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How was it for you? Armegeddon or one of the best yet? Mine was, at best OK. Seen it busier other weekends. Still no "buzz" about Xmas round here.

Got my obigatory f*ckwit just after midnight, all the same. 4 in car, 3 tell me address to go to (via Asda) and 4th says nothing. Said destination is then discussed, mentioned and agreed numerous times, until...........2 turns away from the street he pipes up, "not this way!!" I says it's the only way. "No, it's the next one" Other 3 tell him he's wrong, but he knows best so as he's in front I change to go "his way" saying OK, if I'm wrong show me the better way. A few growls and expletives later we arrive at a completely different street and house from where I was first asked to go. Not that far from original, but no direct route between them. Turns out Fannybaws has decided to go home without saying anything to the others, or more importantly, me. Did he apologise for his attitude to my not knowing where I was going? Did he feck. After paying (no tip) he leaves the car and tries to make the passenger door fit my side. To$$er.

But seeing as he was the worst of the night, I'll put it down to a good night's labour and leave it.

Rant (of sorts) over.

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My heart is heavy, but my consience clear,
I voted Yes, without any fear.

It was good, and hopefully the next five days will be even better.

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IDFIMH

Went for a meal/party/tribute act at a posh gaff/hotel

work? BAH HUMBUG!

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

Not bad I think. Started at 18.15 and did £120 by midnight. Haven't tallied in full yet.

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Nobody told me to use my initiative. To err is human to arr is pirate.

Not bad for a novice, started at 12 PM yesterday 87 jobs from then to 5 PM this morning £615

I started at 10.00 last night and finished at 2.00 this morning. I did 380 jobs and took £4,182.50

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Grandad,

Grandad I have my own base my car, all calls come to me, and I can easily do 5 runs an hour, sometime more depending on where the punter is, on mad Friday everyone stops work at 12PM here, so its hectic all day and night, after 6.30 PM there are no local buses so it get even more hectic, with a mixture of calls flag downs and immediate pick ups from the rank,
I even posted how many runs on FB this morning while waiting a few mins for my last run, ask Nidge
So a run to Langlee takes 5 mins and a punter phone from there I just tell them to be outside or they will have to wait half an hour so they are waiting for me

Can anyone visit your world Skippy, or us it restricted to visiting hours only?

London's been quiet this week, busy after midnight, and the trains to heathrow being down for 48 hours helped, but that's me until next Friday.

Done ok, but nothing like a few years ago during party season.

There has to be some kind of restrictions just for public safety.

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Grandad,

Every other forum about taxis in the uk tells me drivers are struggling this last fews years . . . Apart from one bloke in Galasheils.

Galasheils, that hot bed of night clubs, 5 star hotels, casinos, strip clubs and one bus an hour to Edinburgh.

87 jobs ? Suppose your saw santa on your way home aswell

since when was PM in a morning?...

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

I never stopped except for the 2 coffee breaks I always take when I work all night, having said that I never do on a Friday and Saturday. Difference this Friday was the punters being a little more generous

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

Daytime was very busy I just manned the phones till 10pm last night but for a Friday night not bad up till then I think the drivers had a pretty descent night

Today not as good did 06.00 to 15.30 driving about £110 plenty of good jobs in tonight but I will be manning the phones and not driving again

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector