, he handed me a £20 and waited while i counted out £6 ...... tight bstard next time the extras can go on or its £20 no meter You don't get to own a 500k home by giving money away. probably in debt up to his eyeballs and has to be tight with his wad to afford to keep on top and still live the lifestyle. In my experience the ones that demand the biggest discounts are the wealthiest. We have one round here he's a multimillionnaire property developer but expects taxis to take him to the airport to fly out to the Caribbean half price !!!! |
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| Author: | grandad [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: put the meter on T2.....£14.98 You have a meter that counts in pennies? |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
I only thought afterwards, his house was one way from base <<<<< and a £6.50 fixed price, the drop was the opposite way >>>>> and a £6 fixed price and normally the base just adds the 2 together |
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| Author: | Cabby John 1 [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: I only thought afterwards, his house was one way from base <<<<< and a £6.50 fixed price, the drop was the opposite way >>>>> and a £6 fixed price and normally the base just adds the 2 together If that were the case..........then you were not thinking at all 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:18 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
Cabby John 1 wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: I only thought afterwards, his house was one way from base <<<<< and a £6.50 fixed price, the drop was the opposite way >>>>> and a £6 fixed price and normally the base just adds the 2 together If that were the case..........then you were not thinking at all wish i was PH again |
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| Author: | Cabby John 1 [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: Cabby John 1 wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: I only thought afterwards, his house was one way from base <<<<< and a £6.50 fixed price, the drop was the opposite way >>>>> and a £6 fixed price and normally the base just adds the 2 together If that were the case..........then you were not thinking at all wish i was PH again Back around 14 years ago two of us were sent to a job about 7 miles away ( a Country House Hotel), they were going onto a countryside restaurant. Unfortunately the office b i t c h had not mentioned that to go the half a mile further up the road included the mileage coming out! They did not want to pay.....so it was goodbye. |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
Midlife martyr wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: Arrived at the £500K "barn conversion" after being talked in cos its so remote, waited 10+ minutes while sir and madam condoned to come out and get in the car, put the meter on T2.....£14.98 so i asked for £14 to tempt the tip, he handed me a £20 and waited while i counted out £6 ...... tight bstard next time the extras can go on or its £20 no meter And you will get back "how come it was only fourteen pound last time" in my experience there is nothing to gain by undercharging he's a tight git and probably never tipped in his life plus any other driver will now struggle to get him to pay the right amount. i concur,i waited for a wife today fumbling in her bag for 20p ffs, it wasn't the 20p, it was the principle, i always insist they pay what's on the meter fook the tips, they are a bonus, still never replied how he managed to get £14.98 on the meter though 
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
ven2112 wrote: i concur,i waited for a wife today fumbling in her bag for 20p ffs, it wasn't the 20p, it was the principle, i always insist they pay what's on the meter fook the tips, they are a bonus, still never replied how he managed to get £14.98 on the meter though Just saw £14.99 on it at T1 so it doesnt comes a shock... |
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| Author: | ven2112 [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: ven2112 wrote: i concur,i waited for a wife today fumbling in her bag for 20p ffs, it wasn't the 20p, it was the principle, i always insist they pay what's on the meter fook the tips, they are a bonus, still never replied how he managed to get £14.98 on the meter though Just saw £14.99 on it at T1 so it doesn't comes a shock... so you do clock up in "pence" where you are ? |
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| Author: | trotskys twin [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
wannabeeahack wrote: Arrived at the £500K "barn conversion" after being talked in cos its so remote, waited 10+ minutes while sir and madam condoned to come out and get in the car, put the meter on T2.....£14.98 so i asked for £14 to tempt the tip, he handed me a £20 and waited while i counted out £6 ...... tight bstard next time the extras can go on or its £20 no meter Box clever you mean UNDERCHARGE really Cretin will you ever learn  I know you wont but advertising your stupidity on here
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
ven2112 wrote: wannabeeahack wrote: ven2112 wrote: i concur,i waited for a wife today fumbling in her bag for 20p ffs, it wasn't the 20p, it was the principle, i always insist they pay what's on the meter fook the tips, they are a bonus, still never replied how he managed to get £14.98 on the meter though Just saw £14.99 on it at T1 so it doesn't comes a shock... so you do clock up in "pence" where you are ? I dont, there meter does, not by the penny but in jumps per 200yds or whatever |
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| Author: | wannabeeahack [ Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: I thought box clever.... |
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