I hate Cab Drivers...

[Ja Rule]

Especially ones from Northern Country Victoria who are just out for a powertrip... Anyone else hate these sort of people?

 

[Hawkers_here]

Let's see how long Fred lets this last

 

[Snibbo_TJS]

Public bus drivers are more of a pain, cause there always late.

 

[evade28]

melbourne taxi drivers are the worst, like hello, WE SPEAK ENGLISH! u cant even understand them AND the DHs never know where they're going.
a few are ok tho.
when i went to adelaide i was amazed to notice that they have taxi drivers who can speak fluent understandable english!

 

[CharlieG]

Originally posted by evade28
melbourne taxi drivers are the worst, like hello, WE SPEAK ENGLISH! u cant even understand them AND the DHs never know where they're going.
a few are ok tho.
when i went to adelaide i was amazed to notice that they have taxi drivers who can speak fluent understandable english!

I noticed that about Adelaide as well... their taxi drivers were all Anglo-Saxon. I wonder if that's simply because Adelaide doesn't generally get the migration that Melbourne and Sydney do?

 

[evade28]

Originally posted by CharlieG
I noticed that about Adelaide as well... their taxi drivers were all Anglo-Saxon. I wonder if that's simply because Adelaide doesn't generally get the migration that Melbourne and Sydney do?

yeh maybe thats y... i never thought about it that way. i dont think ive ever seen a white taxi driver in melbourne lol!
i wonder what attracts ppl to taxi driving?

 

[Ja Rule]

Originally posted by evade28
yeh maybe thats y... i never thought about it that way. i dont think ive ever seen a white taxi driver in melbourne lol!
i wonder what attracts ppl to taxi driving?

People that can't get a job as anything else??? I don't know evade... Lets ask Freddy how he got into taxi driving...

How did you get into taxi driving and what attracted you Fred?

 

[P_D]

I dunno, but usually I'm amazed if the cabbie is actually who he says he is and not a brother/cousin/other form of relative

 

[Port1978]

Can't say I've had a problem with any cab drivers here in Perth......especially when they got me & the hubby home safely last Xmas.....

 

[Korn]

for those who are catching taxi in melbourne, a lot of drivers nowadays likes to press that "extra charge" button on the meter so you have pay an extra $1.10, that "extra charge" should only incur when you have booked a taxi or u are riding the taxi after midnight. But A LOT of them press that button no matter what, they are a bunch of bastards!!

 

[IceTemple]

A friend at works husband used to be a Taxi driver and he loved it (is Afghan - he hates Al-q and Muj and cheered on the US of A). The amount of money he earned over a weekend was quite staggering actually! That'spartly why he did it BUT guess what the ther reason was.....

to help improve his english!

He lost his license for 6 mnths "drink driving" dweeb!

He is now foreman at a construction company so won't be going back to the old trade.

 

[Fred]

Originally posted by Ja Rule
Especially ones from Northern Country Victoria who are just out for a powertrip... Anyone else hate these sort of people?

And you're the sort that cabbies hate in return. You get in, abuse everyone, throw up all over yourself and then stagger off without paying the fare. Then you can't understand why you have to walk next time as nobody wants you.

 

[Fred]

Originally posted by Hawkers_here
Let's see how long Fred lets this last

It stays. It's a good example of a pre-school tantrum and what happens when mental and physical development get out of sync.

 

[Fred]

Anyone want to own up that he's one of theirs?

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by Snibbo_TJS
Public bus drivers are more of a pain, cause there always late.

Not really. The problem is that they are late because of picking up all the ppl who are waiting at the bus stops.

Some of the bus drivers do go past and fail to stop. Which makes me mad

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

I've never had any problems with cabbies. They know most of the major roads, and friendly. Sure, some of them have poor english, but so what? Do you pay them to drive you home, or give you a lecture on Shakespearean literature?

Bus drivers on the other hand... ever heard of showers?

 

[mighty mick]

cabbies are generally a good bunch just ask david nietz.

it amazes me about how many of them listen to niel mitchell and derryn hinch, must be something to do with that learning english bit,

beware of the sunday cabby he is usually filling in for the weekday cabbie, and may or may not have his licence and definitely has no sense of direction. e,g.(they do not know where the cbd is)

i rely on cabs due to medical reasons, i just wish that they would wash.

 

[Akalon]

I've had a fairly good run with cabbies, If they're nice and don't have a bad attitude they're alright.

Had a cabbie called Surender once, I think he just came to the country or something, hardly spoke english, didnt charge us for the fare and went through the bottle shop and bought us alcohol. haha

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by daddy_4_eyes
I've never had any problems with cabbies. They know most of the major roads, and friendly. Sure, some of them have poor english, but so what? Do you pay them to drive you home, or give you a lecture on Shakespearean literature?

Bus drivers on the other hand... ever heard of showers?

Very true. They stink d4es

 

[evade28]

Originally posted by mighty mick

it amazes me about how many of them listen to niel mitchell and derryn hinch, must be something to do with that learning english bit,

i ask them to change it to a station i like. gawd one of them had some indian music blaring away once! and my boyfriend is like 'do u mind changing the station?' lol.

 

[mighty mick]

Originally posted by evade28
i ask them to change it to a station i like. gawd one of them had some indian music blaring away once! and my boyfriend is like 'do u mind changing the station?' lol.

hey get hip to the guru beat dude

 

[Rusty Brookes]

I have had very little trouble with cabbies (although I did have one that came on to me!). In general, most of them are pretty good - remember they do have to display their licence and all cabs have a unique identification number. If your unhappy with the service, ring the company.

BTW, I've had a couple of great ones lately who have been Hawthorn supporters who have picked me up after Hawthorn wins. They actually gave me a discount. I've even had one cabby give me a can of VB after someone gave it to him as tip.

 

[Mobbs]

Catch taxis pretty often cause I don't drive. Normally always have a good experience, about 60% are new to this wide brown land but there's plenty of ocker cabbies too. They're usually all good for a chat if you're interested. They definitely have no problem finding places, most know my street no matter where I've picked the taxi up (though its true I think most live on my street!).

The ones who are new the the country are the most interesting because you can really learn interesting stuff if you question them in an interested, curious manner. That struff about the kite flying with the glass powder slitting peoples throats ... learnt that off an indian cabbie.

The only gripe I have is that there's a fair proportion who right hurtle.

 

[Fred]

Originally posted by Mobbenfuhrer

The only gripe I have is that there's a fair proportion who right hurtle.

You get paid whether you're flat out or just sitting on your arse. Cabbies only get paid when there's a fare on board, hence the hurtling.

 

[BeCcA]

Originally posted by Rusty Brookes
I have had very little trouble with cabbies (although I did have one that came on to me!).

Ive had that too! It was so creppy. So I kept walking past my house so he didnt know where I lived lol He was sooo scary! asked me for my phone number etc! yucky