[nagdu] And that reminds me of the cab driver issue

[Doug Parisian]

Actually, it was God, or some facsimile thereof who pushed my buttons--minus 
30 degrees, 8 hours on a bus, suddenly condensing bladder, and damn--I 
needed a smoke.  I did, fortunately for that cabbie, have the good grace to 
hold my bladder until I reached home.  Now stop that, I did even go into the 
house.
Doug: There's a hole in the bucket, dear lysa, dear lysa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] And that reminds me of the cab driver issue


> Doug,
>
> OMG!  And I thought I could be very coldly and practically obnoxious when
> someone pushes my buttons.
>
> Points for effective nonverbal communication resulting in a free cab ride
> home!  /lol/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Doug Parisian
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 4:09 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] And that reminds me of the cab driver issue
>
> Squeaking of cabs and such, I had gotten off an eight hour bus trip in 
> minus
>
> 30 degree weather and wanted a cab to get home.  My dog guide at the time
> was able to pick a cab if I approached any location where they usually
> parked, probably due to the fact that in Winnipeg at that time, the cabs
> burned Propane.  Well, that's my best guess cause he never made a mistake.
>
> Anyway, I approached a cab and some driver indicated in seriously
> questionable english that he couldn't take dogs.  Quick as lightning, I
> popped open the front door, gave my 80 pound yellow lab a hand signal and 
> he
>
> lept in one side while the driver slithered out the other.  I followed Mr.
> Dog in, closed both doors and locked him out.  Damn, with the motor 
> running,
>
> it really was nice and warm so I figured it appropriate to relax and light 
> a
>
> smoke.  The way that poor devil banged on the cab, he was probably a
> professional drummer.  I let him in after about five minutes by which time
> he was real good and ready to listen.  I guess the cool air suppressed his
> contempt for dogs.  The driver grabbed his mike, called dispatch for 
> police
> help explaining about the dog with a handle and was ordered to drive me 
> home
>
> for free.
>
> In relating this story to a friend, he indicated that what I should have
> done was to hold down the mike switch since at that time, only one cab
> driver at a time could communicate with the dispatcher.
>
> Damn, that was sure fun!
>
> Doug: no, I don't shed!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Weiner" <dcwein at dcwein.cnc.net>
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 5:16 PM
> Subject: [nagdu] And that reminds me of the cab driver issue
>
>
>> And on the subject of cab drivers, it is patently ridiculous that
>> someone's
>> supposed religious concerns should even be an issue for us. I'm referring
>> to
>> the Muslim cab drivers you mentioned.
>> It just shows that our rights as blind people mean much less or nothing 
>> at
>> all when compared to some idiot cab driver.
>>
>> Dan W.
>>
>>
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