captain cab wrote:
“If you see a pensioner struggling you can’t very well let them continue to struggle.
Can't really argue with that.
Well done fella.
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Carlisle cabbie comes to aid of snow-hit OAPs |
Carlisle cabbie comes to aid of snow-hit OAPs While Carlisle has slipped and slid on snow and ice over the last two weeks, some people have found the humble cabbie coming to their aid. Taxi driver Chris Bray has been rescuing vulnerable people he has seen struggling to overcome the difficulties created by recent weather conditions in Carlisle. He said: “Altogether I have picked up 13 pensioners who were struggling. Two of them were clinging on to the railings at the cemetery as they were trying to get round. They were trying to put flowers on a grave but were unable to because the paths were unwalkable. “If you see a pensioner struggling you can’t very well let them continue to struggle. “One or two other drivers have told me they have done a similar thing, taking people for free. There were a couple of people who said ‘I can’t afford a taxi’, so I said ‘Merry Christmas, hop in the car’.” The generosity comes despite taxi drivers struggling to make fares during the cold spell. While more people may need to get about by taxi, some estates are near impossible to reach, and all journeys are taking two-to-three times longer because of treacherous conditions on the roads. Although Mr Bray, who lives in the Belle Vue area of Carlisle, is helping out elderly people, and some mothers who are struggling to get about with their young children, he believes people should not be in a position to need help in the first place. He said: “For this time of year I thought it was out of order that you couldn’t walk the paths. These pensioners are people who have put a fortune into local government and I think they should be rewarded at least with being able to go about their business. “I was speaking to a couple of pensioners who haven’t been out for ten days now but have had to force themselves to the shops as they can’t just sit in their own homes. The council were out doing some of the pavements yesterday but it’s a little too late.” source: http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/ |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle cabbie comes to aid of snow-hit OAPs |
captain cab wrote: “If you see a pensioner struggling you can’t very well let them continue to struggle.
Can't really argue with that. Well done fella.
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle cabbie comes to aid of snow-hit OAPs |
captain cab wrote: He said: “For this time of year I thought it was out of order that you couldn’t walk the paths. These pensioners are people who have put a fortune into local government and I think they should be rewarded at least with being able to go about their business.
Same throughout the country, councils have been caught out, and it's the vulnerable that have suffered. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Carlisle cabbie comes to aid of snow-hit OAPs |
Sussex wrote: captain cab wrote: “If you see a pensioner struggling you can’t very well let them continue to struggle. Can't really argue with that. Well done fella. Yep I agree.....I might even kick him tommorrow at football 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:34 pm ] |
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I see no mention of CC ailious Wayne Casey helping
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| Author: | dagger [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:26 pm ] |
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skippy41 wrote: I see no mention of CC ailious Wayne Casey helping Apparently he was the one holding the flowers while clinging on to the railings. Anyway CC I didn't know Carslile got an attendance of two at the football.? 
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| Author: | skippy41 [ Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:14 pm ] |
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dagger wrote: skippy41 wrote: I see no mention of CC ailious Wayne Casey helping Apparently he was the one holding the flowers while clinging on to the railings. Anyway CC I didn't know Carslile got an attendance of two at the football.? They have one is the groundsman,(hes a grave digger by trade) the other is the manager when they can get him out of his restaurant 
Mind you CC may have a point he has the skoda superb and unless he has fitted snow tyres they are total Krap in the snow |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:47 am ] |
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skippy41 wrote: I see no mention of CC ailious Wayne Casey helping
Maybe some people help out and say nothing........or maybe they are taking mobile phone videos of people falling over for their own amusement
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| Author: | jimbo [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:05 pm ] |
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captain cab wrote: skippy41 wrote: I see no mention of CC ailious Wayne Casey helping Maybe some people help out and say nothing........or maybe they are taking mobile phone videos of people falling over for their own amusement CC Well exactly. How did the local paper find out about the saint of Carlisle? Someone blowing their own trumpet, maybe? |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 6:08 pm ] |
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Quote: Well exactly.
How did the local paper find out about the saint of Carlisle? Someone blowing their own trumpet, maybe? Cynic Perhaps the pensioner they helped told them
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| Author: | jimbo [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:05 pm ] |
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toots wrote: Quote: Well exactly. How did the local paper find out about the saint of Carlisle? Someone blowing their own trumpet, maybe? Cynic Perhaps the pensioner they helped told themMe, a cynic? Of course I am, I'm a Taxi driver. |
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:07 pm ] |
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jimbo wrote: toots wrote: Quote: Well exactly. How did the local paper find out about the saint of Carlisle? Someone blowing their own trumpet, maybe? Cynic Perhaps the pensioner they helped told themMe, a cynic? Of course I am, I'm a Taxi driver. Shhh you'll have us all tarred with the same brush
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