I had just dropped off in Harrison from the airport and was heading back to the airport on a Sunday night. I had travelled halfway down Majura Road when they threw me a radio job. I wasn't sure whether to accept but decided to take a chance that it was a good job. The job was from Gunghalin Lakes Sports Club - very unlikely to be a good job. It took me about 15 minutes to get back there and when I did I regretted accepting the job. A large, overweight 40 year old bloke got in and said "Where the fuck did you come from? I've been waiting 20 minutes. What kind of service are you operating."
I apologised for the delay and explained where I had come from. He had either lost a great deal of money on the pokies or something but this guy was in a foully. He went on about how fucked the taxi industry is and how we rip people off with our extortionate fares. I tried to explain that we only earned $12 an hour on a Sunday night and that was the cost unless we were going to be subsidised by the Government. He said I was a bullshit artist and that cabbies were rolling in it. By this stage we had got to his house - clearly a short fare. He paid the $6 for the fare and told me where to go. He got out of the cab and walked five metres. I wound down the window and said, "Instead of waiting 20 minutes for a cab, why don't you walk home. You might lose some weight you fat fuck." I put the car in gear and burnt some rubber as I sped off.
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