Salads to go-go

We popped into Marks & Spencer today to get some salad (for mum). We’ve been into this particular branch lots of times, and it’s mostly ok, we’ve only been stopped once recently. We got stopped today by security. This wasn’t the nice security hooman who stepped in the last time we got stopped. This was [...]

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You’re so lucky

We wanted to get home and called a cab. As mum was about to get in, the cabbie said – You’re very lucky that I’m taking you. The other drivers wouldn’t. What? WHAT?!!! Mum demanded an explanation. He said they wouldn’t like a dog in their car. It’s their car. But HE is allowing me [...]

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When is a taxi a minibus? When it’s a tinpot taxi firm.

A blind couple in the West Midlands called a taxi firm (ABS Aldridge) after their daughter’s wedding and were refused a taxi. When Paul & Susan Nicholls rang again, they were asked to pay a charge of more than double the fare for a minibus. I’m sure that totally ruined their day. I hate it [...]

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