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    I could tell you some stories from my 15 yrs as a cabbie, from a Formula 1 driver to well known Aussies internationally that think their $hit don't stink. All of them a$$holes to the max. Not into typing but here we go with one local. Get a maxi-job at an address that I remember for bad reasons. Lets call him Mr Far Quit who lives in a real flash house up in the hills on a long shared driveway. Picked up this mob up a few times before (driving the maxi) and Mr Quit would always take the mickey out of the me in a very disrespectful way (for no reason) except maybe for his name, and was well known amongst the maxi taxi drivers for doing so. Load 'em up and off we go to the hob nobs restaurant. 500 metres down the road and Mr Quit starts, so when we get about 2 klms further down the road to a set of lights where I can do a u-turn, I do the u-turn while turning off the meter. Everyone arcs up and wants to know where I'm going. I say back to where I picked them up because I refuse to be spoken to by Mr Quit in such a manner and that this wasn't the first time it had happened. Mrs Quit then then fires up at Mr Quit in the most sensational way with fists included. Everyone else is dead quiet. When she settles down, I call base and explain the situation and advise that they don't send another maxi to that address. The girls at base know who the better drivers are and they accept our word the majority of the time. I get them to the under cover driver and they all get out without any argument, while I say cordially to enjoy their evening. There's lots of rules and regs with cabs and I made sure I did everything according to the book. But it doesn't end there. At about 1 in the morning I get a maxi job at the hob nobs restaurant for a Mr Quit. GOLD!!!!! I pull up out the front and hit the central locking with the passenger window down about 6 inches. Out staggers Mr Quit and his crew who are all well and truly tanked by now. When they are trying to open the doors I call out to them "remember me!!!!" and drive off. Get around the corner and call up base and explain the situation and that the are all way too intoxicated to travel by cab and that they need to sober up before calling again. Girl is obviously trying not to burst out laughing as everything is recorded. Never ever heard anything about it again. Hope that makes someone else happy is it did for me on that night. The End.

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    Ya ..Gavin. I did security for 6 yrs on the nsw City rail contract from 96-2003, me....seen the friggin lot I must say. Toff's and plain cockheads, drunk and looking for a blue, ... I could write a best seller I reckon....coming up in Sept to Port Dougie for 10 days, your shout this time...lol...

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    Quote Originally Posted by steveo View Post
    Anyone else get the impression that people who are struggling in some way are more generous than people who are wealthy and live in the expensive houses. I never get tips or gifts from the ones in the expensive houses with the expensive cars but have often got gifts from people with no car.
    Too true. Witness this many times.

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    Why is it that we spend so much time talking about the stickheads.
    Give them the service commensurate with the attitude.
    And widow Mrs Johnson?
    Enjoy her cup of tea!
    Make your day better by being nice to nice people.
    Make more money from the others, then smile nicely.
    Sometimes it is nice to be nice .
    To coin a phrase!

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    This is what we had visiting tonight at about 6pm ---- perched in tree about 10m from house for about 20 mins, making lots of noises and doing all the sort of things birds naturally do
    Feeling absolutely happy to have a Lyrebird so close and not spooked.Lyrebird_1.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by seliment View Post
    This is what we had visiting tonight at about 6pm ---- perched in tree about 10m from house for about 20 mins, making lots of noises and doing all the sort of things birds naturally do
    Feeling absolutely happy to have a Lyrebird so close and not spooked.Lyrebird_1.jpg
    Dont believe a bloody word that bird says.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    Dont believe a bloody word that bird says.
    Very true.
    Maybe they should be called a 'politician bird' . ...
    But that would be an insult to such a beautiful native bird.

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    Your very lucky to see a lyrebird let alone have one close to the house, never seen one in my life. Would love to see one before the foxes wipe em out.

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    Off to America for a family holiday on Thursday for almost 3 week, Disneyland and the like.
    Now that makes me happy. First holiday in years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by m287j View Post
    Off to America for a family holiday on Thursday for almost 3 week, Disneyland and the like.
    Now that makes me happy. First holiday in years.
    Good onya mate. .im leaving to go the the U.S in june for 4 weeks

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    Taren point tomorrow>>>> Fishing in the tinny

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    Bali in August
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    new tanaka whippy arrived today, hope it works out ok




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    Quote Originally Posted by Redeye View Post
    new tanaka whippy arrived today, hope it works out ok
    What is it mate, TBC or the Hitachi

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    Got my old Kazz whippy running again, Big thanks to John from SE Mowing Cheers mate

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