MC Donalds Taxis

Next year we'll all be going to charm school to learn how to treat customers correctly.
This Taxi training video from Hong Kong. will give us an idea of what we're in for.

It's all a bit false if you ask me

Lights, Camera, Action!

The Taxi regulator has an advert running at the moment, it tries to promote the use of Taxis and campaign against drink driving, although very well produced it fails on both counts, therefore it's crap.
See for yourself, if you're in Ireland you've probably seen it and forgotten it already;

Why is the regulator doing an anti drink driving campaign anyway? Isn't that the RSA's job?
The regulagtors remit is to promote the use of Taxis/Hacks /limos.

As they don't have a clue I've written a storyboard for them, it took me five minutes and they can have it free of charge;

Beginning with a girl dressed for an interview the screen then splits in two with the top half of the screen showing the girl using a bus for her journey ........the bottom using a Taxi.

In the bus half she is shown walking to the bus stop, squeezed into a chair alongside an overweight woman, laden down with bags, getting stuck in a traffic jam, getting of the bus into the rain and eventually arriving late for the interview.

In the Taxi half, the doorbell rings. the door to her cab is held open for her, she reads the companies profile relaxed on the rear seat, skips the traffic jam using a detour, and gets the job!

Then a big splash across the screen

USE A TAXI - WE GET YOU THERE FIRST!

That........... you'd remember!

10.000 Willies

Primetime, Ireland's leading investigative TV show, did an article about the demise of the construction industry here.
They said that next Friday, 12th July, traditionally the start of the builders holiday, will see 10.000 of them laid off and have dubbed it "Black Friday"
I've added a 44 second clip from the show, featuring Willy, a plasterer who first tells us why he can't compete any longer, then explains why he won't go on the Dole, then tells us what he intends to do....................ONE GUESS!

Willy The Plasterer

Maybe Willy will be the straw that breaks the camels back?
Certainly one of the 10,000 will, there is a lot of tension out there and unless something is done soon, the government and the regulator may have one hell of a storm on their hands.

Trunk Monkey

I received this video from Grannymar, who in turn got it from Nancy..... who thought I'd like it.....she was right!
I want a Trunk Monkey!

An Important ? Message from the Irish Taxi Commission

I saw this on the TV last night, a 20 second advert on in car information, just how much does this stuff cost?

Does anyone really give a toss?

King Lear of the Taxis

This is Davidson Garrett, a NYC Cabbie known as the King Lear of Taxis.
The following video is hard hitting showing the plight of your average driver, with a recital of one of his poems by the man himself, one word Brilliant!

His book; King Lear of the Taxi: Musings of a New York City Actor/Taxi Driver, is available through Amazon

Happy Saint Patricks Weekend

I hope this works, the last time I posted one of these.... it didn't.
You should see me doing my Leprecaun piece, if not.... errrrrr ..............SORRY!

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Suicidal Protester in Tara

This girl (Squeak) has entombed herself in a tunnel, in protest against the proposed road through the hill of Tara in County Meath, she says she'll disengage the car jack holding up the roof if anyone tries to remove her forcibly.
Looking at it she may not have to, it looks quite precarious!

This is a short clip (32 seconds) from RTE's Prime Time, showing her predicament;

Craig Doyle "Anonymous"

This is from a popular Irish TV show that takes popular personalities, disguises them heavily, then sends them out on the streets of Dublin to embarrass themselves with the natives.
I posted one of these before showing singer Ronan Keating, this one is well known TV presenter, (U.K and Ireland) Craig Doyle.

First the Makeover, (Only a few seconds long);

This is one of the skits it shows Craig assuming his new personality (Argentinian Rodrigo) asking directions, the kids try to tell him he needs a Taxi;

This kid and his parents can be proud, he did well!

Ballsbridge Redevelopment

This video shows an animation of developer Sean Dunnes proposed development for Ballsbridge, he has received part approval, however the office block and tower parts were refused permission. He plans to appeal the decision saying the tower is a fundamental aspect of the plan and how can it be called “mixed use” as required under the councils plans for the area if they don’t allow the office block?

I'm in two minds about this, Ballsbridge is a fantastic example of Georgian Dublin, of which we are very proud, (a small example of this is shown in the video) but the site in question is already awful and done right this tower thing might work.