 And then account work came in so that someone could book through the circuit Yeah, and then what you'd get like a statement at the end of the month. Yeah back then Yeah, what you do a job say I'll go over to Houston. There's on a bit of paper at the end of the evening You you blew what but what was on the meter? And we had so much work. I mean you could fill fill this room with the bits of paper because they get lost and This place What you would you take these bits of paper into the office or no? Yeah, you had a book. We put every job you did. Yeah, and then Say once a fortnight, they paid up that paid up He went to the shop went to say made a veil where the office was and they give me a check For the work you had done What were your favorite ones they were supposed to be well, no, it was true. I never did him a miss I don't know. It's Mr. Huntley and Mr. Palmer. He was Going to this Connected to Harvey and Puntley's biscuits. Yeah, and they just giving him a few Bob just to get him out of the way because he was a bit And it is the story where it goes into this hotel in Swiss Cottage And They wouldn't give him a room so they went back back next next day And he bought the hotel and gave all the staff the set The story but he used to book Take a taxi on the Friday night To go to South End or South of the Charing Cross or Fincher Street And you had to wait for him and they used to change anybody who come back like Sunday night But the driver would do 12 hours And change it over to another cab and would do 12 hours and another kept 12 And he used to pay to get paid because he had an A1 account with Goomsys Or he would go Go out jogging At three o'clock at about two o'clock in the morning, then you go down to Fleet Street. There was an open the cafe that was open all the time John is And he used to fill a vacuum flask up with mashed potatoes or something something you have then eat it in the back of the cab and then you take him back to the The hotel Well, that was one of Hunt me or Palmer. Yes It's true. Where was Johnny's in Fleet Street Oh, I used to eat there. I mean my pal was off to the pub on a Friday night Oh, because they worked at the printworks. Is it those mates? No, that was before These are the cab driver mates. No, no, they're just fellas You knew from the pub wonder what's at Johnny's now Tesco Express or something. No, it's the McDonald's. Oh, I know it. Yeah. Yeah, this was just somewhere there. Yeah And then when we used to get a doctor retired doctor We lived just over Battersea Bridge and he used to go to the Fene arms the best used to go and He used to use it 364 days Yeah, 364 days a week And there's one day missing it was Christmas day and he didn't go then because the pub was shut And then he used to call it, you know who going to you know where what on the radio? Yeah, because everybody knew it And who was it a doctor retired doctor? And when he just used he used to get always get a cab. Yeah of them all over What time would it be about a half one? Yeah, and then you take him back at three o'clock then he used to go down at Half seven to closing time and they used to do that every day of the week Where did they pick him up from? Oh, I can't think of this. It's a road off of Prince of Wales Drive Yeah, I Needs to go to what the same pub. Do you say it's George Best? No. Yeah, it's the Fene arms. I mean that's gone now I think F8 she any I know where it is. I can't think of name. Yeah, it was just over Chelsea Bridge or something about the same bridge. Yeah And it's to say I did it so long They said, you know who going you know What are you doing? Oh Then you have a night Night dispatcher called Johnny. I can't think of anything You should have another posh area Of a cross street, yeah, and they used to take him to Made a veil rough voice And he was a little fella with a bit dodgy leg and they used to go pick him up. Yeah What's he got? He's got a bowler hat He's got an umbrella stuck on his right arm and the other underneath the arm. He's got the Jewish Chronic up I remember you telling me that the The good mixer was called the good mixer because For a reason there was a cement One of those things Made cement we turned the wheel and to come out and I think they did some renovation in the pub And they couldn't get this thing out. So they just left it in there in the basement. Yes, and then they called the pub the good mixer Yeah What you when was that? Can you remember? This was 1966. Oh, it's quite a famous pub now. Yeah It's still there. Yeah, Johnny onions Hey Johnny onions. Yeah, that wasn't his second name It was because he said where the cinema was not there to be a cinema in short farm road As you come over from Camden High Street It might be Canada used to be a cinema on the left and they did the local fellas Just used to still holders gave him a couple of sacks of onions to sell So Johnny onions would just sell He lived in Arlington house And he was quite happy to often used to drink with in a few fellas from there Yeah, and they were petrified They've always do good as from Camden council wanted to give them flats and they said we can't you know We're happy as we are we don't have to worry about gas bills electric bills or anything like that I wish they leave us alone Darlington house was the house for down and outs. Yeah, they're pretty didn't call it But you that's sort of the posh bits where Once you they had their own locker around bed And they were quite happy with that And then can you remember what you're when you passed your test your your taxi Licence test. Can you remember what your first job was? Yes, um, it's the first job. We don't chance them Because it's supposed to be unlucky. Oh, well, it's just okay. That's just a tradition. Yes It was I was on the Camden town rank and I went to Eltham Road Eltham Road. Yeah, we're mum worked She were actually in that street Yes China think we used to call ranks by the pub There's often another good way of calling work without sort of that we used to come to news cab rank So if you was on the cab rank, you automatically got the job Because it saved a lot of messing about a lot of time Well, if sorry, what if someone hails you at the rank or no, they used to call the right And I can't think well like the dual drank up in Hampstead I'd a royal free what they'd have like a telephone there No, the fellas used to rank up there Yeah, and they say call the dual drank going to Kings Cross And then you just blown and say it on first second or third And if you was like the Radio taxi on there, you've got the job Well, there are many ranks around London It was just made the job easier so we got more busy and busier I was just trying to be nuts the Camden town. We didn't call it a Camden well There used to be a a pub on the left hand side And there was a foam shop now where it changes every couple of months. Yeah Oh, I can't think of a name a bit. What's this? Sorry. This is the rank in Camden town in the high street You know where the toilets are oh, yeah, yeah in the middle of the road there. Yeah Yeah, but what actually in Camden High Street? That's it. Are they still there? Yes. It's still got rank there Yes, got busier again. Not many people ranked up there, but now we're not so busy. It's always About three or four taxes on there. So if someone phoned in wanting to be picked up from Camden High Streets They'd just go they'd just Radio the rank no No, what what happens would say they you wanted a cab Well, suppose presents They used to call like if there's a taxi on On Camden town rank I'm okay, but you give it to them and away. Why are you again? It was just Not easier right because they knew they'd be a cab there. 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