The above photos courtesy of Danny Ponomar at http://www.dapo.ca/



Monday, April 27, 2009

Neil Young Concert

Everyone I spoke with enjoyed the show except for the guy that was tripping balls and had a bad trip off some drug. He thought the opening act was Neil young and was disappointed in his voice, and every aspect of the show. Apparently he never even saw neil young because I picked him up at 9:30 and from the information I have gathered Neil Young did not come on stage untill 10:00 PM.

Vietnam Veteran

This was definitely the most unusual trip I have had for some time. I flagged three males from the XXXXXX bus depot. The older war veteran had a walker and I think he was intoxicated and had some mental issues.

The trip began by looking for a prostitute. The older guy was looking for a hooker and did not want to give up because he needed pussy to prove that he was not gay. There were no hookers available downtown and I asked my dispatcher to phone a certain escort agency.

Apparently the escort page was ripped out of the phone book at the office and the dispatcher was unable to get me the number.

After giving up on looking for a hooker we went to the liquor store so they could get more beer.

I look back on it now and knew at the time it was quite strange that they had no luggage. No change of clothes, no nothing. I asked where they were coming from and they would not say.

I was scared right off the get go because the guy was telling me about murdering people and slashing there necks. Fuck me was I ever freaked out. If it was not for the decent nephew the trip would have ended much sooner. Also the police were staking out the XXXXXX which made me a little suspicious. While loading these passengers the bus driver was looking at me. The scene was very strange and I immediately became suspicious and the red flag was raised.

He eventually mentioned that the kid had a bomb and he was forced to slit his throat, what you hear in the recording is that he blew his head off, but I am pretty sure there was more than one "kid" that he killed in the war. It was a completely fucked up trip. I recorded the very end once we arrived at the hotel and he broke down on me.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Keeping It In My Pants

This trip was around 30 minutes long and was interesting throughout. I edited the recording to the last 2 minutes because too much personal information was revealed.

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As a side note I was almost "busted" recording this because I had the camera between my legs and that area was not exactly off limits.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Ditched Brent - College Girl Commentary

Because of my last post I mise well post this. I was sent to XXXXXX in Lethbridge and "doubled". I actually had the person that called for a cab, and then there was XXXXXX.

I can't say much more...

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Statuatory Rape - My Bad - 8 Minute Recording

If you have ever wondered what driving a taxi is like here is a random example.


Thank you Mr. Law graduate from Queens University for enlightening me about what Statutory Rape actually means.

I assumed that Statutory Rape meant any rape without consent. I now understand that Statutory Rape means the rape of a minor.

I now understand why you mentioned the 12 year old niece at Christmas time as an example.

I definitely feel like a complete DUMB ASS!!!

At minute 0:57 did you not say you had gay sex at the XXXXXX? and when asked "what" by Monique did you not try to dismiss what you had just said?

At 3:18 I find out you are a "lawyer" and you disclose your credentials and I make my stupid comment.

After 6:25 there is nothing worth viewing.

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Last Class Bash...Including Random XXXXXX Shit Scare

Random...

For some students at the University of Lethbridge final classes came to an end yesterday (for me Thursday).

I picked up numerous UofL students tonight and some had apparently begun drinking at 9-11 AM, some of them claim they passed out for a while and re awoke in order to spend the rest of the night at the bar.

The XXXXXX was the busiest I have seen it for a long time, especially since 2008. I must have pulled at least 10 trips of the XXXXXX tonight. On most any other night I would not even bother driving to the XXXXXX because it is a waste of time. Tonight I drove Whoop Up Drive at least 20 times and Bridge Drive at least 5 times, sometimes in attempt just to get West to Flag a trip.

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My last fare of the night was an off duty Police Officer, our conversation was very interesting and apparently the Lethbridge Police have unofficially upgraded the recent Suspicious Death Case around 5-6ave S and 9th street to a Suspected Homicide (or something of that nature, there were no official terms used). I also learned that to become a police officer you are required to have graduated from high school and you must also prove you have obtained certain life experience. In addition a Criminal Justice Diploma never hurt, but is not required. I mentioned what I was trying to attain in school and I shall stop this post here........

