Taxi Driver Online

Harsh but true!

I have posted on the equipment board today under the subjest of "Auriga Evo-core contract.....Beware", i would appreciate your views please.

man after my own heart

amassing money has no effect overall, savings arent safe, property is theft, only fools and horses work............

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

FLOATER!!!!!

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Beginning to wonder if you actually have one



Cynic

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

been talking to my folks today

dad had a stroke, theyve worked/paid tax+n.i/rent all thier lives

needing care theyve ended up in a care home, dads up and walking but not 100% (hes 86, a WW2 veteran)

the costs of the care home are £800 a week for the two of em (funded by social services), thier pension has been taken off em, also dads private pension, they get £20 a week pocket money...

if they had bought thier home, they would have been forced to sell it and pay the costs themselves till only £13K remained

so explain the point of either grafting/saving and/or buying homes?...

so yes, i am a little bitter.....and cynical

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Oh well that certainly does explain it but I teasing you, sorry. Glad to see that your father is up and walking and that is a good sign

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

"I'm not really a cab driver, I'm just waiting for something better to come along.............. You know, like death" - Alex Rieger, from the 70's comedy series Taxi

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If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away

Exactly!

Here is my one opinion and I don't want to be beat up over it but I didnt think sidebottom should have been picked as it was obvious his swing bowling wouldnt work. I shall of course remain optimistic

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

I was in my control room/call centre last night from 18.00 until about 04.00 this morning, I was pleasantly surprised by the work loads. Work has generally been pretty grim through February but last night i saw a significant increase in the number of jobs being processed. Hopefully job numbers will get back on track this month now that the punters have got over the expense of Christmas/new year.

Am i being overly optimistic as after all it was pay weekend, or did you all see an increase in work loads last night, do you expect job numbers to carry on improving?

I wouldn't care what the work load was if I had owners, as concerned as yourself, thinking about their drivers and not just themselves. It makes a pleasant change to find that you have actually been in your base to see what is happening at night time. It's like the twilight zone to our company owners. I did however notice more £20 around this weekend than since before christmas which incidently is only 298 days away, I think

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

It's quite simple actually toots, the better the drivers do the better i do, I don't earn a penny more or less if they have a good or bad night/week but the vibe is a lot better so if the drivers are happy then so am i

I know it's quite simple and I entirely agree with you but we have no respect for our owners anymore, they simply don't deserve any. There are a lot of drivers that would like to see them crash and burn so to speak. It's a shame but that's the way it is. I was brought up to respect all workers and they in turn would respect me as an employer but to be honest I think that school of thought is decreasing rapidly

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

I've got a very busy week ahead, Monday meet with my GM who's just back after 3 weeks holiday, then away with my team down to Luton in the afternoon for our system managers course with Auriga, back to school marvelous!

Tuesday and Wednesday both full day's in the class room, travel back in the evening, Thursday day off, Friday night meetings at the office and start building databases for the new Auriga system, Saturday more of the same building databases. Not a bad work load to say I'm supposed to be semi retired!