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In message , John Rowland
writes Mike Hughes wrote: Driving a Private Hire (minicab) does not require a knowledge test. Inmost cases they can get you to your destination, even if it is by a round about route, but I know of one recent case where a minicab driver using sat nav just couldn't get his passengers to their destination because the roads around Trafalgar Square had all been closed off (cycle race or something) and every time he diverted it tried to send him back the same way. Eventually the customers stopped a '*proper* taxi who got then to their destination within 15 minutes - after they'dalready spent nearly 4 (yes 4) hours trying to get there with aid of a sat nav! Mike, you don't need loads of closed roads for that to happen. If you're anywhere near Belsize Circus and you ask TomTom for the shortest route to most places in Central London, it will send you down Loudoun Road, left into Boundary Road and then right into Finchley Road. But when you get to Finchley Road, the right turn is illegal and you have to take a forced *left* into Finchley Road instead. As soon as you go left into Finchley Road, the TomTom recalculates the new shortest route.... left into Hilgrove Rd, left into Alexandra Rd, left into Loudoun Rd, left into Boundary Rd, then the illegal right into Finchley Road again. I wonder how many times people go around the loop before they realise they're going nowhere. Another funny one is when you ask it to take you into or out of the city when you're anywhere near Holborn Viaduct. It tells you to turn left or right into (or from) a road this is 40 feet above (or below) the other! -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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"Mike Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , Zara Henderson writes -------------------------------------------------------- How do you know what hours I work? you pompous oaf, A taxi drivers duty is to serve the general public the anti social hours come with the territory,if you do not wish to work these hours then their are tens of thousands of Eastern European immigrants who will,my six year old can read a Sat Nav, so driving a minicab/black cab is hardly an occupation that taxes the brain is it. OK I'll bite. Let's get this right. A licensed London *taxi* (black cab) does require a great deal of 'knowledge' which does indeed tax the brain. Most *taxi* drivers take on average 3 years to get their licence. During this time their brain expands in an area known as the hypocampus which is an area associated with learning and sense of direction. This has been confirmed by MRI scans at, amongst others, University College Hospital. Driving a Private Hire (minicab) does not require a knowledge test. Inmost cases they can get you to your destination, even if it is by a round about route, but I know of one recent case where a minicab driver using sat nav just couldn't get his passengers to their destination because the roads around Trafalgar Square had all been closed off (cycle race or something) and every time he diverted it tried to send him back the same way. Eventually the customers stopped a '*proper* taxi who got then to their destination within 15 minutes - after they'dalready spent nearly 4 (yes 4) hours trying to get there with aid of a sat nav! Please do your research before coming out with statements such as that ---------------------------------------------------------- My "research "into using Black Taxis comes as a fare paying customer,& in my line of work I frequently have to take cabs to the City of London & I do notice that drivers have to either refer to an AtoZ or use a Sat Nav because they do not know many of the streets & major business establishments in the financial sector,as for the Knowledge of London it is now an anachronism & should be scrapped,most cabbies in London did not enter higher education so the brain expanding in an area known as the "hippocampus" is probably brought about because it is first time they have ever had to use their brains for anything at all. The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. |
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"Zara Henderson" Zara@Hendersontyped
The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. Stop acting as a troll! Most cabbies I encounter are intelligent and polite. By and large, their geograhical knowledge, general demeanour and driving skill are far better than many of the mini-cab drivers I have had. They also speak English, which I find to be an advantage. Some cabbies are graduates... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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"Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... "Zara Henderson" Zara@Hendersontyped The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. Stop acting as a troll! Most cabbies I encounter are intelligent and polite. By and large, their geograhical knowledge, general demeanour and driving skill are far better than many of the mini-cab drivers I have had. They also speak English, which I find to be an advantage. Some cabbies are graduates... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. ------------------------------------------------------ Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's,but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 |
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Zara Henderson (Zara@Henderson) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying : Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's Oh, the irony. but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 Why will - the consumers of transport and denizens of London - be "up **** creek" with an extra transport choice? |
