Monday, January 10, 2011
Humour Me
You've seen me, or one of my colleagues.
We're waiting on the baggage claim level, or where you emerge from the satellite shuttle. Or we're at the exit from the customs hall. Most often we're formally dressed, often inappropriately so.
We carry a sign, which we hold up for all to see. A name appears on that sign. I like to create a handsome hand-drawn sign, but sometimes The Boss creates one via the computer.
His say "Smith"
Mine say "Welcome, Monica Smith."
If you're NOT Monica Smith, do me a favour. Do not walk up to me and say:
"That's Me"
or
"Hi, I'm Smith."
Your brilliant, original wit is wasted (for the one-hundredth time) on the likes of me. Take your act to the people...at the cab rank.
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once when returning from a very long overseas flight (along with my 4 children under the age of 10) as i walked by one of your colleagues, i sighed and remarked that i wished i was his client and bless his heart, he smiled and said, "i wish you were, too, darlin, you look like you really need a driver!" we all had a laugh and the kids couldn't wait to tell their dad we should have a driver pick us up next time! xoxoxo
Ah, well, Sugar, any good chauffeur understands the difference between cheek and heartfelt outpouring...
I friggin' LOVE when those schmucks do that to me!
Better yet, when you have their first AND last name in big bold letters (even a blind person can read it!) and they just walk right past you! Then about 5 minutes later, the client calls dispatch to tell them they can't find their driver. Meanwhile, you are watching this person the whole time. Then dispatch calls you to let you know that they are looking for you and goes into detail what they are wearing (person gives dispatch just a basic description because this person is a schmuck and thinks he/she is the ONLY one around wearing pants and a jacket, right?) I walk over to who I *think* it may be (just from their facial expression) only to find out that my gut instinct was in fact correct.
Of course I have to bite my tongue and be nice but in the back in my head I just want to punch them in the face for being a grade A schmuck.
Sad part is, this has happened to me more often than not.
I'm a bit dubious about booking one directly on the internet, but a recommendation or two (especially from a local) would be most appreciated.
Haha, Sammy, I see it's a common phenomenon. It's amazing how quickly you (by which I mean we drivers) can pick who is most likely to be the customer, even if we haven't met them before. Human intuition is a strong force I now understand. Gut instinct is awesome.
Yeah, it's rotten how people are so dopey, and then call HQ. Imagine if they just opened their eyes a bit, we'd all be better off.
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