Call Sign January 2002 - Page 30 - Marshalling & Training

marshalling and training report

Another year has come to an end and it really seems like just yesterday that I was elected by the membership to sit on the Board of Management. The economic slow down has hit our trade and with many of our large corporate customers tightening their financial belts and streamlining staff, we at Dial-a-Cab must be ready to deal with any problems that may lie ahead.
We are certainly in a far better position than ever before to deal with the problems that we may face and praise must go to the Chairman and my fellow Board members, who have not only helped me so much over the last 10 months, but who have also steered our Society in such a strong direction over the past five years.
All marshalling events over the festive season have been extremely successful and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support. There have been nights when we have had numerous events running consecutively and our resources have been severely tested, but again we have come

up trumps. We now all work very well as a team and a lot of positive feedback has come from many of our regular clients. Our Marshal's must take a lot praise for their work as well as you, the drivers, for supporting them when asked.
Many of our regular account holders are requesting fixed rates for certain trips and although they may fall below the new tariff, we must offer competitive prices in order to secure new, as well as existing accounts. Our competitors would gladly reduce charges to secure lucrative work if we are not ready to react! As you know, fixed price journeys are offered with destinations and prices to give you the chance of knowing which particular direction the trip is going and the

amount that you will receive at the end of the journey.
   Can I also please ask you all to keep an eye on run-ins, something that is becoming a major concern for many of our clients. I know from driving myself that the current Ł3.80 is quickly reached, especially on the evening and weekend tariff and if you arrive a little early for a pre-booked job you will probably need to readjust your meters to prevent any possible problems or embarrassment.
   Some drivers have contacted the office recently and voiced their concern over rumors that many new drivers are joining our Society. These rumors are completely untrue because although the waiting list is as long as ever, since the economic downturn - and especially September 11th - only current leavers are being replaced and no additional new drivers are being fitted and will not be so, until the time is right.
   Can I finally wish all members and their families a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Allan Evans

With the Internet now a fact of life, Drivers Services Manager Helen Corkerry takes a monthly look at some of the hellish waffle that floats constantly through cyberspace. You can contact Helen or Val in Driver's Services with any driver-related problems you may have... To Helen and Back
This month's subject: The ten worst-ever opening lines to a novel... 10) As a scientist, Throckmorton knew that if he were ever to break wind in the echo chamber, he would never hear the end of it. 9) Just beyond the Narrows, the river widens. 8) With a curvaceous figure that Venus would have envied, a tanned, unblemished oval face framed with lustrous thick brown hair, deep azure-blue eyes fringed with long black lashes, perfect teeth that vied for competition, and a small straight nose, Marilee had a beauty that defied description. 7) Andre, a simple peasant, had only one thing on his mind as he crept along the east wall: "Andre creep... Andre creep... Andre creep." 6) Stanislaus Smedley, a man always on the cutting edge of	narcissism, was about to give his body and soul to a back-alley sex-change surgeon to become the woman he loved. 5) Although Sarah had an abnormal fear of mice, it did not keep her from eking out a living at a local pet store. 4) Stanley looked quite bored and somewhat detached, but then penguins often do... 3) Like an overripe beefsteak tomato rimmed with cottage cheese, the corpulent remains of Santa Claus lay dead on the hotel floor.	2) Mike Hardware was the kind of private eye who didn't know the meaning of the word 'fear', a man who could laugh in the face of danger and spit in the eye of death. In short, a moron with suicidal tendencies. AND THE WINNER OF THE WORST-EVER OPENING LINE IN A NOVEL... 1) The sun oozed over the horizon, shoved aside darkness, crept along the greensward and with sickly fingers, pushed through the castle window, revealing the pillaged princess, hand at throat, crown asunder, gaping in frenzied horror at the sated, sodden amphibian lying beside her, disbelieving the magnitude of the frog's deception and screaming madly: "You lied...!" And From Everyone at Driver's Services, a very Happy New Year...

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