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John Rowland wrote: Mike Hughes wrote: Mike, you don't need loads of closed roads for that to happen. If you're anywhere near Belsize Circus Good waiting point for minicabs as you are on the plot for Kilburn/West Hampstead, Hampstead (just about), St John's Wood and Maida Vale. and you ask TomTom for the shortest route to most places in Central London, it will send you down Loudoun Road, left into Boundary Road and then right into Finchley Road. Obviously they have a bad sat nav. By the way you haven't been allowed to turn right out of Marlborough Road for the last 2-3 years, and after that point Loudoun Road is one way towards you so the only route is then to go right, then left onto Abbey Road and then Grove End Road (actually ahead and left are both called Grove End Road at this point - one of those where the name of the road follows the side road). Actually, many minicab drivers do have a reasonable knowledge, and will know the suburbs too. I know most of the routes, at least in the North side of London, plus a few in the South too. I am unlikely to know the names of all the cafes on Kensington High Street or where McDonalds is in Fulham. But even then, these things change so those who have completed the knowledge would either have to be told every update as it happens or would be as unknowledgeable as me until they learnt from experience. But when you get to Finchley Road, the right turn is illegal and you have to take a forced *left* into Finchley Road instead. Funny sat nav system, as far as I'm aware there has never been a right turn from Boundary Road onto Finchley Road. Except perhaps for bicycles. As soon as you go left into Finchley Road, the TomTom recalculates the new shortest route.... left into Hilgrove Rd, left into Alexandra Rd, left into Loudoun Rd, left into Boundary Rd, then the illegal right into Finchley Road again. I wonder how many times people go around the loop before they realise they're going nowhere. Can't believe they'd go back down Hillgrove Road, they'd go round the one way system at Swiss Cottage then along Finchley Road in the right direction, or even down Avenue Road and maybe round Regents Park even though it's technically forbidden. However they might take Prince Albert Road, Albany Street and Great Portland Street. That's A5205, A4201 and B406 by the way and I know that without looking at sat nav or even streetmap.co.uk |
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Zara Henderson wrote: ---------------------------------------------------------- My "research "into using Black Taxis comes as a fare paying customer,& in my line of work I frequently have to take cabs to the City of London & I do notice that drivers have to either refer to an AtoZ or use a Sat Nav because they do not know many of the streets & major business establishments in the financial sector, I would rather my taxi driver looked up in an A-Z or used a Satellite Navigation system if he didn't know where the place was rather than take a guess and go the wrong way. as for the Knowledge of London it is now an anachronism & should be scrapped,most cabbies in London did not enter higher education so the brain expanding in an area known as the "hippocampus" is probably brought about because it is first time they have ever had to use their brains for anything at all. I do not think that the knowledge should be scrapped at all, I think minicab drivers should also be required a knowledge test although it does not need to be as intensive as the one for taxi drivers. Private hire drivers are not required to take any knowledge test. The PCO check is mostly a criminal record and medical check. The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. hippo refers to the equine species (i.e. horses), not primates (that chimpanzees and humans are) (and not hippopotamus either). Why do you come under the impression that immigrants are stupid? Actually, driving a taxi is probably the least appropriate job for them because while they may well know a profession, they are highly unlikely to know their way around London. |
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Helen Deborah Vecht wrote: Some cabbies are graduates... as our many minicab drivers. During recession periods when many professionals are put out of work, quite a few take to minicab driving whilst they are looking for another job. Some of them remain in the job for longer than expected. |
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Tom Anderson wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2006, Earl Purple wrote: Let me pick my routes for these journeys: [ka-SNIP] A number of those routes when through Muswell Hill, a big climb on a bicycle. Not very well picked, then! Unless you actually live in Muswell Hill or Highgate or such, there's no need to go via there on a bike. Find me a good route round. I once cycled, by the way, from the Fiat Garage, Colney Hatch Lane N11 to Parsons Green. This was on a December morning. My route was B550 all the way to Highgate, then B519 (Hampstead Lane, Spaniards Road towards Hampstead), little bit of A502, then B511 (Fitzjohn's Avenue), B509 and B414 (Kilburn Park Road, I think that's B414). then through Westbourne Park towards Bayswater, through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens on the permitted route then North End Road (i.e. the one in Kensington/Fulham). However, i do agree that some of the trips Steve listed are a bit much to do by bike; Ladbroke Grove would not be much fun, might take a route similar to the one I took. In fact I could have chosen that route but preferred to head for the A406 as quickly as possible for a good car route in the early morning. and the Chatham one - isn't that in Kent? So in a car probably Blackwall Tunnel, A12 and possibly at Green Man take A114/A104 then A406 but you can just take A12/A406 etc |