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I had one very scary/interesting trip tonight, XXXXXX to the west side,drove the woman to a crack house near XXXXXX, where XXXXXX lived for a while from the XXXXXX, apparently staff had called for them and the name it was under I forget, , the three remaining wanted to go to an unknown west side destination (current fare 7.20), i asked for a deposit on the fare, a XXXXXX man wearing a white t-shirt gave me a 100 dollar deposit for the ride, I was arguing with the XXXXXX male in the front seat who was trying to turn the country music station beyond an acceptable volume for me. I was very suspicious and even very afraid of these individuals. We had a few stops, Lethbridge liquor on sixth ave and they were not allowed to purchase alcohol, they begged me to buy it for them, NNNOOO, we went to another store, the XXXXXX that obviously either succeeded in a major crack deal or had a land settlement claim/welfare, nevertheless he had cash. I remember irregularly informing my dispatcher where I was and trying to be exact about it. One stop included the XXXXXX Inn where the three XXXXXX males were supposedly picking up a friend. It seemed that every XXXXXX outside of the bar was coming along for the ride. A near fight ensued because apparently the XXXXXX male with the cash in the back was a fag and the guy they were tryin to come with them had punched him out earlier (the previous day), and was calling him on in front of the XXXXXX. Fucked up scene.

At this point I am full with five very drunk XXXXXX, in my opinion capable of doing most anything they could($*$*$TH*crime wise). I overheard the youngest guy, who was hooking up the place to stay for the night, say that he had been stabbed within the previous week. They ended up buying liquor from the XXXXXX Cold Beer Store. The one guy wanted to take the scenic route (quite a d,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mm/scenic/west instead of 6thave to west).

Arrive at XXXXXX, maybe 185, corner apartment adjacent to XXXXXX Mac. The guy who was apparently gay had his liquor taken from him and went with the other gang members to the apartment asking them where his liquor was, during that time he appeared afraid of the other XXXXXX and asked me to wait a couple minutes, I locked my doors immediately after they were all out, I did wait a couple minutes for some reason and left very soon, 43.50 fare, fucked up.

I wrote the previous to remember details at a later date because they were easily capable of killing the gay(not really, just there figure of speech/opinion) XXXXXX and they pretty much stole or at least had his liquor,. Wolfchild was the country music lover with the volume issues, all in all the trip ended OK and everything, except maybe the one XXXXXX would not be OK in the morning.

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Women went back to the XXXXXX after close and retrieved her purse through the bouncer.

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XXXXXX fitness woman, MMMMMM, XXXXXX//Yummy

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English folks from the lodge 2:45 am, mother daughter? going to an undetermined mountain when they wake up, three guys at the lodge were madly chasing the taxi and I had to perform minor evasive techniques to avoid confrontation. The English women commented on how that sort of thing never happens quite like that in England. It rarely happens here either, they must have been waiting long for a cab because i have never seen such an intense foot pursuit for a cab......


Picked up a glass installer at the university new building....worked in Vancouver and Toronto, from XXXXXX, went to that area maybe only 3-4 times although it was busy,

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Asbestos remover...informed of the risks, even with proper safety equipment, he had some technical name for his job; abater?.....................

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Transferred XXXXXX Shop Employee to Calgary from Lethbridge. Explained computer hilarity/warranty issue, other witnessed XXXXXX scams/errors/employee, had disfigured hand because it was trapped in a security cage or something.

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By typing all this shit out I hope I will never have to think of any of it again.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

I plan on taking this blog offline soon. My original intentions were to use this forum for personal use

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Saturday Night Brawl at the XXXXXX

Rumble in the Cage was featured at the Exhibition Grounds tonight and was a success, at least in my opinion.

It seems that every night there is a UFC event or any other major/local fighting challenge there are more fights in the city.

