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From: Ian Jackson on 10 Jun 2010 12:52 In message <51254426c1dave(a)davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> writes >In article <87cfopFp6cU2(a)mid.individual.net>, > JNugent <JN(a)nonexistentaddress.com> wrote: >> > You've already had it answered at least twice. >> > I'm afraid your inability to read the words CAR PARK can't really be >> > blamed on anyone but yourself. > >> When did you ever mention a car-park in this thread? > >So we can add not being able to read to your other numerous faults? > >> And does every public toilet have a car-park adjacent to it anyway? > >Given the depth of Knowledge a London cabbie keeps on claiming to have, it >would be reasonable to expect him to know which car parks have a toilet >nearby. Or indeed where there are public loos where he can park legally. > >> Or are the ones in Central London without car-parks (pretty much all of >> them, I'd think) simply not available for the use of taxi-drivers as >> far as you are concerned? > >They're not available for use by any motorist either, then. >You've never explained - or at least with any logic - just why a cab >driver deserves special treatment over other road users when it comes to >requiring a toilet? > Taxi drivers spend all their working day driving around the streets. They don't really have any 'base' at the start and end of journeys. Other drivers are unlikely to have to do that. Bus drivers often start and end at depots. Even postmen and couriers stop to deliver (and even to pick up) goods etc, and therefore have a chance to 'nip in' to visit a toilet during the permitted 'loading' times. -- Ian
From: Dave Plowman on 10 Jun 2010 15:07
In article <hcnkdMCLhREMFwej(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk>, Ian Jackson <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >They're not available for use by any motorist either, then. > >You've never explained - or at least with any logic - just why a cab > >driver deserves special treatment over other road users when it comes to > >requiring a toilet? > > > Taxi drivers spend all their working day driving around the streets. They are their own boss and can have a break when they want one. Obviously when not carrying a fare. Unlike say a bus driver. > They don't really have any 'base' at the start and end of journeys. Neither do most private drivers. Unless you consider say a shop a base. > Other drivers are unlikely to have to do that. Bus drivers often start > and end at depots. Every bus route has a depot at the start and finish? The bus will start and stop at a depot each day - but that's a long time to go without a pee break. > Even postmen and couriers stop to deliver (and even > to pick up) goods etc, and therefore have a chance to 'nip in' to visit > a toilet during the permitted 'loading' times. A cab can simply drive to the nearest car park or parking bay etc with toilets near by. Same as you or I would have to do. The difference being they are more likely to know the locations of them. -- *Not all men are annoying. Some are dead. Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12 |