Five full stories are already provided on this website to get a feel for the eBook content.
Here are several more stories, presented as a sample collection of introductions. These (in full, obviously)… and some others, will be included in the “Tell Us A Story From The Taxis” eBook Vol 01… A Collection of Stories.
Go wait in the loading bay, you old people.
With private hire taxi drivers, the jobs are given to the car via an official booking office. This would provide details such as pick-up and drop-off places, etc. There was a sad period of time when a purge against picking people up at certain safe areas caused a variety of otherwise preventable predicaments.
Violent public conduct.
‘ Wham! ‘…. I had lifted my arm and it shuddered as it took the full impact of the incoming punch that was aimed at my face.Ow, that hurt, I recall thinking, being somewhat annoyed I had missed-timed what should have been more of a deflection..The deflection does not attempt to stop the impact (hurt).
… and Fred the goldfish, please.
Ahead, on the pavement, was a lady and a small boy, surrounded by a few plumped out bin liners.
Conversation started, regarding her stress that they were moving house… had completed everything… and finally was now just the two of them… and these few last bits and bobs… oh… and Fred…
Thankyous and Apologies… including “Santa, Santa”.
Thankyous and apologies can be numerous overtime when simply just interacting with other humans, beit family, friends, strangers, customers, work-team n all.
These situations, usually, can be dealt with at the time they occur. Rarely does it require a list… and an evening to go through it. (Santa was involved).
Lock Down… wide range of affect.
The car was set up with protection screens. Windows and fans were set for high ventilation. Trips were rare, as restricted to ‘essential’ only… and then, from the passenger seats came the steady flow of how this Covid-19 lock-down situation was affecting people, in all their bubbles… in so many different ways…
No Food or Drink… including red wine and greeeasy burgers.
In one hand she had a dripping kebab… in the other hand she had an open can of drink… in the other hand she had a coat and a bag… in the other hand she tried to be grabbing at the door handles… which I’d just switched to ‘locked’… how many hands did this creature have…
Surveys… Drink Drive and Premium Turnips?
Occasionally, some people (good people) get a taxi home, choosing to leave their car in town… The reasoning given for their decision I found fascinating and so did an unofficial drink-drive survey.
Another slightly more playful survey was regarding sunday dinner parsnips… From this I learned of naughty Enid and the premium turnips
and more