DIAL-A-CAB PASSENGERS
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He is irreverent, humorous and whatever else he chooses to be, but Kupkakes' komments are klearly always his own... REDBRIDGE - COUNCIL WITHOUT A HEART Redbridge, the place where so many live, Wheelchair taxis abound in this place, And of course just like Barts did, I'm getting so excited, Or am I being pessimistic? Added to this dilemma, So who will guarantee, Kopyright Kuppers 1999 |
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| Yes, you read that right. Dial-a-Cab
passengers are NOT losing their marbles - as one driver suggested that he had overheard on
a visit to the Public Carriage Office. They are losing their mobiles! The mobile phone is the item that is most often forgotten by Dial-a-Cab's absent-minded taxi passengers, according to research into which belongings are most frequently left behind in cabs. Tallying with the official 'top ten' list from the PCO, other regularly mislaid items include the items you would expect to find ie keys, glasses, pens and umbrellas. Wallets - some with substantial amounts of cash in - and expensive watches also feature on the list, in addition to cameras - both still and video - which shows how careless some passengers can be. But the most bizarre item that we have been told about to be left in a Dial-a-Cab taxi was an exquisitely carved African chair! |
During research for this article, one driver
even told how his passengers had left their three- month-old baby in the back of the cab!
How? Well the father went to pay the driver while the mother took the pram out with both
thinking that the other had the baby! As he pulled away, he heard screaming and shouting
and in his rear view mirror he saw the distraught parents running behind him! Fortunately
he didn't have to hand the baby into the police station and therefore wasn't put into the
situation of wondering whether to claim the little baby girl back after three months. "My wife never would have believed me!" the driver, who didn't want to be identified, told Call Sign... Can you beat the African carved chair or baby stories with an even more ridiculous lost property story of something that one of your passengers left behind in your cab? If you can, then drop a note to the Editor at Call Sign and let us all know... |
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GARY
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| Brunswick House Call
Centre controller Gary Gates, sailed through his first challenge since beginning a healthy
eating programme run by Queen Margaret's College in connection with the Evening Standard -
weigh-in day. The Edinburgh-based college invited Gary to take part in some research into cab drivers' eating habits. As Gary wanted to lose weight anyway, he agreed and joined cabbies across the UK in following a strict eating plan with a trip to New York on offer for the London winner. Meals are based on suggestions given in a book from Queen Margaret's. A typical day begins with a bowl of Branflakes and skimmed milk, followed later in the day by a low fat lunch and dinner. "The principle of eating healthily is to follow your common sense, cut out high-fat foods, and replace them with carbohydrates," the new slim-line Gary told Call Sign. A sensible eating pattern should be supported by regular exercise and Gary now makes sure that he swims a couple of times a week and is already reaping the |
 benefits. His first weigh-in
showed he'd already lost 28 pounds! Perhaps even more impressive is the five inches that
Gazza has lost from around his middle. |
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