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MY LORDS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

There’s a new toastmaster in town!

Keith Reading (W76) has been driving a cab since 1979, of which the last 10 have been on Dial-a-Cab. As we all know, driving a licensed taxi leaves you with lots of spare time (!!!) so Keith is also a qualified electrician running that business together with another DaC driver, Fred Jones (A49).
   When his son got married earlier this year, Keith said that he would get a toastmaster to officiate at the wedding, however, knowing that Keith only had two jobs, his son said that he wanted his dad to do it – and Keith said yes!
   "I had never done anything like it before and was rather nervous at the beginning, but I was soon into it and enjoying the experience. Those who knew me couldn’t believe that I was totally inexperienced at being a toastmaster – and to be honest I couldn’t either! So it occurred to me that perhaps this was something I could do.
   "So I went online to see whether there were any sites that could assist me and came across The Guild of Professional Toastmasters. I went to their academy where I learned the trade through their very intense course and am now fully qualified as a toastmaster."
   Part of the course also includes going out with other more experienced toastmasters and that will then leave Keith as a fully-fledged Professional Toastmaster and Master of Ceremonies.
   So is there a connection between being a London cabbie and a toastmaster? Keith answered by telling Call Sign:
   "Yes, the link is people; we are all in the people business. The people we ferry to and from any business or home premises could be the people I would introduce in a receiving line. Both professions deal with people, if there were no people we would have no business!
   If anyone is looking for a toastmaster for a forthcoming function, you can contact Keith 01279 465 938 or mobile on 07774 860 374. You can also email him on kgr.2@virgin.net.

DIAL-A-CART… ER… CAB AT YOUR SEVICE!

The Namibian Name Nickers strike!

Dial-a-Cab's Namibian Service?

When a long-time Dial-a-Cab client returned from his vacation trip to Africa and congratulated the Society on having a transport system in Namibia as well as London, he caused no little confusion at DaC House.
   He had been to the 22,000 km Etosha National Park in the north of Namibia, where safaris can see the finest wildlife viewing in Africa. Etosha is home to 114 different mammal species, almost 400 species of birds and over 110 species of reptiles.
   On his way back to the UK he stopped over at Swakopmund, Namibia's busiest resort town. It is surrounded on 3 sides by the Namib Desert and on the 4th by the Atlantic Ocean. It is, according to our client who asked to remain anonymous in case he was banned from future safaris, also home to the thriving business of Roderick, one of the partners in Dial-a-Cab???
   "But I must say," said the mystery client, "the travelling was a trifle slower and although the carts were comfortable, I think I prefer your London taxi service!"
   Dial-a-Cab? Namibia? Carts!!! Well apparently… yes! As the business card shows, Dial-a-Cab (Namibia) uses only the famous WX44 carts – famed as being the most comfortable carts in Africa.
   "But there is a complaint I’d like to bring up with London Chairman, Brian Rice," said our intrepid travelling client, "it’s regarding the view at times if you happen to be looking towards the back of the horse – it’s sometimes accompanied by a rather unpleasant smell. Do you think your Complaints Officer could take it up…!"

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