Mark Allanson
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 06:41 PM |
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Bloody Birmingham Taxi Drivers
My daughter lives in Bristol, but occasionally has to work a week in Manchester. On Friday she was returning home but the train stopped at Birmingham
New Street station due to the floods. Virgin gave up and stopped road transport due to the numbers of stranded people, and basically told everybody to
f*** off.
Stranded in Birmingham, she phoned me and asked what to do, I said get to a hotel and they could ring me to get card details so I could pay the bill
(did I say she had no money on her?). Ring around, everyone had the same idea an no beds available.
Nothing else for it so get a taxi to Bristol. She got a taxi with 3 others in the same boat, the driver said £100 all in, not bad between 4 of them,
and off the set at 17:30 Friday night. At 7:30 Saturday morning, they arrived safe and sound. The driver still charged £100, having spent most of the
night near junction 9 on the M5, no food, only bottled water. He waited while Ruth went into her flat to get the money, I made sure she gave him a
large tip (which I have wired into her account!). He then set off to drive home.
I don't know his name, but a real diamond of a guy. I was worried all night about my daughter, and was so relieved when she phoned from home.
Brummy - I salute you
Thanks
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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scottc
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 06:53 PM |
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Your subject sounded like it was going to be a rant.
Glad she got home okay though, and it restores your faith in human's, don't it. 
[Edited on 21/7/07 by scottc]
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JoelP
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 06:53 PM |
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legend. I once got a taxi from liverpool to leeds, cant believe he too let me out of sight to get money!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 07:23 PM |
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In days like this it kindof makes you feel warm inside doesn't it? Proper people... not the sort of thing that would happen dan sarf I'd
wager.
Steve
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gazza285
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 09:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
She got a taxi with 3 others in the same boat
Just how bad was the flooding.....................
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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davie h
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| posted on 21/7/07 at 10:21 PM |
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there are still a lot of good people out there. i take it was a private hire and not black hack or it could have been a into the thousands
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nick205
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| posted on 22/7/07 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
In days like this it kindof makes you feel warm inside doesn't it? Proper people... not the sort of thing that would happen dan sarf I'd
wager.
Steve
Very similar story about my wife getting home from London after Railtrack c0cked up (yet again) to Winchester. Shared taxi with strangers and a Black
cabby who was more intent on getting them all home rather than cashing in.
It happens all over, just not as often as it should considering we all capable of helping each other in some way 
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