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Adrian wrote: Zara Henderson (Zara@Henderson) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's Oh, the irony. but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 Why will - the consumers of transport and denizens of London - be "up **** creek" with an extra transport choice? I think she means the taxi drivers, but I doubt the Tuc Tucs will put them out of work. |
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In message , Zara Henderson
writes "Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message ... "Zara Henderson" Zara@Hendersontyped The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. Stop acting as a troll! Most cabbies I encounter are intelligent and polite. By and large, their geograhical knowledge, general demeanour and driving skill are far better than many of the mini-cab drivers I have had. They also speak English, which I find to be an advantage. Some cabbies are graduates... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. ------------------------------------------------------ Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's,but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 Here we go again. Yet again you are showing your ignorance and can only refer to a newspaper story. Let me explain I write for one of the taxi trade papers. I did an extensive article on the Tuc Tuc's including an interview with the owner. They may at first glance appear to be good idea, but when you look at it in detail you find that they have not fulfilled all the conditions attached to their (bus) licence, they break down regularly, they do not use CNP fuel, they are cold, unstable, plus a few other negatives. There was a recent case where a TUcTuc was involved in a serious accident and the passenger is currently in hospital at Haywards Heath (neurological unit). What do you want, a safe, solid vehicle or one where you are exposed to danger? The choice is yours. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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"Earl Purple" typed
The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. hippo refers to the equine species (i.e. horses), not primates (that chimpanzees and humans are) (and not hippopotamus either). I think the hippocampus is so called because it resembles a sea-horse (but CBA to look it up) -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. |
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In message , Zara Henderson
writes ---------------------------------------------------------- My "research "into using Black Taxis comes as a fare paying customer,& in my line of work OK so what is your 'line of work' I frequently have to take cabs to the City of London & I do notice that drivers have to either refer to an AtoZ or use a Sat Nav because they do not know many of the streets & major business establishments in the financial sector,as for the Knowledge of London it is now an anachronism & should be scrapped,most cabbies in London did not enter higher education so the brain expanding in an area known as the "hippocampus" is probably brought about because it is first time they have ever had to use their brains for anything at all. The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise Who's doing the patronising. You know nothing about me, just as I know nothing about you. I cannot jump to a conclusion based upon no evidence. Please supply your evidence. Let us all share your greater knowledge. me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. In some cities in the world that may be true, but in London the licensed '*taxi* service is seen as a profession. There are people from all walks of (previous) life. The sheer freedom of being able to do what you want without having to answer to someone else, or (as I've done) having to work very hard to keep others in a job. I start work when I feel like it, finish work when I feel like it. The freedom is something that anyone working 'in the city' (which if you want to make it up the corporate ladder involves working very long hours - I've taken them home at 4 and 5 in the morning!) just doesn't have. Now tell me just *what * you do. From my experience it is often the 'junior' people, or those who have reached the maximum level of their (in)competence, that try to make themselves look big by making others look small. I've have deep meaning conversations with people at the *very* top of multinational corporations, all of whom treated me as an intellectual equal. You *may* - just may be an exception to the rule. Do tell all so that everyone can share the depth of your wisdom and knowledge. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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"Mike Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , Zara Henderson writes "Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message .. . "Zara Henderson" Zara@Hendersontyped The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. Stop acting as a troll! Most cabbies I encounter are intelligent and polite. By and large, their geograhical knowledge, general demeanour and driving skill are far better than many of the mini-cab drivers I have had. They also speak English, which I find to be an advantage. Some cabbies are graduates... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. ------------------------------------------------------ Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's,but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 Here we go again. Yet again you are showing your ignorance and can only refer to a newspaper story. Let me explain I write for one of the taxi trade papers. I did an extensive article on the Tuc Tuc's including an interview with the owner. They may at first glance appear to be good idea, but when you look at it in detail you find that they have not fulfilled all the conditions attached to their (bus) licence, they break down regularly, they do not use CNP fuel, they are cold, unstable, plus a few other negatives. There was a recent case where a TUcTuc was involved in a serious accident and the passenger is currently in hospital at Haywards Heath (neurological unit). What do you want, a safe, solid vehicle or one where you are exposed to danger? The choice is yours. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " I write for one of the taxi trade papers" Watch out all the major broadsheets Mike Hughes writes for a taxi trade paper,that would be for the cabbies who can read presumably? I bet the cabbies gazette or whatever you call it is really influential What's your readership about 1300 other bigots ? you really are a deluded self important little ****.Late at night when people have had a skinfull & they are tired & they just want to get home,they would sit in a wheelbarrow provided it was "cheap" my guess is that if Tuc Tucs are licensed in London then within one year black cabs will be reduced by half. |
