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From: Zimmy on 2 Jun 2010 09:51 "Adrian" <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:86n12vF3eqU8(a)mid.individual.net... > "Zimmy" <z(a)y.x> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > >> But its the same problem for all other drivers who need the toilet. > > Apart, of course, from the subtle detail that very few other drivers just > drive around town all day without ever actually arriving at anywhere or > knowing where they could be off to next. Well I would hope they would arrive at some point, and they could always drive to some toilets between fares. I assume they don't eat while driving too? Surely they know where some toilets are? Has the knowledge been dumbed down to that extent? Many filling stations and shops have them you know. What do van drivers do? Z
From: NM on 2 Jun 2010 10:15 On 2 June, 10:07, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Doug <jag...(a)riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > > > Happening this afternoon and mentioned on BBC London TV. > > > So how, in terms of effect, does this differ from Critical Mass? > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/10211958.stm > > Apart from them having announced the route they'll follow, and having > liased with the police, you mean? And having unique marks on each cab making them traceable, you mean?
From: NM on 2 Jun 2010 10:20 On 2 June, 11:56, bod <bodro...(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Adrian wrote: > > Dave Plowman <d...(a)davesound.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like > > they were saying: > > >>>> What do bus drivers do? Seems to me they have more of a problem than > >>>> taxis. > > >>> Less, I'd have thought - they have set routes and set stopping points/ > >>> times. > > >> But they can hardly drive to the nearest loo if caught short - unlike a > >> cab. > > > No different to anybody in any other job that doesn't allow for breaks on > > demand. What's the bloke in the top of the crane building the Shard do? > > > > > > > Easy, just take a plastic petrol can type container up with him. > As long as it has a cap. He's not going to be seen up there. > > Bod Probably uses the bucket and chuck it method much favoured by long distance yachtspersons. In racing yachts there is no bog, just a toilet seat, body waste gets collected in a plastic bag which is tied up after use and kept in a locker for disposal ashore.
From: Dave Plowman on 2 Jun 2010 11:20 In article <qfrNn.29288$Az1.11061(a)hurricane>, Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Dave Plowman wrote: > > In article <86mn7sF8ugU6(a)mid.individual.net>, > > Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dave Plowman <dave(a)davesound.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much > >> like they were saying: > > > >>> What do bus drivers do? Seems to me they have more of a problem than > >>> taxis. > > > >> Less, I'd have thought - they have set routes and set stopping > >> points/ times. > > > > But they can hardly drive to the nearest loo if caught short - unlike > > a cab. > they usually go back to the depot on a regular basis, black cabs don't > usually have a depot A black cab doesn't follow a route or a timetable. And the drivers are all - or mostly - self employed so what they do in terms of breaks is up to them. -- *I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it * Dave Plowman dave(a)davesound.co.uk London SW 12
From: Squashme on 2 Jun 2010 12:30
On 2 June, 13:28, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "Zimmy" <z...(a)y.x> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > > > But its the same problem for all other drivers who need the toilet. > > Apart, of course, from the subtle detail that very few other drivers just > drive around town all day without ever actually arriving at anywhere or > knowing where they could be off to next. I thought that was what most of you did, most of the time. Learn something new every day here. "We wait. We are bored. (He throws up his hand.) No, don't protest, we are bored to death, there's no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste... In an instant all will vanish and we'll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness!" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot |