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    Taxi Taxi Hey Taxi
    Taxi Taxi Hey Taxi
    Taxi Taxi Hey Taxi
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    Taxi Taxi Hey Taxi

    By Terry Stollery

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    "A NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN READING EXPERIENCE"
    "I can never get one when I want one - bloody taxi drivers"
    Does that sound familiar?
    A selection of true stories of many bizarre and surreal experiences during the author's 17 years of driving a taxi on night shift around the streets of a busy metropolitan tourist city.
    To be an efficient taxi driver one requires unbelievable patience, a strong sense of humour, communication skills, and to be mentally alert.It is a job that is at times dangerous, and when dealing with the general public, particularly in the wee hours of the morning, one always has to expect the unexpected. Alcohol and other substances have hidden personality traits that seem to surface for many on their way home after a night out.

    Why do taxi drivers engage in this precarious profession one might ask ? The first thought that comes to mind is being self-employed and to a certain degree - "Freedom" - able to roam the streets at will and meet people. Secondly the obvious - money; Thirdly because of the pressure of individual circumstances. "Taxi -"Taxi - "Hey Taxi" ...... is page after page of entertaining compelling reading that describes in detail the true actions and antics of passenger behaviour, their problems, humour, and entertaining conversations.

    As each page unfolds, one begins to realise that a taxi drivers daily life each shift is a mix of a vast cross section of individuals and personalities, all usually with a story to tell.Life on the streets for a taxi driver is at times certainly stranger than fiction ..... human encounters that will keep the reader spellbound from start to finish.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTerry Stollery
    Release dateAug 9, 2014
    ISBN9781310037849
    Taxi Taxi Hey Taxi
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    Terry Stollery

    Terry Stollery is a man of many talents. He writes books, scripts for television, and and if need be, movies. As far back as he can remember he has had a passion for writing. Chosen to represent his school, and writing his own material, Terry won the London Inter-School Debating for his school two years in a row at the tender age of 14 and 15 years of age. He won a National Television scriptwriting contest challenge, scripts selected from nominations from across the country. He was then still only 15 years of age. He left school at 16 and was offered a job as a cadet journalist on a National Daily Newspaper and also wrote a weekly column for an English Trade Journal. This opened many doors that he had always dreamed of.The Editor assigned him to a famous London society freelance photographer/journalist as his mentor that set him on the path of his passion -to become a successful journalist._Over the next two years, during his travels he interviewed many famous British and International singers, entertainers, television actors and news readers, theatre artists, and prominent business leaders. He travelled continually zigzagging across England on various assignments, including assignments that took in many European countries. Looking for further adventures, and more unusual writing material, Terry with an old school pal, decided to journey across the world to Australia. Writing now as a freelance journalist for various publications as he and his pal travelled the length and breadth of Australia over the next two years. He married and settled eventually on the Gold Coast in 1979. Always looking for interesting stories, and apart from a few retail experiments, Terry decided to become a taxi driver and investigate the Taxi Industry. Terry’s experience as a journalist, writing about actual events has made him an excellent author and script writer (television and movie agents please take note) - his latest project is a script titled ... “Taxi”... based on many of the true stories written in his book “Taxi, Taxi - Hey Taxi”.

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