Taxis back to basics...debt and mortgage free before 50(feb 2014)

taxi73

Evening all....I'M KNACKERED >>>LOL>>>>
What a strange day it was ok on the cabs today ...could've been busier!!!...but...You'll never believe this a bloke gave me a £60 TIP!!!!!.....I tried to refuse but he insisted...we were chatting..he was asking general questions about me and how many kids I had etc..just general stuff and to cut a long story short he needed to go to a cash machine and when he came back he shoved what I thought was £20 in my hand and says treat the kids!!!!...when we got to the destination there was £12 odd on the clock and he said wht do I owe you I said nothing because he'd given me what I thought was £20..he then gave me £15 and I said I can't take that as you've al;ready given me money and he insisted saying that was for treats and this was for the fare.He wouldn't take it back!!!!..he also said my husband was lucky to have me...LOL....
When I parked up later I went to unwrap the £20 (I'd put it in the side door of the car as I was driving at the time he gave it to me) as I wanted to put it straight in the front pocket of my money bag and it was £60!!!!....what a lovely bloke but how strange.He's not a local he was on holiday ...it put a smile on my face all day.

SO,the £60 will be put in the pot here...everything in there each month gets paid to the Halifax CC.
I've done my £10 PAD to Virgin.
I've transferred £95 out of one account and £10 out of another to EGG savings.
Nothing much else happening here..just usual stuff.

Double_Trouble

taxi73 wrote: »

Evening all....I'M KNACKERED >>>LOL>>>>
What a strange day it was ok on the cabs today ...could've been busier!!!...but...You'll never believe this a bloke gave me a £60 TIP!!!!!.....I tried to refuse but he insisted...we were chatting..he was asking general questions about me and how many kids I had etc..just general stuff and to cut a long story short he needed to go to a cash machine and when he came back he shoved what I thought was £20 in my hand and says treat the kids!!!!...when we got to the destination there was £12 odd on the clock and he said wht do I owe you I said nothing because he'd given me what I thought was £20..he then gave me £15 and I said I can't take that as you've al;ready given me money and he insisted saying that was for treats and this was for the fare.He wouldn't take it back!!!!..he also said my husband was lucky to have me...LOL....
When I parked up later I went to unwrap the £20 (I'd put it in the side door of the car as I was driving at the time he gave it to me) as I wanted to put it straight in the front pocket of my money bag and it was £60!!!!....what a lovely bloke but how strange.He's not a local he was on holiday ...it put a smile on my face all day.

SO,the £60 will be put in the pot here...everything in there each month gets paid to the Halifax CC.
I've done my £10 PAD to Virgin.
I've transferred £95 out of one account and £10 out of another to EGG savings.
Nothing much else happening here..just usual stuff.

That's a lovely thing for someone to do just shows there are nice people around and he obviously felt you deserved it :A

DTxx

Tinka21

I wish my OH got tips like that on the Taxi's!! He has enough trouble trying to get them to pay a £3 fare! lol

Well done Taxi and keep up the good work!

Karmacat

Oh my word! How lovely .... I'm really pleased for you! I try to pass forward kindnesses I receive, but that one's way above the usual. And so is he, and so are you

xx

hypno06

Wow, that sort of thing doesn't happen every day!! I am not surprised you have been smiling all day

taxi73

Thankyou..I couldn't believe it and he was very insistent.I do try to be good to people as well KC....
Tinka..I can well believe that as I too have had my fair share of awkward and non paying customers.
DT...you never know what's going to happen from day to day in this job ...and it is nice that there are some lovely people about.

taxi73

hypno06 wrote: »

Wow, that sort of thing doesn't happen every day!! I am not surprised you have been smiling all day

Sorry missed you there....a customer like that every day would soon have me debt free:D:D:D:D...I'm still in shock!!!

mum2one

wow re the tip, so gobsmacked had to go + get choc bar. xx

elantan

That is fantastic taxi and I'm sure he knows you will use it wisely .... Enjoy it you deserve it

lucielle

Nice tip.
L