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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:41 am 
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southwalesph wrote:
Just in, not as good as last yea, pubs didn't seem that busy, quite a bit of out of town work and money wise on par with a decent Saturday night. Loads of no jobs though



Same here, I think I had 4 no shows on the trot which wasted me an hour of premium time. It's the last Black Eye Friday I ever work.


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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 2:37 pm 
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The streets looked quite empty! strangely I was kept on the go most of the night and did not see other cabs hanging around for any length of time. In a nutshell there must have been consistently enough for everyone to keep going. If I had been offered what I took before I went out - or gamble that you might take more - I would have taken what I did in a shot........but the streets were definitely quieter.

One other thing - being an independent hack............no missed calls - no, no shows :)

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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:18 pm 
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It was very busy for me, I'm a hack but work on a circuit, best of both worlds, :D


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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:29 pm 
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Quite busy round here but generally short runs

First job off the rank to Hull the punter called me a Robbin Barsteward no less than 12 times and that was on tariff 1 oh the Joy City of culture (not) :twisted: :twisted:


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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:00 pm 
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75% up on my usual Friday take and punters behaved.

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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:08 pm 
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50%down here in New Romney, even the Indian restaurants were shut by 2300 :sad: !! We went to bad just after midnight. :?

Today's a different matter; 2 jobs New Romney to Deal, 72 mile round trips, kerchinggg; 3 Ashfords so far at £30+ per trip, loads of odd evening jobs, not too bad. :)


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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:25 pm 
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It's been ok down here, but in the past I have taken considerably more.

But in fairness I didn't expect to take considerably more this year. :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:46 pm 
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Definitely one of the more busier nights of the year, cant say I'm that optimistic tonight.


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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:09 am 
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Saturday busy during day, then quiet mid evening with jobs few and far between, then very busy 10pm onwards. Were still jobs waiting when i logged off at 3.30am.


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 Post subject: Re: Black friday
PostPosted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:25 am 
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southwalesph wrote:
Saturday busy during day, then quiet mid evening with jobs few and far between, then very busy 10pm onwards. Were still jobs waiting when i logged off at 3.30am.



I was a funny day yesterday, daytime was eerily quiet up until about 14:30 then all of a sudden it went funny for 3 hours.

Night time was really funny, steady but not busy then, at 00:30 this morning it just died for some strange reason. Not many flaks about at all.


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