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Every issue of Call Sign takes a look back at ODRTS history through the pages of the magazines of the time with a Flashback… DIAL-A-CAB FLASHBACK This month’s Flashback comes from the September 1967 ODRTS News Magazine and looks at how a subscriber turned into a holiday hero... |
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Former ODRTS driver Harry Joel is a hero! Former ODRTS driver, Harry Joel (Ex-B81) was hailed as a hero by the Blankenberge Fire Service when his actions at 1.30am almost certainly prevented a villa from going up in flames. Prompt action on Harry’s behalf saved the hotel in Marie Jose Avenue, Blankenberge, when he rushed into the building before Belgian firemen had arrived and put out the flames from two mattresses that had been spotted smouldering earlier, but which had suddenly burst into flames. He helped fellow holidaymakers, who had been overcome by smoke, out of the building. His action was also praised by the manager of the Hotel Marie Jose, |
 whose annex it was, who said that but for Harry's action, lives would have been lost. The Blankenberge Fire Brigade arrived 35 minutes later in the form of a jeep with two firemen and a fire extinguisher! That is the way the Belgian fire service work; they send two men to see if they need any more help. Perhaps it’s no great wonder that the L’Innovation store in Brussels burnt down earlier this year with an appalling loss of |
322 lives – many of them women and
children. Joe Toff (B04) |
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Half price IMAX 3D offer at the Science Museum |
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On 6th and 7th November, the Science Museum will be offering licensed taxi drivers and their families, half-price entry to all films at the IMAX cinema. You will be transported deep into the action with Hubble 3D. Journey through distant galaxies and explore the mysteries of the universe on this mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Using incredible 3D technology, you can accompany space-walking
astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in
NASA’s history and experience never-before-seen 3D flights through
awe-inspiring Hubble imagery. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.Other films showing include Legends of Flight 3D, which was released this summer giving visitors the chance to take a 3D journey on some of history’s most legendary aircraft. For a full list of films, visit www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/imax. The IMAX cinema is located on the ground floor of the Science Museum and tickets can be purchased from any ticket desk. Drivers will need to present their identity badges at ticket desks to claim free tickets. Tickets cannot be pre-booked, so please arrive early and get your tickets when arriving at the Science Museum to avoid any disappointment. Each black cab driver is entitled to a maximum of one half price family ticket (two adults and two children). To make the most of a visit to the Science Museum, you can find out what else is on offer by looking at the website www.sciencemuseum.org.uk prior to your visit. Why not visit Making the Modern World, which displays a series of exceptional objects marking groundbreaking new departures in technology and science? See such iconic items as Stephenson's original Rocket locomotive, Babbage's Difference Engine No. 1 and Crick and Watson's DNA model. Or check out the Flight Gallery which celebrates both British and international achievements in aviation and features a complete slice of a genuine Boeing 747 jumbo jet! The Science Museum is free to enter and open seven days a week between 10:00 and 18:00. |
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