Here is a short, poor quality, video (I think it is time to upgrade to an actual video camera) of the brawl behind the Roadhouse tonight. Upwards of 200 people were on the scene with multiple fights happening simultaneously.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Special Mention - Immigrants

To every recent immigrant to Canada that I have EVER  met/driven:

Sometimes I have a hard time understanding your English but you are understandable and are constantly learning. Most of the time you hold more than one job and are trying your very best to support your families and be a productive member of society.

In my opinion you are more than welcome in our country. I have nothing but the utmost respect for you and wish you all the best and hope you are able to stay and adjust to Canada easily.

On a somewhat related note I picked up a group of Porterican (sp?) folks from a local grocery store. Upon arrival at their townhouse the one guy told me that he thought I was cute, I brushed it off. He then told me as we were parting that he loved me, I told him I loved him also.

I don't believe that he really loved me but he is learning English and I humored him, maybe he humored me. It takes a little bit of patience sometimes but it is rewarding in its own way.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Random Crackwhore - "I'll give you a blowjob"

I was sent for a call tonight to the XXXXXX downtown. I arrived and this XXXXXX Crack Whore got in. I asked her where she wanted to go and she said she didn't know and just wanted to party.

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I think her plan the entire time was to call for a taxi and ask the driver if he wanted to pay her for sexual favours. In all honesty I think she had executed a good tactic, I estimate she may have been successful in obtaining a trick this way 30 percent of the time.

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After reviewing the video I clearly made the mistake of saying "You seem like a nice lady" after she offered to suck my dick, I immediately realized that this was clearly not the case and cleared my throat soon after.

I remember her telling me that she was XXXXXX, although she was clearly XXXXXX.

She paid me five dollars to take her into the back alley and drop her off by the XXXXXX Inn.

Strange trip, here is a portion of the audio version of the encounter...


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FUCK YOU XXXXXX- BIG DICKS IN YOUR ASS IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU FAT FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT WORTHLESS FUCKING FAG- THE BOUNCER IS NOT ABLE TO HELP YOUR CAUSE SO TAKE YOUR ANAL BEADS YOU SIT ON ALL NIGHT AND SHOVE THEM DOWN YOUR BOYFRIENDS THROAT.

Hold on, I recant that statement, I don't want you to do something that you both enjoy, WHY DON'T YOU FUCK EACH OTHER UP THE ASS, oh wait, again with something you both enjoy.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST HAVE A HEART ATTACK AND DIE YOU WORTHLESS FAT FUCK. FUCK YOU. XXXXXX TAXI, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST NAME YOURSELF EVERY FOLD IS A DIFFERENT PLEASURE AND FEEL FREE TO DOUBLE PENETRATE MY ASS BECAUSE MY GAY BOYFRIENDS LIKE TO FIND NEW FOLDS AND FUCK ME FREELY (I KNOW IT WAS TOO LONG OF A NAME SO XXXXXX WORKS FINE).

GO FUCK YOURSELF YOU WHINNY LITTLE BITCH. OH I AM BANNED FROM THE PARKING LOT, CALL THE BOUNCERS THEN THE COPS, FUCK YOU ASSHOLE, TAKE YOUR FUCKING SIGN AND RAM IT UP YOUR LOOSE ANUS. I HOPE AFTER ALL YOUR BOYFRIENDS ARE FINISHED TRIPLE PENETRATING YOU THAT YOUR PROLAPSED ANUS WILL FIX ITSELF SOMEHOW, SERIOUSLY HOW DO YOU DRIVE AROUND WITH A PROLAPSED ANUS AND SHOVE THOSE BASEBALL SIZED ANAL BEADS INTO YOURSELF?

BY THE WAY YOUR MAN BRA IS WAY TOO FUCKING SMALL, YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO UPGRADE TO TRIPLE WWW BECAUSE YOUR MAN BOOBS ARE HANGING OVER THE FUCKING STEERING WHEEL.

I THINK I TOOK YOUR TAXI ONCE AND ALWAYS WONDERED WHY THERE WERE TWO MASSIVE SLOTS THROUGH THE REAR OF THE DRIVERS SEAT WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS "PLEASE FUCK ME AND THERE IS A MASSIVE CUSTOM MADE BLACK DILDO AVAILABLE IF I AM TOO LOOSE".

