Shopping Carts

At around 6:30 pm I passed a guy on the road who was pulling 5 shopping carts with a rope. All of the shopping carts were tied together and full of junk. I do not know where he was going but pulling 5 full shopping carts with a rope. That must have been a challenge.

I wish I had a picture.

I remember on another occasion a XXXXXX man was leaning on an empty shopping cart. Normally that would not be so unusual if he was actually going shopping. Being no where near any mall and the way he was struggling to walk it was quite clear this man was using the shopping cart as a walker to keep him upright. Kind of sad if he actually needs a walker but I just assumed he was completely wasted drunk and needed the cart to stumble around with.

On another occasion I remember a XXXXXX guy pushing a shopping cart far from any mall. He had been shopping and had two small bags in the cart. For fuck sakes man, stop being so fucking lazy and carry your two grocery bags home.

Young and Old XXXXXX Female Smokers

I picked up these two kids earlier today and on the way to the car the one girl picks up a cigarette butt and puts it in her pocket. I thought that was very strange considering she was maybe 9 or 10.

Later in the night...

I picked up this man and woman and they wanted to go to a trailer park outside of town. The male had probably $1300 cash in $100 bills. They wanted to stop and get cigarettes. While the male went into the store for the smokes the female proceeded to look through the ashtrays on top of the garbage cans at the XXXXXX convenience store to see if there were any good butts worth taking. It looked like she found a couple.

They also wanted to stop at a liquor store and there was only one off sale place open. They walked in and came back out quickly. I asked them what happened and they said they were banned from there. They insisted on going to the liquor stores that I had told them were closed, which they were. I took the drunk trailer park trash home and was happy to get on with the night.

Fare Paid...

So I walked into the office the other day and the dispatcher gives me $30 and tells me some guy came in and wanted to pay me his $18 fare and was sorry it was late.

I was dumbfounded by this new found wealth. I could not think of anyone that owed me $18. A couple hours later it hit me...

..I picked up a lone male from a popular weekend bar a few weeks earlier. I drove him to his destination. Upon arrival my passenger got out of the car, started looking through his pockets, then proceeded to run through an empty field near a church.

There was no way I was going to chase him on foot so I drove down the nearest alley where I presumed he might be heading. I noticed him walking behind me so I turned around in the alley and drove towards him.

I entered onto a main roadway and witnessed him walking down the sidewalk. I approached him and pulled the car over. To my surprise he decided to get back in the car. At this point I had requested the police to come on the charges of Taxi Fraud. When the male got in I asked him why he had ran and such and such. He started talking complete gibberish about some cigars and kept asking me why was I not taking him anywhere.

The police arrived a short time later and questioned the male. I was standing outside the cab witnessing the questioning. The male could not provide the officer any identification and could not remember his own birth date. He was shortly arrested and I went on my way. Having to pay for the majority of his fare out of my own pocket.

In conclusion, if that was you that left me the $30 I appreciate that you have since sobered up and had the conscience to rectify your mistake.

In addition, I realize that when people drink they may become quite intoxicated and part of my job is to provide transportation to these individuals.

The new laws in my province of Canada may provide some relief to the binge drinking that occurs on a daily basis. I am interested in seeing the effects, if any, these stringent regulations have on local bars.