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 Post subject: We want you!
PostPosted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:42 am 
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Hi Cabbies,

I’m the editor of a national taxi publication and we are looking to recruit cab and taxi drivers from across the country to write various columns for the magazine. These range from opinion pieces to a-day-in-the-life. If there is something you wish to write about then let us know; we are open to your suggestions. You don’t need to be a trained journalist, just up for a laugh.

While these wont be paid for we can include your picture and details. This should be fun and it’s a good way to get your business out there.

They will only be a few hundred words long and only once a month, we wont be asking you to write pages, we want them short and sweet!

Please call me on 0113 244 1007 or email me on paul.rayment@leedsguide.co.uk

Keep on cabbing

Paul


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PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:54 pm 
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There is always someone that wants something for nothing. :twisted:

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:36 pm 
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McDeHack wrote:
There is always someone that wants something for nothing. :twisted:

Talking of that, why have you got no advertising on your motor? :?

Are the advertisers a bit dubious about advertising on Metros?

I thought it would double the motor's value. :roll:

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:16 am 
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it's just an offer. If someone wants to write then there is an opening. If you don't wish to then that is your choice.

For the sake of getting writting a few hundered words a month an getting your firm in the press I thought it was a pretty fair deal.

The offer is still open


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I PICKED UP A GUY LAST NIGHT THE FARE WAS FROM FINTRY TO THE DOCKS ( DUNDEE) IT TOOK ME ROUGHLY 7 MINS WHEN WE GOT THERE I STOPPED THE METER AND SWITCHED ON THE INTERIOR LIGHT THE GUY TOOK OUT HIS WALLET FOUND A FIVER THEN STUMBLED FOR CHANGE (THE FARE WAS 5.40) EVENTUALLY HE GOT THE 5,40 WHICH HE HANDED ME I CHECKED THE SUM WAS CORRECT AND NODDED TO HIM HE THEN GOT OUT MY CAB AND I SWITCHED OFF MY INTERIOR LIGHT AND ILLUMINATED MY ROOF SIGN THEN I DROVE OFF

FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE


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dundee wav wrote:
I PICKED UP A GUY LAST NIGHT THE FARE WAS FROM FINTRY TO THE DOCKS ( DUNDEE) IT TOOK ME ROUGHLY 7 MINS WHEN WE GOT THERE I STOPPED THE METER AND SWITCHED ON THE INTERIOR LIGHT THE GUY TOOK OUT HIS WALLET FOUND A FIVER THEN STUMBLED FOR CHANGE (THE FARE WAS 5.40) EVENTUALLY HE GOT THE 5,40 WHICH HE HANDED ME I CHECKED THE SUM WAS CORRECT AND NODDED TO HIM HE THEN GOT OUT MY CAB AND I SWITCHED OFF MY INTERIOR LIGHT AND ILLUMINATED MY ROOF SIGN THEN I DROVE OFF

FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE
f ***ing quality work! my life as a taxi driver :lol: ,although im sure you could have spun a few more words out of this unusual experiance make it seem more glamouris.say something like it was a wonderfull night and the sun was just setting over dundee bay,the guy in the back looked uneasy,like a guy who was about to spend his last 40 pence on a long journey home \:D/


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:48 am 
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ALI T wrote:
dundee wav wrote:
I PICKED UP A GUY LAST NIGHT THE FARE WAS FROM FINTRY TO THE DOCKS ( DUNDEE) IT TOOK ME ROUGHLY 7 MINS WHEN WE GOT THERE I STOPPED THE METER AND SWITCHED ON THE INTERIOR LIGHT THE GUY TOOK OUT HIS WALLET FOUND A FIVER THEN STUMBLED FOR CHANGE (THE FARE WAS 5.40) EVENTUALLY HE GOT THE 5,40 WHICH HE HANDED ME I CHECKED THE SUM WAS CORRECT AND NODDED TO HIM HE THEN GOT OUT MY CAB AND I SWITCHED OFF MY INTERIOR LIGHT AND ILLUMINATED MY ROOF SIGN THEN I DROVE OFF

FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE
f ***ing quality work! my life as a taxi driver :lol: ,although im sure you could have spun a few more words out of this unusual experiance make it seem more glamouris.say something like it was a wonderfull night and the sun was just setting over dundee bay,the guy in the back looked uneasy,like a guy who was about to spend his last 40 pence on a long journey home \:D/


of course it should have read,


FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE[/quote]f ***ing quality work! my life as a taxi driver :lol: ,although im sure you could have spun a few more words out of this unusual experiance make it seem more glamouris.say something like it was a wonderfull night and the sun was just setting over Calton Hill,the guy in the backend looked uneasy and the guy in my front looked a bit funny too,like a guy who was about to spend his last 40 pence ramming it home \:D/ but there I was helpless and my mate AliT pulled out his camera and said "garryT" of course I couldnt speak with my mouth full, anyway, we all lived happily ever after.

But then these guys are never keen to tell the real story 8)

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:52 am 
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dundee wav wrote:
I PICKED UP A GUY LAST NIGHT THE FARE WAS FROM FINTRY TO THE DOCKS ( DUNDEE) IT TOOK ME ROUGHLY 7 MINS WHEN WE GOT THERE I STOPPED THE METER AND SWITCHED ON THE INTERIOR LIGHT THE GUY TOOK OUT HIS WALLET FOUND A FIVER THEN STUMBLED FOR CHANGE (THE FARE WAS 5.40) EVENTUALLY HE GOT THE 5,40 WHICH HE HANDED ME I CHECKED THE SUM WAS CORRECT AND NODDED TO HIM HE THEN GOT OUT MY CAB AND I SWITCHED OFF MY INTERIOR LIGHT AND ILLUMINATED MY ROOF SIGN THEN I DROVE OFF

FEEL FREE TO PUT THIS ON YOUR WEBSITE

Website no way, that's Hollywood material. :D

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Sussex wrote:
McDeHack wrote:
There is always someone that wants something for nothing. :twisted:

Talking of that, why have you got no advertising on your motor? :?

Are the advertisers a bit dubious about advertising on Metros?

I thought it would double the motor's value. :roll:


When I first got this cab, the panels were all different shades of red. So I had supersides to cover this.
When the advertiser agency ended the contract I also got a free respray.
Looks nice now, I don't want adverts on my cab. It lowers the tone. :lol:

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