QUICK TAXI TALES
We will be adding real life short story’s over time of things we see while we are out working our taxi service, we will be mainly leaning on obscure things or funny things that happen. We will continue to add to this section over time.
Ewe talkin' to me
Our first instalment happened earlier today, so I got a call to pick up and to go to a postcode only area out in the wilds, I turned up it was two young lads in there mid 20’s we got talking and it turns out they were from London one was Irish one was Turkish.
They were up visiting the Lakes and the conversation soon turned to why they were up on holiday.
So the young lad turns around and bursts out being deadly serious ”I just love sheep, we’ve come to see lots of sheep” I stayed professional and kept a straight face but wondered if they had brought there welly’s and rope.
As we get closer, the lad in front is listing off types of sheep and getting rather excited at getting closer to the farm he had a strange look on his face almost like he’d had a drug of some kind.
It seemed real out of the ordinary for two young stylish lads to be obsessed with sheep coming from the capital of England where there are no sheep for a lot of miles.
So I pulled up he spots a sheep in the farm as we pulled up he’s says ”Oh my god look at that little Ewe she’s beautiful, I can’t wait to get in there” I kept a straight face dropped them off and had a slight laugh to myself on the way home.
I often wonder how we bump into things so obscure in this job there really are never two days the same as a taxi driver.
Don't be alarmed
A man gets into my taxi and asks me to drive him to the hospital which is around four miles away he’s around 75 to 80 years of age dressed smartly in a suit and he seems very refined.
So I got about two hundred yards down the road, and he says ”I don’t mean to alarm you driver, but I’m having a heart attack” my own hearts in my mouth i reply ”why didn’t you call a ambulance”, he says ”I’ve just walked down from the health centre I know there’s roadworks and I know you can get me there faster” I’m in total shock thinking why didn’t the doctor’s surgery keep him there and how the hell has he walked a quarter of a mile to get to me.
So you would expect this to be a foot to the floor panic situation, But I figured I need to keep him calm and avoid pot holes, etc. meanwhile were sat at traffic lights.
I remembered all of a sudden like a light bulb popping off in my head, that in that situation you should cough to keep the blockages away and the blood circulating, so I informed him to do so if he was feeling off, He was coughing for most of the journey which added that little bit of extra pressure on me.
I managed to get him to A&E safe and sound but I had quite a puff of the cheeks moment once he exited the vehicle I was very relieved we got there in time.
A silent situation
This next short taxi tale happened to one of our staff several years ago, he was working the usual Saturday night taxi service and had a three in the morning pick up which was four gentlemen rather intoxicated two of the lads seem to be holding up one of them but it was barely noticeable.
So he sets off driving they are all very rowdy and loud and seemed to have had a good night out, so he’s thinking ok lets get this done sharpish as they seem a bit wasted.
They tell the taxi driver to go to such a address so he drives to the destination, the first passenger gets out alone at and wishes his friends a good night they three other lads are like we will take care of the fare don’t worry.
So another of the lads said can you please take me to the next address, so again he drives them to the next location he hands his share of the money to his friend and wishes him good night.
The lad starts talking to his mate in the back who is sat behind the driver he’s in the middle rear seat, the driver is asking if his mates ok as he’s a bit quiet, he responds that he’s a light weight and often goes silent but not to worry.
So at destination three the person sat in the back middle gets out and says he has handed his money to his friend and to take him to the last address.
So thinking nothing of it the taxi driver takes them to the last stop, he’s starts speaking to the rear passenger who’s not responding he’s starting to wonder if he fell asleep so he opens the rear door and checks on the passenger.
To his amazement the lads sneaked in a full sized blow up doll in the cab with a full wig and a trench coat with a hood on it.
He got quite a bit of stick off the other drivers for a very long time but did see the funny side of it.