Call Sign March 2012
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I know what you're thinking;
DaC's link to the
what's a Californian lady from
Seal Beach doing giving lessons
to you wonderful Dial-a-Cab dri-
US Presidency!
vers about the forthcoming US
Presidential elections, and how
on God's green earth can it be
New York and talked with everyone they could
linked to London's best radio cir-
prostitutes, drug addicts and anyone that might
cuit!
have been able to help find the missing girl.
Well, the media are making a big deal over
Their hunt made the evening news, which
the current presidential primary elections (and
featured photos of the girl and the Bain
caucuses) held in each US state and territory,
employees searching for her. As a result, a
the idea being to select a candidate to oppose
teenage boy phoned in to ask if there was a
current White House incumbent the man so
reward and then hung up abruptly. But NYPD
many put their faith in and the man who has
traced the call to a house in New Jersey and
given so little back Barack Obama.
found the girl in the basement, shivering and
Well the link involves a long-time client
experiencing withdrawal symptoms from a
of DaC Bain & Co. Older drivers will
massive ecstasy overdose. Doctors later said the
remember them from their offices at
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
girl might not have survived another day.
Fitzhardinge Street, just off Manchester
has a link to DaC!
The former partner credits Mitt Romney with
Square and what appeared to be their rav-
saving his daughter's life and said at the time:
Presidential primary and Nevada caucus and
enous appetites as they spent small for-
"It was the most amazing thing and I'll never
hopefully will continue all the way to the White
tunes on take-away menus that drivers
forget it till the day I die."
House.
used to pick up, pay for and drop back to
So here's my epiphany: Mitt Romney simply
In July 1996 Melissa, the 14-year-old daughter
the company's hungry employees!
can't help himself. He sees a problem and his
of Bain Capital partner Robert Gay, disappeared
Then following a dispute with your then-
mind immediately sets to work on solving it,
after attending a rave party in New York
Chairman over a Bain request to bring in anoth-
sometimes consciously and sometimes not-so-
City. Three days later her distraught father still
er taxi company to work alongside DaC, the
consciously. He doesn't do it for self-aggrandis-
had no idea where she was. Mitt Romney took
company just got up and moved completely to
ement or personal gain. He does it because
immediate action as soon as he heard what had
ComCab.
that's just how he's wired.
happened. He closed down the entire firm and
But back in 1984, Bain & Co became Bain
When Mitt Romney was asked by his old
asked all 30 partners and employees to fly to
Capital, a Boston-based financial services and
employer to go back to Bain & Co as CEO to
New York to help find Gay's daughter. He set up
rescue the firm from serious financial prob-
asset management company. Its employee's
a command centre at the LaGuardia Marriott
lems, he left Bain Capital to work there for a
appetite details are unknown to Call Sign
and hired a private detective firm to assist with
salary of just one dollar! He also went to the
Online and for the past few years Bain's have
the search.
rescue of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics when
been using DaC again from their WC2 base.
Mr Romney then established a toll-free num-
sponsors began pulling out following allega-
And the Presidential link to DaC? Well Bain
ber for any clues, coordinating the effort with
tions of corruption at the Games. Mitt Romney
Capital was founded by Bain & Co partner and
the NYPD and went through his files to call
picked up the outstanding $379million short-
current presidential hi-flyer, Mitt Romney,
everyone Bain had done business with in New
fall. And as Governor of Massachusetts, he
together with two others and if that isn't a link,
York, asking them to help find his friend's miss-
accepted no salary.
then I don't know what is! But I thought you
ing daughter.
Character counts and Mitt Romney has it by
might like to see another side of the candidate
Mitt's accountants at Price Waterhouse
All
the shedload! And what a link to Dial-a-Cab...!
who in February won the Florida Republican
Cooper put up posters on lamp posts, while
cashiers at a pharmacy owned by Bain put fliers
Josie Allinson
in the bag of every shopper. Romney and the
change at
Call Sign Online
other Bain employees scoured every part of
Padders...
·
Preparation of wills and codicils
·
Advice for
With Eastbourne Terrace shut for the
·
Elderly Client Advisers
executors/trustees/attorneys
next two years due to the new Crossrail
·
Inheritance Tax/advice about trust
·
Lifetime tax planning
station being built, a smart new
·
Lasting Power of Attorney
·
Family & Matrimonial matters
Paddington taxi rank has opened with
·
Conveyancing and all property issues
access for taxis from Bishop's Bridge
Road using the new signal junction
We rely on you to get us from A to B so you can rely on us to
opposite Sheldon Square. A small feeder
protect you with our legal expertise
Contact Anna Coakes or Julian Hay on 0207 637 0661
rank will remain on Bishop's Bridge
Or email acoakes@moonbeever.com or jhay@moonbeever.com
Road with an automated call forward
To discuss Wills, Inheritance Tax planning or any of the above range of legal issues.
system being introduced to help entry
to the new rank. Set down is also with-
Moon Beever Solicitors
in the new taxi facility. Westminster is
24-25 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2PL
proposing a larger feeder rank within
Website www.moonbeever.com · email: info@moonbeever.com
the Harrow Road gyratory system to
cater for an extra 50 taxis.
