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Call Sign October 2011
Former Dial-a-Cab driver, Bob Woodford, writes a regular column for Call Sign from his home in
Languedoc, France and his taxi somewhere in London...
CALL SIGN EN LA BELLE FRANCE
regularly worked rank.
Also, coming soon to Reeds Hairdressing
(for the more 'metrosexual' taxi driver), you
can experience a manicure, pedicure or even
a back, crack and sac wax - and this will all be
taking place downstairs in the basement away
from the gaze of passing window shoppers in
Waterloo Road! I understand our Editor will be
delaying his visit to Reed's until all of these
treatments become available! Alan, you would
look a riot with a Mohican up top and a
Brazilian below!
Hair we go, hair we
Millwall vigilantes?
go, hair we go!
Talking of riots as we did last month, wasn't it
Bob Woodford (Ex-P49)
heart warming to read about the Millwall foot-
On my travels, I'm always on the lookout for
Saint Genies de Fontedit,
ball fans who took to the streets of
a bargain - you have to these days don't you -
Languedoc, France
Bermondsey and Eltham during the distur-
especially with the price of fuel! So if I can
bances to kick the looters out - especially after
pass on any cost-saving gems for DaC sub-
the police had lost control of the streets and
scribers then I will and here is one that might
For a great deal in taxi tyres
disorder was allowed to go unchallenged for
TRY THE TIGER!
interest a few of you - that is for those of you
days! These lads (and lassies) decided enough
that still have hair left on your head!
was enough and while the vast majority of
'Reeds Hairdressing' in Waterloo Road (oppo-
London was very frightened and at the mercy
site the old Fire Station) are offering half price
of violent looters, down in SE16 the looters
haircuts at just £10 - a tenner to get your bar-
got chased away while in SE9 Millwall's vigi-
net sorted out! There are toilet facilities on
lantes patrolled the length of the High Street
site, plus your lady stylist will organise a
while the riot police followed at a discreet dis-
cuppa for you!
tance! "No one loot's us - we don't care!"
Owner Russell Reed is a green badge and
knows all about the difficulties in parking, but
Where's Woody???
the Southwark rates at £2.40 per hour are
This is the lobby of a non-secular building
much lower than Westminster. So if you make
Tiger Tyres
in WC2 - can't see too many of you getting
an appointment (020 7981 9814), tell them you
472 Hackney Road, E2
this one first time and don't let the bad-
are a cabbie who has read Bob's article, show
minton courts put you off! Answer on
your badge and you'll soon be back into the
0207 729 5237
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work with a decent haircut to impress the
punters!
*Tip - I parked on the rank in Upper
Ground which has no time plates and Russ
himself occasionally leaves his cab on the
feeder rank to the War Museum in Lambeth
Road. But whatever you do, DON'T leave your
sherbert in the car park at Southbank Services
in Great Suffolk Street and definitely not on a
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