Comments on: A taxi rant – it’s all about service people!

By: maja

maja — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:02:07 +0000

What a bitch! I regularly take taxis to and from the airport, and I only live across the road. It’s still a ten dollar ride. I usually give them a couple of extra bucks but if they complain I don’t tip them.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:46:22 +0000

I hate it when I get people who carry on like everything is too much hassle for them. If you don’t like people and providing service, get the f@ck out of a service job – its not like we’re holding a gun to your head and forcing you to do it.

Cromely – my tip would be zero in those circumstances, not merely small.

Cellobella – assuming you got a receipt for the cabcharge, it should have the taxi number if you want to complain to the taxi co. Probably a waste of time though.

By: Belongum

Belongum — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:00:18 +0000

Haha… Yep it WAS the 3.45 flight… I had three fellas in tow (was wearing a mustard yellow button up and collared shirt) and sporting my very bald ‘scone’ and half a tan. I was looking both relieved and knackered, as I’d managed to get everyone through a potentially bumpy workshop… and I was fair enjoying my Toohey’s Old mate then – all one of it lol!

I flew out this morning – phew what a show – we tried to kill one of our guests the night before by choking him on his dinner! He had to go to the hospital, and we were camped twenty minutes out of town. Didn’t work though – he was still the biggest talker in the workshop – it appears it’s true – nothing can stop him yarning

I did notice the word ‘Eclipse’ somewhere there – but I’m stuffed if I know why! I try to keep track of contractors working in and out of the regional areas as I get about, I often go and have a look-see on the internet to see who they are (work related stalking – oops!). But I was concentrating on my job at the time – I wasn’t looking THAT hard, as I was REALLY enjoying my one beer!
Spinny!

By: Cromely

Cromely — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:06:31 +0000

I hate when I get cabs like that, On the flipside (at least in the US) those rides do end up being less expensive, because their tip gets significantly smaller.

By: river

river — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:20:29 +0000

Next time be sure and notice the taxi number, you don’t have to get her name. Each cab has a registered number displayed somewhere up the front, note it down as soon as you get out, then ring the company and report it. I always do this. The drivers get called in for a little re-training. I also call in to report excellent over- and- above service.

By: Cellobella

Cellobella — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:07:37 +0000

Hey Belongum – was it the 3.45 to Perth?

I was really impressed with Greenough airport – it’s the nicest airport I’ve been to in Australia.

It would have been nice to meet you.

I was the one in a blue and grey work tee-shirt with three quarter sleeves reading Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer and scoffing beer nuts. (Like you would have noticed me!)

And Kelley – no I didn’t get her name. And I probably wouldn’t complain if I did. I was annoyed with myself for feeling guilty that instead of asking her to take me home, she drove me to work – about half the fare. Stupid. I shouldn’t let that get to me.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:04:50 +0000

People like that blow my mind.

She probably thought you looked to nice to report her rudeness.

Did you get her name?

By: Riayn

Riayn — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 23:50:01 +0000

Just love those cranky Taxi drivers… not.

There are some great taxi drivers out there, but they are becoming increasingly hard to find.

By: Belongum

Belongum — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:40:33 +0000

So true… it frustrates me when I trip over jaded people working in the ‘service’ industry… unlike you – I met an extremely interesting and engaging fella (I generally do – as I often fly out around 6 or 7 in the morning) who was driving the taxi that I was in on Thurs morning – on my way to the airport (to Geraldton too no less – I return tomorrow lol spinny!).

I have some great discussions with all sorts of people, and I have to say – the taxi drivers who’ve picked me up for these gigs, have for the main part been absolute champs! I love the condensed conversation, their amazing life experiences, their outlooks on life, and their fantastic intellect. I reckon I’ve had only one taxi driver that i felt wasn’t interested… and we simply left it at that. He wasn’t a rude bugger as such – just not a yarner.

Put two blokes on the plane back to Perth this arvo though CB, they were part of a workshop I had to pull together for a community group up this way… how freaky – Bizarre if you were on the same plane – because we were in the same airport lobby mate – lol
Cheers

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:34:28 +0000

I hate when people act annoyed at you for expecting them to do THEIR JOB! I would have been furious too…