cabby john wrote:
Actually had one once who said the older man turns her on - and there's me all my life thinking it was a one way street with only the guys who liked the older/more mature woman.
One other more worrying factor is the Gay guys who come on to you, no not just me but countless cabbies have experienced the same

I had a pizzed up a gay guy in my cab the other night crying on my shoulder about losing his boyfriend. I wasn't interested in his nonsensical and sometimes over the top outbursts but I thought to myself how would a BTEC student handle this crazed pizzed up clown? Having not been to BTEC school I had to call on my experience in life to pacify this over-baring man lover.
When we reached his destination the fare was 5.40, he immediately started fumbling in his pockets, just like people do when they haven't got enough money to pay for the fare. I sat there as patient as a lamb until he delivered the goods. He slapped 3.10 in my hand and said there's 5.40. I counted the money and advised him that he gave me the princely sum of 3.10. He said I was heartless and that he had no more money. I advised him the fare was 5.40 and that is what I am entitled to demand by law and he needs to do a lot better than the 3.10 he offered me.
He eventually came up with another pound but I'm convinced he had more because the destination we arrived at was an all night garage. It was his intention to go inside and purchase whatever it was he needed and lo and behold when he left my cab he went straight into the garage shop, lol.
For expediency and the sake of the trivial amount concerned I decided to cut my loses and put it down to experience.
Regards
JD