All taxi firms have their regular customers & the firm i work for is no different. Some of our regulars are seen as good customers or 'good payers' to be more precise. All the drivers know & like the good payers. Also, all the drivers know who the nice friendly characters are. There`s nothing like a good ol` chin-wag to brighten your day up.
On the flip side i`m sure all taxi firms have their regulars who aren`t as popular. Some are a bit tight, some grumpy, some awkward & some a bit smelly. Paul (name has been changed) falls into all four of these catagories!!!!
As soon as my datahead bleeps with the next job & Paul`s name pops up, i groan & cringe! Paul is an odd fellow, the sort who wears a fully zipped up snorkel coat in a heatwave. This coat has obviously never seen the inside of a washing machine either, as it totally stinks of stale sweat & god knows what else.
Paul uses taxis ALL the time. I once picked him up from the top of his road to drop him off outside his home 200yds away, but mostly his journey consists of his house to town or town to his house. This is almost a daily occurance & is almost exactly a 1 mile trip....our minimum fare of £2.80
When Paul gets in the car he always insists on having all the windows up & states his destination in an almost robotic style. Then there`s silence for the entire journey. He sits very upright & stiff and looks straight ahead, never moving. Upon arrival he speaks again in his mechanical style "two pound eighty" then hands over the exact money in dirty fluff coated coins (i`d hate to know where they`ve been)
This process happens almost every day .....home to town (an hour or so) then town to home.
Last year, just before christmas i had the absolute pleasure of picking Paul up from his usual collection point in town. The usual silent journey took place. Upon arrival i was taken aback when Paul got out & said "There you go, there`s three pounds there." dropping three shiny pound coins into my hand.
Wow, i thought. A christmas tip & a bit of festive spirit from the guy.
"Thankyou very much Paul" i said with a big smile "that`s very kind of you"
Paul just stood & stared at me.....then shouted "I WANT 20p CHANGE!!!"
The tight git!
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