ARE YOU STILL BEING CHARGED WITH DRUGGING AND RAPPING THOSE TWO YOUNG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYS? GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR TRIAL XXXXXX DRIVE MY ANUS TAXI.

But seriously you should lay off the trans fats you fat fuck. Those twenty litre jugs are meant for the fryer and not for drinking like bottles of water.

I am absolutely livid about what happened at the XXXXXX tonight and quite frankly every Sunday we have a similar encounter. Fuck your gay little sign and the 1991 taxi you rode in on. I am surprised that beast actually holds your weight YOU FAT BALD FUCK.


Anonymous said...
Yikes! What happened here?


Well now you have me going again, apart from the City of Lethbridge Bylaws and private property laws BIG GAY XXXXXX TAXI trying to enforce a "Reserved Parking Spot" at the XXXXXX. I should not even bother trying to state my case because your daily family bucket of XXXXXX downed by 20 litres of fryer oil will kill you quick you dumb fat fucking piece of shit.

Go fuck yourself and your 1991 Mercedes Benz you rode in on. Has that beast even past a safety inspection? Fuck you XXXXXX and your illegal/immorally GAY sign at the XXXXXX. FUCK YOU, EVERY CAB DRIVER IN THE CITY HATES YOUR FUCKING GUTS. YOUR SIGN HAS NO LEGAL CONSEQUENCE AND BASICALLY YOU ARE STEALING FROM THE REST OF US YOU FUCKING FAT PIECE OF SHIT, FUCK YOU.

I am more than happy to block your death cab from picking up at the XXXXXX. I consider it a public service to avoid a tragic death from someone entering your death cab.

If I haven't mentioned it go fuck yourself with you illegal sign. You are such a hypocrite, I have seen you downtown fagging at the XXXXXX ignoring the no stopping sign, you ignore a city issued parking sign yet expect every taxi to follow your "Reserved for XXXXXX", fuck you that is no taxi stand, go fuck yourself and have a look at the city bylaws you fat trans fat fucking piece of shit homo fag.

April 11, 2009:

I have found out recently that I am wrong about that sign and the agreement you have with the XXXXXX and will honor that agreement in the future. I apologize for disobeying your precious sign, the same way you disobey the no stopping sign at the XXXXXX on numerous occasions. I apologize for the sign and not for any other comments.

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Random Saturday Night - Unedited Recollection

I had a LOUD XXXXXX passenger that was furiously yelling/preaching to me about what a true "XXXXXX" is. Apparantly unless the British Empire had some sort of something or another, blah blah blah. I was trying to tune him out as much as I could because;

1. I could barely understand a thing he was saying, mostly because of his thick accent.
2. He was drunk.
3. I could care less unless you speak proper english and stop yelling in my fucking ear.

So you are a true self proclaimed/British labeled "XXXXXX", Congratulations.

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I picked up a couple of crack dealing bitches from the XXXXXX Inn tonight. I asked the one girl if she was a crack dealer and she said "no, I am a crack hustler". I recorded most of the trip. I do not know the legalities of posting the video and probably will not. They succeeded in their crack deal at the XXXXXX Bowl. One woman said "We are slutting it up tonight", and I was impressed with their honestly to my questions. I mean I blatantly asked "so are you really a crack dealer?", and no I do not want to get shot in the back of the head but I read the situation and it seemed like an acceptable question to ask.

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I have to say I am starting to enjoy when women start breaking down balling about their boyfriends to another friend. It allows me to concentrate on the road much more.