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Zara Henderson wrote: Watch out all the major broadsheets Mike Hughes writes for a taxi trade paper,that would be for the cabbies who can read presumably? I bet the cabbies gazette or whatever you call it is really influential What's your readership about 1300 other bigots ? you really are a deluded self important little ****.Late at night when people have had a skinfull & they are tired & they just want to get home,they would sit in a wheelbarrow provided it was "cheap" my guess is that if Tuc Tucs are licensed in London then within one year black cabs will be reduced by half. For someone who claims to be a highly intellectual professional woman who works in the City, your posts do not come across as particularly articulate. And Zara, a while back you replied to one of my posts saying you didn't want to share a cab, but now you want to share a Tuc Tuc and say you are prepared to travel home in anything. |
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"Earl Purple" wrote in message oups.com... Zara Henderson wrote: Watch out all the major broadsheets Mike Hughes writes for a taxi trade paper,that would be for the cabbies who can read presumably? I bet the cabbies gazette or whatever you call it is really influential What's your readership about 1300 other bigots ? you really are a deluded self important little ****.Late at night when people have had a skinfull & they are tired & they just want to get home,they would sit in a wheelbarrow provided it was "cheap" my guess is that if Tuc Tucs are licensed in London then within one year black cabs will be reduced by half. For someone who claims to be a highly intellectual professional woman who works in the City, your posts do not come across as particularly articulate. And Zara, a while back you replied to one of my posts saying you didn't want to share a cab, but now you want to share a Tuc Tuc and say you are prepared to travel home in anything. ------------------------------------------------------- I'm not speaking in the first person,I will still use taxis/minicabs to get home ,I am referring to the thousands of young revellers who wander about this city late at night looking for transport home Tuc Tucs would be the ideal solution. |
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Zara Henderson wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- I'm not speaking in the first person,I will still use taxis/minicabs to get home ,I am referring to the thousands of young revellers who wander about this city late at night looking for transport home Tuc Tucs would be the ideal solution. but wouldn't these be the sort that currently use night buses? I think most of those who use cabs now will continue to use them |
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In message , Zara Henderson
writes "Mike Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , Zara Henderson writes "Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message . .. "Zara Henderson" Zara@Hendersontyped The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. Stop acting as a troll! Most cabbies I encounter are intelligent and polite. By and large, their geograhical knowledge, general demeanour and driving skill are far better than many of the mini-cab drivers I have had. They also speak English, which I find to be an advantage. Some cabbies are graduates... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. ------------------------------------------------------ Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's,but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 Here we go again. Yet again you are showing your ignorance and can only refer to a newspaper story. Let me explain I write for one of the taxi trade papers. I did an extensive article on the Tuc Tuc's including an interview with the owner. They may at first glance appear to be good idea, but when you look at it in detail you find that they have not fulfilled all the conditions attached to their (bus) licence, they break down regularly, they do not use CNP fuel, they are cold, unstable, plus a few other negatives. There was a recent case where a TUcTuc was involved in a serious accident and the passenger is currently in hospital at Haywards Heath (neurological unit). What do you want, a safe, solid vehicle or one where you are exposed to danger? The choice is yours. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- " I write for one of the taxi trade papers" Watch out all the major broadsheets Mike Hughes writes for a taxi trade paper,that would be for the cabbies who can read presumably? I bet the cabbies gazette or whatever you call it is really influential What's your readership about 1300 other bigots ? 27,000 on a national basis actually you really are a deluded self important little ****.Late at night when people have had a skinfull & they are tired & they just want to get home,they would sit in a wheelbarrow provided it was "cheap" my guess is that if Tuc Tucs are licensed in London then within one year black cabs will be reduced by half. Your 'guess'. Do you have any scientific basis for this. Have you seen or ridden in one of these? Still you could be a candidate for a Darwin Award. