MY WATER HAS JUST BROKEN!
Frank had picked up an account ride from J O Hambro in Park Place, St James to St Thomas’ Hospital SE1. His two female passengers said nothing specific other than they would like to get there as soon as possible.
So off went Frank into Piccadilly where the traffic was at an absolute standstill. Suddenly came the words that you just don’t want to hear in heavy traffic:
"Driver, please hurry up! My water has just broken!"
It was the 11th of November,
Armistice Day and traffic everywhere was at a
crawl. Frank tried to chop and change and found himself in Pall Mall where things looked
even worse.
But the Cavalry weren’t too far away. There, just several meters away,
was a
Both Frank and his passenger called out simultaneously that her water had broke and they were desperate to get to the hospital - she to have her baby and Frank to avoid too much mess!!!
With his helmet tightened and his siren blaring, the policeman led Frank and co on a high speed, non-stop trip via Buckingham Palace and Vauxhall Bridge.
Frank said that he had never driven so fast through London during daylight hours and had to put his seat-belt on! Needless to say, they arrived in record time.
The next morning, Frank’s passenger gave birth to a healthy, seven week premature, 5lb baby boy named Max. Everyone at Dial-a-Cab sends their best wishes to mum and baby - and well done Frank…