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I had a few self proclaimed "newfies" on Friday night. Our conversation was awkward and was mostly about having sex with cougars. In their case the cougars happened to be over 40 and upwards of 57 years old. The one guy wanted to cum in the grandmas mouth and she said she wanted it inside of her, he said he was worried about getting her pregnant and she said she was past due for having a baby (sort of speak), the other guys oldest was 53. So I picked them up again tonight and they recognized me, but I did not recognize them. It suddenly hit me that they were the granny newfie fuckers and I told them that I could not stop thinking about what they had told me. I told them I was at the XXXXXX Garden later Friday evening and saw this much older lady, I mentioned that I envisioned them fucking the shit out of her, the laughed. It was fucked. I really believe these early 20 somthings really get there kicks out of super old ladies. Next time I will recommend the extendicare.

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XXXXXX I love you, XXXXXXI am even in more love with you. Fuck there are so many hot girls out there. I am tired of working every fucking weekend. ......................................................

I hate anticipating bar rush on a Saturday night and then getting stuck on the North side with a bunch of people going to work nights in the industrial area, it ruins the mood pretty quick.

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Awkward........people get in a XXXXXX Hatters and the one girls boyfriend says "show him your tits" it was not a very appropriate thing to say but she was so fucked up, she kept assaulting him the entire way,,,,,

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Saturday, April 4, 2009

Are You Fucking Serious?

I picked up some college guys from XXXXXX last night and as we were approaching the college one of the guys practically propositioned me in front of his straight friends that if I were to go through the XXXXXX drive through that he would suck me off.

It seemed like a serious offer. I was flabbergasted to say the least, especially since XXXXXX had been closed for hours.

Enough about that.

Marianas Trench...

... played the XXXXXX last night.

Crack Whore Supposedly Robbed

I was sent for a trip at 2:45 AM to the XXXXXX on 19th ave Mayor Magrath and I see my fare.

She is a sketched out crack addict, apparently she had been robbed and only had 5 dollars to get downtown. Another cab driver from another company was on the scene and explained the situation.

Pretty much all I said was "take her if you want, I want nothing to do with her".

Some people come up with the craziest excuses sometimes. I mean you want me to believe you were robbed and you still have 5 dollars on you? Probably no police report, no nothing, you should have spent the five dollars updating your wardrobe.

I imagine hookers that at least look somewhat classy can demand a higher dollar. Get your face out of that pipe woman. At least the other cab driver had some compassion, which I often do, but I know who you are and I don't fucking think so.

You are just another random crack whore to me. Which = zero favours. I don't want your favours, expect none from me.

XXXXXX the Professional Crack Whore

XXXXXX must be out of the psych ward because she is back working the streets. I saw her tonight apparently working 4th ave and 5th st S.

It really is sad because there is very little hope for her. She is going to end up on a Lethbridge "Pickton" farm eventually.

http://canadiantaxi.blogspot.com/2009/01/crack-whore-in-psych-ward.html

Monday, March 30, 2009

Unedited Reader Comment - Racism in Lethbridge

I was asked to post this message and am happy to. I also assumed you wanted to remain anonymous and did not give you credit for the letter. I also I have no idea who you are. I do not agree or disagree with any of the following:



"The letter that I sent you was in response to the article in the Herald last week about the protest ralley to end Racism in Lethbridge"


"Hi, I drive for one of the other companies and was wondering if you could post this on your blog. It was a letter to the editor that I had written. But since it don't praise the XXXXXX , it will never get printed.

I am also afraid that this could cause some real tension between the XXXXXX and XXXXXX, but I believe it needs to be said.

Thanks and I also love your work, people need to open their eyes and see what this town is really like. It is far from the nice sweet innocent Mormon town that people think it is.

The People of Lethbridge are NOT Racist...

I have driven cab in this town for quite a few years and I have to say, racism is not the problem. The problem lies with a select a select number of the population of this town that are crack heads and drunken bums. This unfortunately shows the XXXXXX population as being in majority. Unfortunately, this attracts negative attention towards the good natives of Lethbridge and makes it ten times as hard for them to support their families and raise their kids. These members of the XXXXXX society should be commended for the roles they play. It is not easy having to live thinking everyone is watching you to make sure you don’t steal, or whatever.

