Hi Folks
It’s been a
while hasn't it?
On the 5th
of July I got married to Jane.
The last 4
months had been so stressful what with the organisation and the putting
together of the big event that blogging was impossible. We tied the knot at the
Brent Civic Centre opposite the iconic Wembley Stadium and then celebrated
afterwards at my local club which we had prepared the night before. It almost
went off without a hitch until we had to place the rings on a little cushion. I
searched my pockets high and low only to realize they were several miles away
in our hotel room on the bedside table. We used stand in rings, which didn’t
feel right but they had to do. The day was extremely hot and the venue was very
stuffy and warm. My mother complained about the loud music but then again don’t
all mothers. My son missed the ceremony all together as he got stuck on the
underground during a signal failure. One of the tiers of our four tier wedding
cake collapsed so it became a three tier. I think that was all the fails but on
a better note the speeches went well and they were followed by our first dance
which was to the Barbra Streisand / Bryan Adams duet I finally found someone,
We all had a good boogie after that and Jane and I were amongst the last to
leave at around midnight.
Me & Jane
2 days later
we went to Torquay for five days and traveled all around the Torbay area taking in the sights and the local delicacies. I’m quite partial to seafood so
I was in my element down there as there was always a seafood stall close by. A
new item I've noticed them doing is fake lobster tails. I've googled them and
apparently they’re made of Pollack…very tasty with vinegar. Anyone else heard
of them?
On my return
I had to collect the cab from the garage.
Someone had
been using it for a week and had moved all my stuff around, re-tuned the radio
stations, chucked all my cleaning rags out of the boot and even removed a
magnetic pad I had stuck to the console to attach stuff to.
It is
currently Ramadan and as per usual the work takes a dip as all our Muslim
passengers abstain from venturing out during the day.
In spite of
that I've gradually gotten back into the groove of work and if you know where
to look you can still earn a living.
London,
being a capital city is always full of tourists. The usual spots such as
Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Oxford Street, Leicester Square never fail
to provide work.
Last week a
family of Americans, I think they were from Denver, hailed me in Pall Mall and
asked to be taken to all the main spots.
We passed
Buckingham Palace, the Mall and Trafalgar Square then along the river to the
Tower of London, Tower Bridge, the Shard then the Tate Modern, Parliament
Square, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey New Scotland Yard and I finally dropped them
off at the Hard Rock Café on Piccadilly. Total fare was fifty pounds and they
gave me seventy and thanked me for being so informative.
That was easy money. I
should probably start a tour company.
A bit of
drama occurred yesterday, Saturday.
I was taking
two ladies up to Creighton Avenue in East Finchley and was chatting them up to
get the return journey back into town when my son Mike rang me frantic because
he couldn't find our Jack Russell called Dude anywhere. Bang went my return
journey and they weren't too pleased at being left stranded in East Finchley
but an emergency is an emergency and I drove home.
The dog had
already been missing for several hours and we drove around the area many times
hoping to get a glimpse of his little black and white body. Mike (who’s 26) was
distraught and very tearful as he blamed himself for Dudes escape. After what
seemed like hours we decided to go home and print some posters. We stuck
fifteen of them all over the area. I knew the dog was micro chipped but he didn’t
have his collar on as we only put it on him when taking him for a walk. After
that we turned to Facebook and Twitter to broadcast his disappearance urging
people to “Share” and “Retweet”, and many did. I haven’t mentioned my mate
Chris AKA Titaniccabbie for a while but he loves a cause and got straight to
work contacting obscure groups on FB. It was one of these obscure groups that
finally gave us our dog back. So, he’d apparently got out of the house without
Mike noticing, crossed a very busy main road, made his way towards Kilburn Park
Tube where he then became frantic and disorientated and was picked up by a
young girl who took him home to show her mum. The mother took a picture of him
put it on Facebook with a caption, a friend of Chris’s spotted it, Chris rang
me, I rang the finder and within half an hour we were reunited with a very
excited Jack Russell. The power of social media cannot be ignored and although
he was missing for 10 hours the online bit only took about 3 hours, I can’t
praise it enough.
Dude home safe and sound.
I went back
out to work today but the weather was so muggy and my AC isn’t working. There
was some sort of demo on in town and the gridlock started so I decided to call
it a day.
Best job of the day was Kings Cross Station up to Cranley Gardens in
Muswell Hill £25.
Just had
Doner Kebab and Chips and a pot of Haagen Daz Ice cream. Just what every
diabetic needs…..not!!!
Check back
soon for more news and stories.
Take Care.
L.C.
