Taxi`s

Mike Hughes wrote:

> In message <4588d48f$0$7424$b9f67a60@news.newsdemon.com>, News_Demon
> <newsdemon@bulldog.home.com.invalid> writes
> >
> >
> >Dear All.
> >
> >Does anyone know the aprox cost of a Black cab from Edgware Road/Praed
> >Street to Colindale?
> >
> Depends exactly where you are going in Colindale. It would be somewhere
> about £35 plus the £4 Christmas day charge.
>
> >Also I would need to catch it about 5.30am on a Sunday or Monday morning.
> >Any chance of finding one at this time?
> >
> There is a very good chance of getting a taxi off the street,
> particularly if you try the rank at the Metropole Hotel on the corner of
> Edgeware and Praed St
>

Even early on Christmas Day morning?

Mike Hughes wrote:

> In message <1166633120.426491.239840@a3g2000cwd.. com>,
> Mizter T <mizter.t@> writes
> >Mike Hughes wrote:
> >
> >> There is a very good chance of getting a taxi off the street,
> >> particularly if you try the rank at the Metropole Hotel on the corner of
> >> Edgeware and Praed St
> >>
> >
> >Even early on Christmas Day morning?
> >
> Yes
>
> I worked last year. I was surprised at how many taxis and also how many
> customers there were around. Remember that there are a lot of taxi
> drivers in London who are not Christian.
>

Thanks for the reply, that's interesting that there's so many taxis and
so many prospective passengers around at that time.

Of course I'd presume that London taxi drivers would represent all the
different communities in London and would thus represent all faiths,
but I must admit my (possibly quite erroneous) assumption is that many
are ethnically British white men, and thus would wish to celebrate
Christmas with their families (though of course these days I would
presume many either wouldn't regard themselves as Christians or
wouldn't be Christians, but like the majority of people nonetheless
they'd mark Christmas).

Mizter T wrote:
>
> Thanks for the reply, that's interesting that there's so many taxis and
> so many prospective passengers around at that time.

The fact that the roads are fairly empty plus higher fares is an
incentive to work, even if only for a few hours.

> Of course I'd presume that London taxi drivers would represent all the
> different communities in London and would thus represent all faiths,
> but I must admit my (possibly quite erroneous) assumption is that many
> are ethnically British white men, and thus would wish to celebrate
> Christmas with their families (though of course these days I would
> presume many either wouldn't regard themselves as Christians or
> wouldn't be Christians, but like the majority of people nonetheless
> they'd mark Christmas).

But for taxi drivers there is really no such thing as "regular working
hours" or "public holidays" because every day is a day that they may
choose to work or not work. Of course there are probably busier times
and less busy times. An experienced taxi driver is likely to know where
to go to get trade and what the best times are to work. It's not just a
matter of knowing the routes.