It has been a while since I blogged. I could say that I've been busy but you can just put it down to laziness. I was sort of rebooted into blogging again after taking home one of my brother's mates who told me he was reading my blog and enjoyed it. He said it was funny. I think it may be interesting but I don't think it is funny. I'm just not a funny man. If you read my RSVP profile you would think I was as funny as Eddie Murphy but I think I'm actually as funny as John Howard - as funny as a fart in an elevator. Oh dear, internet dating sites. Profiles always promise a Porshe 911 but deliver a Hyundai Excel.
If you haven't heard already there is a taxi driver in a spot of bother after deliberately running down a man in Evatt. You can read the story here: http://au.news.yahoo.com/local/act/a/-/local/16430069/taxi-driver-accused-of-hitting-passenger/ I have little doubt they will find him because they can use GPS reports from the taxi company. He is no doubt up for GBH and possibly even attempted murder.
As we wait for fares at the airport (and, yes, I waited three hours in January) we shoot the breeze to pass the time and tell stories. Here's two of the most interesting stories I've heard.
The first involves a couple of Japanese business men who took a taxi from the airport to the Crowne Plaza in the city. After dropping them off the taxi driver received a message over the data system saying there was a passenger who lost a wallet in a taxi. He had a passenger at the time who happened to be Laurie Oakes and he asked Laurie if there was a wallet in the back seat. There was. The taxi driver checked the wallet - it had Japanese ID and $2000 in it. So the taxi driver dropped Laurie off and drove to the Crowne Plaza, contacted reception and was quickly escorted to a room with the Japanese business men. An interpreter explained the situation. The wallet's owner bowed to the taxi driver and took $200 out of the wallet and gave it to the taxi driver. Cold hard cash says thankyou in anyone's language. Wish that had of been me!
The next story some may find interesting, others may find racist. A taxi driver picked up three males passengers on a Saturday night from Manuka and they asked to go to Civic with a stop off outside the pond near Old Parliament House. The taxi driver was a little confused about the stop off but parked near the fountain. One of the passengers pulled out $50 and asked him to wait there. The three passengers got out, stripped naked, walked over to the pond and started wading in it. Then they directed abuse towards those camping near the Aboriginal embassy, calling them dole bludgers and telling them to get a job. They then put on their clothes, got back in the taxi, and the taxi driver drove them to Civic. The fare came to $25 and the taxi driver went to give them change from the $50 he had already received and they told him not to worry about it. Not only that, they gave him another $100 for his trouble explaining to him that at least he had a job unlike the residents near the Tent embassy.