I want to focus on the other side of the fence. People are good or bad. We should not paint any race with one brush. However, it seems that there is quite a number of XXXXXX in this town that have 0 respect for themselves, yet alone others which are not of their own ethnic background. For some reason there is a growing number of people (which seem to be primarily XXXXXX) that are commiting crimes such as; theft, physical violence and yes, I will say it RACEISM TOWARDS XXXXXX. Most of the crimes you hear of around here are perpetrated by XXXXXX persons. Whenever you read the court pages in the paper you see that most of the defendants are of XXXXXX decent. Most of the time you see drunks passes out in the parks, storefronts and malls, they are usually XXXXXX. 9 out of 10 times that I have been ripped off in my cab it has been by a XXXXXX person that knowingly don’t have any money to pay for my services, but they take the trip any way. These are the reasons why XXXXXX seem to get signaled out. They find it hard to find affordable housing because that landlord has had XXXXXX living in their apartments before and have found them to be destroyed after several months, to the point of being condemned. These are the true reasons why the XXXXXX are being signaled out. I admit, I get concerned when I pick up XXXXXX customers, because I am afraid of not getting paid. I hate myself for feeling this way, but as previously mentioned, most of my nonpaying customers are XXXXXX.

I have also had XXXXXX in the car that say they hate XXXXXX, and enjoy committing injustices against XXXXXX. They see it as we owe them. Sorry, I never took your land. I moved here from the East.

Yes, there were many horrible injustices committed to a once proud nation, and these should never be forgotten. Now for the, butt! This happened hundreds of years ago. So, don’t blame the great grand kids for what their forefathers did. Let’s try and live together, and help one another.

I do not hate XXXXXX, however I hate the XXXXXX that are a drain on society. If all they want to do is get drunk or stoned, then go back to the Reserve and do it. However, if you wish to be a contributing member of this fine city, then welcome my friend how can we help you.

I have had friends, co workers and employers from every walk of live, and I can say that I have nothing short of the utmost respect for them. It is not easy to leave their families, friends and even their own kids behind to come to Canada and make a better life for themselves. I believe these people deserve our utmost respect. It is the dregs of our society that I believe should be sent on a one way trip to an abandoned island and left to fend for themselves."

A Taxi Driver

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Sexy XXXXXX

I picked XXXXXX up from a party on the West side. She was going to the Uplands, a fair distance in Lethbridge.

We started chatting and she asked if she could give me a hug. She was sitting in the back seat and put her arm around me and began trying to make out with me. I was trying to concentrate on the road and she was really only able to catch the right side of my mouth. It was a little surprising.

Throughout the journey we kept chatting, she told me she loved me more than 10 times and continued to slobber all over my neck, face, and ear and was trying furiously to get her tongue down my mouth. I was not at all objecting but kept my eyes on the road (a true professional). A couple of times she reached over and kissed me and started rubbing my balls and of course my rock hard cock (through my pants of course), this woman wanted it bad.

I knew she was hammered and I was not going to do anything that would get me into trouble, although had she pursued further I would not have objected.

She asked me how old I was and I told her. She said "I am eighteen", and here comes the catch, "well almost eighteen". I could not believe that she was a minor after all that.

Long story short she asked me to park a few houses away from her house. At this point I was able to give her a little action back and it was exhilarating to say the least. Nothing illegal or immoral (depending on your values) was ever performed.

XXXXXX I know you will probably not remember most of your night, but I sure will remember part of it.

P.S. to XXXXXX: If you are reading this post you should close your browser now because you are not of age to review the content contained within this site.

Are You Prejudice Against XXXXXX?

I had a weird trip and the woman was going across town and voluntarily gave me ten dollars up front. I assumed it was all she had and told her it was going to be much more than that. I kept explaining that I was going to let her out of the car after the ten dollars expired. I made it clear there was no deal to get her the whole way, she kept saying she would take care of me and blah blah blah. I said I didn't want her to take care of me and only cash did that, and if all she had was ten dollars she was shit outta luck.

I pulled over after ten dollars and she hands me another $20 and asks...

"Are you prejudice against XXXXXX?"

I responded to the effect "Yes, as a matter of fact, most of the time I am."

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