[NAC] - A truly honest seller

[mike]

i thought £20 for a £7 trip was a £13 tip

mike

 --- Jim Haseltine <jim_haseltine at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> In case anybody is curious about the 'knowledge
> boy', it's part of the
> training to be a London cab driver.
> 
> The 'Knowledge of London' examinations were
> introduced in 1851 following the
> Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, when complaints were
> made about drivers not
> knowing where they were going.
> Each would-be cab driver is given a copy of The Blue
> Book, which contains
> 400 standard routes ('runs') that must be learnt
> over a maximum period of 3
> years. On some days it can be bloody difficult to
> cross a road in central
> London without having to avoid knowledge boys
> zipping along the 'runs' on
> mopeds.
> They are subject to frequent interviews at the
> carriage office where
> examiners (often rumored to be sadistic or deranged)
> test them on the
> knowledge.
> According to the Public Carriage Office:
> "The unrivaled knowledge the London cabbie possesses
> provides the community,
> resident, and tourist alike with the best road
> transport service in the
> world."
> Strange how they don't mention any training in how
> to be bloody rude and
> awkward when a customer attempts to tender a 20
> pound note for a 7 pound
> fare.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Haseltine
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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