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 Post subject: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:22 am 
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I did 10am till 8pm, went home disgusted, had 2 jobs all day out of town the rest were all locals, i had a 00.30 6 mile job so was gonna have a bath, then junior jumped in first, used ll the hot water, i had a cold one, did the job, felt rough so went to bed then the wife kicked off cos she wanted to go to bed and read a book, could i get out of bed....


2015 looks like fun

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:25 pm 
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They've never been any good for the last 15 years, they shagged it up in 1999 millennium eve when they were charging people £25 to go into a pub. People said fuck you and voted with their feet and wallets ever since.


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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:42 pm 
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had a decent shift, made what I wanted and home by half 1

I like being close to Scotland :D

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:15 pm 
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Nothing special.

But no doubt some have earnt £1000s. :---)

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
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Sussex wrote:
Nothing special.

But no doubt some have earnt £1000s. :---)

We had our busiest new year yet. but we still didn't take much more than a normal Saturday night.

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
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grandad wrote:
Sussex wrote:
Nothing special.

But no doubt some have earnt £1000s. :---)

We had our busiest new year yet. but we still didn't take much more than a normal Saturday night.

In all fairness we can all only do one job at a time.

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:49 pm 
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1 guy did 3pm till 4am in a 7 seater

£250 (£180 after rent and fuel)

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 7:57 pm 
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Is that good or bad ?


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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:06 pm 
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Id be disappointed with that in a seven seater in 13 hours on Nye!


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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
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southwalesph wrote:
Id be disappointed with that in a seven seater in 13 hours on Nye!

Maybe it is the same in your manor as in most places and the rate for a 7 seater is the same as usual.

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 9:40 pm 
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A highly rewarding 3 hours of post midnight madness........fech all before that and not much since.


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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
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youbeenbusy wrote:
Is that good or bad ?


I took more 15 years ago in a Vauxhall Carlton

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
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grandad wrote:
southwalesph wrote:
Id be disappointed with that in a seven seater in 13 hours on Nye!

Maybe it is the same in your manor as in most places and the rate for a 7 seater is the same as usual.


on a hack meter yes, only rate 2 is after midnight or after 6pm xmas eve/new years eve (all day on bank holidays)


which is crazy, if no-one ran +4 seaters the punters would need 2 cars, both at rate 2 when applicable

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
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my best job was after i logged off and got home, 6 miles £25

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 Post subject: Re: New years eve?
PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:22 am 
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Started with a 6.30 am £70 job to the airport , then went back to bed for a few hours, then a quick shower, Then a £40 job to Peebles, back to Gala a few locals, then a run to Peebles off the rank :D , back to gala ran around with locals for a while, had dinner, then back out running locals, it was the quietest new years eve I have seen in a long time, only about 25 folk turned up hoping that the town clock would chime at midnight but it didn't, 4.5 miles down the road in Melrose the fireworks went off with bands playing in the square, with about a thousand folk, so headed over and had a field day right through to 6 AM.
Gala was quite busy today and plenty of phone work, pubs open till 1 am, just in now much better than last year, well it would be I was in hospital wondering if my spleen was to be removed.
1 more day at time and a half to come, and more nice tips, how much driver £5.50 £10 keep the change :D :D :D then Saturday back to normal fares, but what we call that the final fling, before they sober up on Sunday ready for work on Monday, the only down side to house calls is they are never ready


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