Call Sign March 2008 - Page 30 - TERRY LYNN LEAVES DAC FOR HIS SHIRLEY VALENTINE

After over 35 years on Dial-a-Cab, Terry Lynn (E44) recently stripped out his TX1 and flew to the island of Crete where he joined wife Tessa in the small house they bought in 2005. Until recently, Terry had split his life into two sections – most of it based in London and DaC, whereas Tessa was enjoying the peaceful life in the largest of the Greek islands. Tessa had discovered Crete some years before and loved it, knowing that was where she wanted to be. Eventually they bought the house and spent more time there than in London. "She was a female version of Allen Togwell," Terry told Call Sign, "she would spend days just painting the beautiful scenery. She was similar to Shirley Valentine, but without the chips and egg on Mondays! I think we always knew that the house in Crete wouldn’t be just be for holidays. Now it’s going to be our home."	TERRY LYNN LEAVES DAC FOR HIS SHIRLEY VALENTINE
	Terry with Allen Togwell at the DaC House Lunch
	Terry was one of the founders of the DaC Credit Union along with Marie White, Steve Sanders and Trevor Clarke and was President of that organisation for 10 years. For the past year or so, Terry has worked in London to cover his 40 jobs and then flown back to Crete to join Tessa. Now he will just come back very occasionally on a non-radio cab to supplement his income.	"I will miss everyone on DaC," said Terry, "it has been such a big part of my life, but the time is now right and I’m looking forward to this move so much." Terry asked Call Sign to say goodbye to everyone he knows and who he may not get the chance to see personally. Good luck to both Tessa and Terry…

WOODEN IT BE LUVERLY…

With apologies to Lerner and Loewe!

Woodcarver Martin

Dial-a-Cab driver Martin Howells (F84) has a rather unusual hobby – for many years he has enjoyed woodcarving.
   "In fact," Martin told Call Sign, "when I’m sitting on a rank or have a lengthy wait for a account passenger to come down during the light summer months, you can often see me sitting in my taxi chipping away!"
   Martin recently exhibited some of his carvings at the Goodmayes Library in Ilford. He told us that he had been doing woodcarving for around 20 years and goes two nights each week to follow his unusual hobby in addition to another two clubs on a monthly basis.
   "I just enjoy it," said Martin, "especially when you are carving out something unusual. I recently completed a foot with a face on it that was entered into a competition. A judge claimed that it wasn’t like One Foot in the Grave! That led me to do a follow-up of a foot with a skeleton on it!"
   Martin added that he has also carved out a TX2 and a Metrocab and then gave the finished products to two of his grandchildren. He now has a third grandchild and after reading about DaC’s Mo Abed-Alaziz (N09) rescue of an old FX3 in the February Call Sign, Martin asked us if we could get some photos of Mo’s prize taxi so that he could begin woodcarving the vehicle.
   If any DaC drivers have an unusual hobby that they would like to share with other DaC drivers, just let Call Sign know on callsignmag@aol.com.

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