I'm the sort of person who will give you the last pound in my purse if you need it, I always tell my friends I'm on the other end of the phone if you need me, just ask.
So on Thursday, when my lovely friend Jo of Carsonsmummy.blogspot.co.uk sent me a message on whatsapp, asking if I could pick her up from Lime Street Station in Liverpool on Friday, I was only too happy to oblige.
On Friday I set off to pick Jo and Carson up from the loading bay at the station, the maps app on my phone took me straight there.
Here's where the fun starts though.....
To begin with the stupid app took me to a tiny street on the wrong side of the station, the street was packed with hackney cabs, they were everywhere. I got a bit flustered so I pulled up intending to phone Jo. There was a space marked "Taxi's only", I didn't want to pull in there but luckily there was a gap just big enough for my little polo between the end of the taxi rank and an opening to a car park. So I pulled in and got my phone out to phone Jo. As I was doing this a hackney pulled up beside me and the driver said something, so I put my window down to see what he was saying, "Oi luv you're parked in a taxi bay, you can't park there", was he blind or just stupid?? I replied that in fact I wasn't parked in the taxi bay if he actually looked at where my car was parked, the torrent of abuse I then got was unbelievable!!!
(Excuse the language I will try and sensor it as much as possible)
The conversation went like this...
Taxi driver "You stupid B***h, you need to f***ing move 'cos you can't f***ing park there you f***ing tramp"
Me (I did get a bit annoyed at this point) "Oh do me a favour and p**s off, I'm lost and I'm not staying here I'm just stopped for a minute"
Taxi driver "You need to f***ing move, you can't park there"
Me "I am not parked, my engine is still running and I'm not getting out so no, I won't f***ing move"
Taxi driver "Yeah you fucking will, you f***ing tramp"
Me"Oh p**s off and go and do your job!!!"
(Window goes up and he drives off)
As you can imagine I was a bit shaken by this exchange, as well as furious, so I swiftly moved on as I had finally figured out where I needed to go.
Eventually I got to the right place to pick up a weary and relieved Jo and an excited Carson (I hadn't seen him for a while), when I told Jo what had occurred she was shocked, albeit a little abused at me telling him to go and do his job. Jo and Carson safely home I went home and mulled over what had happened.
So, did this " Public Sector Worker " think he was being a "big man" verbally abusing a female who was on her own in an unfamiliar place even though he was in the wrong??
I am thoroughly shocked that someone who provides a public service can act in such a way. If I was in the wrong I would have explained, apologised and moved somewhere else, but as I wasn't there was no way I was going to sit there and listen to his torrent of abuse.
Am I the only person who thinks this is a shocking and vile way for a taxi driver to act?? Imagine if I had been in his cab and he was treating me like that?? I'm so annoyed with myself though because in my furious haze it didn't even occur to me to get his license plate/taxi number, durrr Cheryl!!!
I would like to state that I am not slurring taxi driver's as a whole, just the complete A-hole who thought it was acceptable to verbally abuse me the way he did!!!
Lastly, a bit of advice, if you have a similar experience, get the license plate/taxi number and report them!!!
Thanks for reading
Love and Hugs
Cheryl xxxx
On Friday I set off to pick Jo and Carson up from the loading bay at the station, the maps app on my phone took me straight there.
Here's where the fun starts though.....
To begin with the stupid app took me to a tiny street on the wrong side of the station, the street was packed with hackney cabs, they were everywhere. I got a bit flustered so I pulled up intending to phone Jo. There was a space marked "Taxi's only", I didn't want to pull in there but luckily there was a gap just big enough for my little polo between the end of the taxi rank and an opening to a car park. So I pulled in and got my phone out to phone Jo. As I was doing this a hackney pulled up beside me and the driver said something, so I put my window down to see what he was saying, "Oi luv you're parked in a taxi bay, you can't park there", was he blind or just stupid?? I replied that in fact I wasn't parked in the taxi bay if he actually looked at where my car was parked, the torrent of abuse I then got was unbelievable!!!
(Excuse the language I will try and sensor it as much as possible)
The conversation went like this...
Taxi driver "You stupid B***h, you need to f***ing move 'cos you can't f***ing park there you f***ing tramp"
Me (I did get a bit annoyed at this point) "Oh do me a favour and p**s off, I'm lost and I'm not staying here I'm just stopped for a minute"
Taxi driver "You need to f***ing move, you can't park there"
Me "I am not parked, my engine is still running and I'm not getting out so no, I won't f***ing move"
Taxi driver "Yeah you fucking will, you f***ing tramp"
Me"Oh p**s off and go and do your job!!!"
(Window goes up and he drives off)
As you can imagine I was a bit shaken by this exchange, as well as furious, so I swiftly moved on as I had finally figured out where I needed to go.
Eventually I got to the right place to pick up a weary and relieved Jo and an excited Carson (I hadn't seen him for a while), when I told Jo what had occurred she was shocked, albeit a little abused at me telling him to go and do his job. Jo and Carson safely home I went home and mulled over what had happened.
So, did this " Public Sector Worker " think he was being a "big man" verbally abusing a female who was on her own in an unfamiliar place even though he was in the wrong??
I am thoroughly shocked that someone who provides a public service can act in such a way. If I was in the wrong I would have explained, apologised and moved somewhere else, but as I wasn't there was no way I was going to sit there and listen to his torrent of abuse.
Am I the only person who thinks this is a shocking and vile way for a taxi driver to act?? Imagine if I had been in his cab and he was treating me like that?? I'm so annoyed with myself though because in my furious haze it didn't even occur to me to get his license plate/taxi number, durrr Cheryl!!!
I would like to state that I am not slurring taxi driver's as a whole, just the complete A-hole who thought it was acceptable to verbally abuse me the way he did!!!
Lastly, a bit of advice, if you have a similar experience, get the license plate/taxi number and report them!!!
Thanks for reading
Love and Hugs
Cheryl xxxx