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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"Mike Hughes" wrote in message ... In message , Zara Henderson writes "Mike Hughes" wrote in message .. . In message , Zara Henderson writes "Helen Deborah Vecht" wrote in message .. . "Zara Henderson" Zara@Hendersontyped The correct spelling is "Hippocampus" not hypocampus please do not patronise me remember you are a mere cabby a job that is regarded by new immigrants as a "first step" occupation an intelligent chimpanzee could do your job. Stop acting as a troll! Most cabbies I encounter are intelligent and polite. By and large, their geograhical knowledge, general demeanour and driving skill are far better than many of the mini-cab drivers I have had. They also speak English, which I find to be an advantage. Some cabbies are graduates... -- Helen D. Vecht: Edgware. ------------------------------------------------------ Some cabbies may well be graduates but most are Sun reading thicko's,but watch out this guy has applied to TFL for a license to flood London with Tuc Tucs & if that transpires then you are all up **** creek. http://www.brightonlife.com/news/index.php?news_id=1488 Here we go again. Yet again you are showing your ignorance and can only refer to a newspaper story. Let me explain I write for one of the taxi trade papers. I did an extensive article on the Tuc Tuc's including an interview with the owner. They may at first glance appear to be good idea, but when you look at it in detail you find that they have not fulfilled all the conditions attached to their (bus) licence, they break down regularly, they do not use CNP fuel, they are cold, unstable, plus a few other negatives. There was a recent case where a TUcTuc was involved in a serious accident and the passenger is currently in hospital at Haywards Heath (neurological unit). What do you want, a safe, solid vehicle or one where you are exposed to danger? The choice is yours. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- " I write for one of the taxi trade papers" Watch out all the major broadsheets Mike Hughes writes for a taxi trade paper,that would be for the cabbies who can read presumably? I bet the cabbies gazette or whatever you call it is really influential What's your readership about 1300 other bigots ? 27,000 on a national basis actually you really are a deluded self important little ****.Late at night when people have had a skinfull & they are tired & they just want to get home,they would sit in a wheelbarrow provided it was "cheap" my guess is that if Tuc Tucs are licensed in London then within one year black cabs will be reduced by half. Your 'guess'. Do you have any scientific basis for this. Have you seen or ridden in one of these? Still you could be a candidate for a Darwin Award. -------------------------------------------------------- You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. |
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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:05:37 -0000, "Zara Henderson" Zara@Henderson
wrote: You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. |
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James Farrar wrote:
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:05:37 -0000, "Zara Henderson" Zara@Henderson wrote: You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. LOL. I knew this would happen if the aristocracy stopped sending their daughters to finishing school. |
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In message , Zara Henderson
writes Your 'guess'. Do you have any scientific basis for this. Have you seen or ridden in one of these? Still you could be a candidate for a Darwin Award. -------------------------------------------------------- You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! How did you know that I was almost crippled until I had knee replacement surgery last year? ****. Does that really shows intelligent, reasoned argument. If you want to debate the issue then do so. If you don't then it may just be that you are unable to do so. Try to be a little more adult and then everyone can see just how intelligent and important you really are. -- Mike Hughes A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England |
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Zara Henderson wrote: -------------------------------------------------------- You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. Enough is enough. I hope for your sake that your name is not really Zara Henderson and that name is just an alias. You do know that everything you enter on usenet is visible all around the world, and there are probably not that many people called Zara Henderson around, particularly who work in the City of London. What would your workmates think if they came across these posts? |
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On 30 Oct 2006 02:42:52 -0800, "Earl Purple"
wrote: Zara Henderson wrote: -------------------------------------------------------- You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. Enough is enough. I hope for your sake that your name is not really Zara Henderson and that name is just an alias. You do know that everything you enter on usenet is visible all around the world, and there are probably not that many people called Zara Henderson around, particularly who work in the City of London. What would your workmates think if they came across these posts? Probably "I always knew she was a ****". |
