KUPKAKE'S KORNER
Views on life as seen through the eyes of David Kupler at...
Honesty is the best policy...!
I came out the Royal Oak
where I'd stopped off for a snack,
when I noticed on my back seat
a rucksack coloured black.
I unlocked the doors, got inside
saw the bag was made of leather,
I unzipped it very carefully
to examine the hidden treasure.
A Canon camera with super lens
the kind the pressmen use,
"must have been those 2 Italians...
they seemed a bit confused."
I checked the screen for messages
they hadn't called for sure,
so I headed back to Marble Arch
and to their hotel door...
Both were in the hotel lobby
sadly looking into space,
but when they spied me with their bag
smiles lit up each face.
I was hoping for a small reward
you know I'm not a greedy driver,
a tenner for my trouble?
Or I'd settle for a fiver...
So imagine my delight
or should I say big thrill,
when the happy Italian gentleman
gave me a 100-dollar bill!
I thanked him for his generosity
and he grinned from ear to ear,
a reward for my honesty
with a conscience totally clear...
Kupkake 2002 |
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THINKING ON THE FINZ
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With Steve Shaller
WHO?
Taking a peek at the views of a Dial-a-Cab night driver as we go...
So now you know whom the predator is that wants to buy an 85%
stake in our Company - or do you? You may not know the history of Sovereign
Capital Ltd, so for the benefit of those of you who own a computer, go to
www.sovereigncapital.co.uk .
One opinion central of the many members that I have spoken to
is the lack of business finesse shown in their approach to us. Two pieces of
unheaded A4 paper, devoid of any information regarding the company. No
mention of their registered offices, who the directors are and then not even
signed? All the trappings of a presumptuous 'flyer'...?
And the most glaring observation being that Sovereign cannot
afford (or so it would appear) its own envelopes and stamps. Instead they
use our stamp-franking machine. Whilst this may have been a kind offer
extended by DaC to Sovereign, I would have thought that to decline it would
have enhanced their image.
This is a fine example of how not to approach the membership of
a large organisation if you wish to be taken seriously, especially when the
membership is made up of cab drivers - currently disillusioned and angry.
Thank you Sovereign - but no thank you...
PATRIOTISM
Wasn't June a fantastic month. Maybe not weatherwise, but the colour of
the flags compensated for the lack-lustre skies. I have not seen so many
flags fluttering since the Queen's Coronation.
It made me feel proud to be British seeing all those flags fluttering in the
wind - mounted on Toyota's, Volvo's, BMW's, Peugeot's and Volkswagen's
etc...
SMUG
Sitting in the traffic the other day, I could not help but notice
the taxi driver next to me fumbling with his map book.
Being at night, this poor Mounview driver had to move his map book up to his
poorly lit interior light and hope the traffic lights didn't change to
green. Prior to acquiring my new terminal, I must admit to owning a
well-thumbed map book. I smiled smugly and drove on...
THE LONG, THE SHORT AND THE TALL...
Arriving at my pick up point, I advised arrival on my terminal
and proceeded to read Call Sign. Being one of three cabs, it was not long
before I was approached by one of my fellow subscribers.
During the conversation that took place with this friendly
gentleman, he observed that I was the bald headed guy whose photograph was
published in Call Sign every month.
"You know what," he said, "I imagined
you to be much taller."
Being only 5'5", he was obviously disappointed I was not another
Schwarzenegger. In future, all my articles will be printed in shorthand so
as not to disenchant any more of my readers...!
FINALLY
Free condoms at school? Are they sure? All I got was a third of a
pint of silver top, a straw and a mouthful of malt. Unless they are
strawberry flavour, it's just no contest...
Be Lucky.
Steve Shaller (R75)
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