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Call Sign March 2012
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Mad Hatters at the
Grosvenor House
Hi Alan
Just a brief note to thank you and Alan Green
on behalf of the Fund for the lovely centre-
fold in the February Call Sign. There has
taxi has a trip in or not, consequently
Phone networks
been lots of feedback through the website
the driver could be working with a trip
and all agree that this year's party was cer-
and also be offered more work, which
Hi Alan
tainly one of the best! More info about the
I noticed last Sunday that my 3G via O2 was
he could accept whilst other taxis are
charity can be found at www.ltfuc.org.uk.
down for a few hours. That was no big deal
empty. Let's see how they get on...
On a personal note, I was very interested in
for me, but what is Dial-a-Cab's plan for a
the Flashback story from Bernie Pressman in
back-up if I've heard right that we will be
Leonard Alan
the same issue. I don't think it was my first
going on the O2 network?
job after getting my Bill, but I do recall very
I work the Brunswick account a lot and
Harrington 1936 2012
clearly on that first evening being asked for
have noticed a few AL cars parked outside
I am attaching a letter written by our Hon
Biddy Mulligans in Kilburn. My response was:
recently. It will be a shame if that one goes, but
Chair, Susan Angel as a tribute to the late
"I'm very sorry, but I don't know your friend
I don't think they will be too happy if the dri-
Lennie Harrington who was a great supporter
so can you tell me where he lives?"
ver's SatNav sends them down the Strand!
of our charity and loved so much by us all.
David S. Lessman (D19)
Steve Bryant (Y41)
Raymond Levy
Brian Rice responds: Under normal cir-
This year's Mad Hatters was undoubted-
LTFUC PR
cumstances if the public network goes
ly the best one ever. With 600+ children
down, it is normally localised to particu-
and several hundred adult carers, it
Dear Lennie
lar cells and rarely does the whole sys-
must have taken such a lot of planning
I got the sad news today to say that you had
tem go down.
and the LTFUC committee should be
passed away. Of course I cried, then I started
Regarding data transmission - which
congratulated. Raymond Levy should
to think about how much we respected and
is what we will be doing - if a localised
undoubtedly be promoted from the
thought about you, the laughs and the good
cell malfunctions, then the taxis in that
charity's PR department and given the
times. How nothing was too much trouble.
area will not receive a signal, conse-
new title of Hon Impresario!
How many years did you drive for this chari-
quently our system will search the back-
As for Flashback, although the late
ty? Yes I know it was 47 years, a long time.
up zones as it does now when trips are
Bernie Pressman's story came from
Each time you were contacted with the
unmatched in certain zones.
1998, if any drivers have an entertaining
details of an outing or event, the answer you
However, if the whole O2 system was
story about either their first job or just
gave was:"We are delighted to attend, just give
to go down simultaneously, then we
one that was out of the ordinary, then
me the details," and you and your Maggie
would not be able to distribute work,
let Call Sign have it and share it with all
would turn up - smile on faces.
neither would the other two radio taxi
our other drivers ...Ed
I'll never forget your smile.And you always
circuits - or indeed most of the Private
had a kind word to say and supported The
Hire in London!
Underprivileged Children wholeheartedly.
Setting down in bus
Steve, I see where you are coming
There were the laughs too; how you managed
from and it is a compromise. With the
to turn left at the Fortune of War roundabout
lanes?
O2 Public Network, at least under nor-
on the Southend outing and still managed to
I am concerned about setting down and pick-
mal circumstances, we will be able to
get there before us was a mystery. When we
ing up in the eastbound bus lane along Fleet
transmit nationwide and the last time
asked, you shrugged your shoulders, smiled,
Street. Are we allowed to do both when we
everything went down, I believe, was
then laughed.
are banned from the lane?
when the authorities demanded every-
I could on and on but just say on behalf of
Sid Nathan (K88)
thing be closed immediately after 7/7
the President, trustees, myself, but mostly the
You are ok to do both provided you
and that was seven years ago.
many, many children whose lives you have
don't continue along the bus lane after-
enriched... a BIG THANK YOU.
wards. The only bus lane that doesn't
Power Pill
It's been a privilege and a pleasure and you
allow taxis in and does not allow them
will be sorely missed and never forgotten.
Alan
to set down or pick up either is the one
You were a true gentleman of the road.
Re the Michael Lewis (Y37) letter in
outside Kings Cross Station in Euston
Good night, God bless, sweet dreams...
Road ...Ed
December's Call Sign (where are my Power
Susan
Pills), I have located someone in New
Do apps `appen
Zealand who has issued me with the Alpha
Complaint?
Power Pill. I ordered and received the Power
when it rains?
Pills within 7 days. My contact's name is
Dear Sir
Bruce Harrington and his email address is as
Dear Brian
As a regular reader of your periodical, I would
Congratulations on another AGM. You men-
follows: bharrington@xtra.co.nz
like to complain about the lack of any foreign
Micky Smith (S74)
tioned apps for getting taxis at the meeting
news as all you seem to concentrate on is
Thanks Mickey. This is the third person I
and when I got home I read an article on
either London or Dial-a-Cab. I live in Ukraine
have found who distributes the pills. The
them in The Spectator. I wonder what you
and I would like to know what is happening
first two suddenly stopped, so I cannot
think?
here as no one tells us anything! I'm not sug-
Laurence Kelvin (W88)
in all honesty say that this contact will be
gesting you fill your otherwise excellent peri-
Brian Rice responds: Hi Laurence, it
better. But if you are happy to take the
odical with just news from Ukraine, but just
sounds good! Let's see how good they
chance, then Mickey certainly seems
occasionally a few pages perhaps?
are when it's raining or traffic is heavy.
happy because forgetting problems in
Yuri Selkoff
Will drivers run for nothing as is expect-
obtaining them, the pills do undoubtedly
Kiev
Come on Yuri, you can tell Uncle Alan...
ed? Also will they wait for nothing? In
work in cutting down smoke and giving
you're winding me up? Right?...Ed
addition the App doesn't know if the
more mileage per gallon ...Ed