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James Farrar wrote: On 30 Oct 2006 02:42:52 -0800, "Earl Purple" wrote: Zara Henderson wrote: -------------------------------------------------------- You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. Enough is enough. I hope for your sake that your name is not really Zara Henderson and that name is just an alias. You do know that everything you enter on usenet is visible all around the world, and there are probably not that many people called Zara Henderson around, particularly who work in the City of London. What would your workmates think if they came across these posts? Probably "I always knew she was a ****". I don't really like that word. I think "snob" is a better description but certainly a very stereotyped view of people. Sounds like she probably works in Human Resources. |
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2006 18:43:12, James Farrar writes On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:05:37 -0000, "Zara Henderson" Zara@Henderson wrote: You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. Actually, you are supposed to separate it with a line containing only "minus minus space" - see via sig below : line 2, I expect, or even 3. Z's system, as delivered, may not be able to give the trailing space; if so, it may be well to use a similar-but-looks-different separator, such as a line containing one "=". -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. REPLYyyww merlyn demon co uk Turnpike 6.05. Web URL:http://www.uwasa.fi/~ts/http/tsfaq.html - Timo Salmi: Usenet Q&A. Web URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/news-use.htm : about usage of News. No Encoding. Quotes precede replies. Snip well. Write clearly. Mail no News. |
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James Farrar wrote: On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:05:37 -0000, "Zara Henderson" Zara@Henderson wrote: You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. I don't care about such pedantics and at least she hasn't top-posted. It was the content of her posts turning into insults and stereotypes that I objected to. Now I am happy for Zara to contribute to the discussion as long as it doesn't start getting into a personal flame war. |
Do cabbies own the road?
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:40:24 +0000, Dr J R Stockton
wrote: In message , Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:43:12, James Farrar writes On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:05:37 -0000, "Zara Henderson" Zara@Henderson wrote: You could qualify for a cripple of the year award!! ****. When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. Actually, you are supposed to separate it with a line containing only "minus minus space" - see via sig below : line 2, I expect, or even 3. Well, yes, but I was attempting to make a funny quip, not a technically-exact correction. |
Do cabbies own the road?
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2006 02:02:59, James Farrar writes On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:40:24 +0000, Dr J R Stockton wrote: In message , Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:43:12, James Farrar writes When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. Actually, you are supposed to separate it with a line containing only "minus minus space" - see via sig below : line 2, I expect, or even 3. Well, yes, but I was attempting to make a funny quip, not a technically-exact correction. The problem with that approach is that others might actually believe what you write. -- (c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. Delphi 3? Turnpike 6.05 URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/ TP/BP/Delphi/&c., FAQqy topics & links; URL:http://www.bancoems.com/CompLangPascalDelphiMisc-MiniFAQ.htm clpdmFAQ; URL:http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/guide.html news:borland.* Guidelines |
Do cabbies own the road?
Boltar wrote:
Or are they (as I suspect) just a bunch of arrogant b*stards who don't give a damn about anyone or anything else on the road? My experience (when driving a car) is that taxi drivers with the hire light on are by far the most considerate group of road users. Whenever I'm trying to get my car out onto a busy road, and I see a taxi with the hire light on in the distance, I know that he will be the one who lets me pull out. Taxis with passengers on board, however, are not at all considerate of other drivers IME, but I suppose this is because they *are* being considerate to their passengers, who end up with a slower, and dearer, journey for every act of consideration that the driver shows to other road users. |
Do cabbies own the road?
John Rowland wrote: Taxis with passengers on board, however, are not at all considerate of other drivers IME, but I suppose this is because they *are* being considerate to their passengers, who end up with a slower, and dearer, journey for every act of consideration that the driver shows to other road users. Yes but you should probably still merge in turn when it is appropriate to do so. Stopping to let traffic out of side roads can also be inconsiderate - to the drivers behind you. You may not be in a hurry (and I doubt a taxi "for hire" is in a hurry to go anywhere) but that doesn't mean that they are not. |
Do cabbies own the road?
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:18:12 +0000, Dr J R Stockton
wrote: In message , Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:02:59, James Farrar writes On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:40:24 +0000, Dr J R Stockton wrote: In message , Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:43:12, James Farrar writes When using a signature, you're supposed to seperate it from the body of your post by placing it in a paragraph of its own at the end of your post. Actually, you are supposed to separate it with a line containing only "minus minus space" - see via sig below : line 2, I expect, or even 3. Well, yes, but I was attempting to make a funny quip, not a technically-exact correction. The problem with that approach is that others might actually believe what you write. You're never likely to have that problem. |
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