Liebfraumilch and Lipstick - Latest Comments in Taxi Driver

Re: Taxi Driver

The Savage — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:17:00 -0000

Very nice post, Elaine. I am at a loss for comment; it touched me so....

Re: Taxi Driver

Crystal Jigsaw — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:46:00 -0000

That was one hell of a post, Elaine. Enjoyed thoroughly from beginning to end (and thanks for the mention).BR/BR/Rob is a truly remarkable guy. Why doesn't he get a job working with children with special needs? The country is crying out for experience in this field and he sounds just perfect. Talk to him, tell him I think he should look into it. Seriously.BR/BR/Amy's taxi driver is a lovely bloke, retired but took on ferrying the kids to and from school as a part time job. He only takes Amy and her friend now in a 12 seater bus but they love it. He plays music for them too and talks to them all the time. He also buys them an Easter egg and some chocolate at Christmas (last year he gave Amy an advent calendar). We give him a dozen eggs every week. We do that for people we like!BR/BR/Fancy a dozen?BR/BR/CJ xx

Re: Taxi Driver

KJ — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:41:00 -0000

Ditto.BR/BR/Hope you have a great start to the weekBR/BR/*hug*

Re: Taxi Driver

Fusion — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:16:00 -0000

Echoing all the rest here Laney. Great post, great guy. He should be proud of his job!

Re: Taxi Driver

Graham — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:10:00 -0000

Where I live we tend to look down on certain professions - but we tend to forget what a role they play in our livesBR/BR/This is a beautiful story... Rob sounds like a great guy... BR/I may have a more important sounding job than he does but I bet you his people skills are far better than mineBR/Graham

Re: Taxi Driver

Louise — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:19:00 -0000

As with any job, there are people that make it just a job, and people that make it the most important job in the world. Your husband is in the latter group. The "Wob" story is beautiful. This girl was living with people trained to deal with her and help her develop, but Rob was the one who reached her.

Re: Taxi Driver

Please Don't Eat With Your Mou — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:31:00 -0000

Taxi drivers are important people. Its amazing how many people can be bad taxi drivers, there's alot more to it than just driving from one place to the next. On the way out last night we had a driver who was completely silent, barely opened his mouth to tell us the fare. When he did, it was more than we usually pay for the same journey so I pulled him up on it. In the end, and after some tapping on his phone calculater, he came up with a different price. BR/BR/On the way home, another taxi driver was really chatty, asking questions to two obviously drunk girls and generally entertaining us. The fare was reasonable and less than we'd paid on the way out, despite it being 1am. A good taxi driver can make or break a night!

Re: Taxi Driver

Deb — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:34:00 -0000

This post is so well-written and the message so important that there was no way I could stop reading. What a tribute to Rob. And what a tribute to you for recognizing what is really important in life. Enjoyed my visit as always. :)

Re: Taxi Driver

Grump — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:47:00 -0000

Thanks for that Laney I too am sitting here with tears in my eyes. BR/My sister in law is a carer and she has the touch as I call it. BR/Mark x

Re: Taxi Driver

rosiero — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:42:00 -0000

What a wonderful man. He is not just a taxi driver in anyone else's eyes either. He is a saint.

Re: Taxi Driver

Rae!xx — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:47:00 -0000

What a lovely post Laney and one I can completely understand and appreciate having done the job myself for 3 years.BR/BR/Sometimes it can be so soul destroying though the way some of the general public make you feel.BR/BR/But these kids are worth there weight in gold, with me being female I got a lot of School contracts and met some lovely kids.BR/BR/Rob knows I am sure what you think, won't do any harm to remind though...xx

Re: Taxi Driver

Akelamalu — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:08:00 -0000

Anyone who can win a child's trust and friendship is a God in my eyes! You've got a God there Laney. :)

Re: Taxi Driver

Irene — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:08:00 -0000

I guess this says a lot about Rob and a lot about you, in that I now admire Rob a great deal and that I see that you admire Rob a lot. I hope he knows that on both counts. I have always thought that being a taxi driver is like being a social worker, as you need to deal with all members of the public, the good, the bad and the ugly and I am sure it's not easy and be a good driver at the same time. I think Rob need not worry about people's admiration for taxi drivers. At least not mine.

Re: Taxi Driver

Around My Kitchen Table — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:57:00 -0000

Your Rob sounds great. I'm a production editor on a newspaper and my partner is a cabinet maker - neither of us feels one job is better than the other. He can't spell and I couldn't make anything out of wood if my life depended on it! I wouldn't care if he cleaned out public lavs for a living - there's no shame in any honest work.BR/(First time, I've visited your blog. It's great.)

Re: Taxi Driver

Karl — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:29:00 -0000

Good Morning Laney,BR/BR/You have told us, make sure you tell him.

Re: Taxi Driver

Flowerpot — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:03:00 -0000

a lovely post, laney. I'm sitting here with tears dribbling down my cheeks.

Re: Taxi Driver

Heather — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0000

What a loving and wonderful post.BR/BR/I've always been told, I'ts not the job that makes the man. It's the man that makes the job. In Robs case, he touches the lives of the people he meets. That speaks volumes...BR/BR/*hug* to you and Rob.

Re: Taxi Driver

East Anglian Troy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:56:00 -0000

Brilliant post - better than anything I've read in a newspaper or a magazine in a long time!

Re: Taxi Driver

Suldog — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:05:00 -0000

As a man who once held a variety of driving jobs - taxi driver, school bus driver, delivery man, and others - I was immediately drawn into this. You did a great job of it.BR/BR/Rob, and others like him, have immediate and lasting impact upon the lives of many. They have the opportunity to provide not only the services for which they are paid, but also help, love, grace, and other gifts unexpected. Your Rob seems to have taken full advantage of those wonderful opportunities. God bless him!BR/BR/Rob - I've been there. I know the feeling. But it's a false feeling. You aren't "just" anything, as your love here has so lovingly pointed out. You are "Rob", whatever that entails and encompasses. And, from what I just read, "Rob" is one hell of a lot more than many of us. Keep on being the man she loves, and the world will also benefit.BR/BR/Great post.

Re: Taxi Driver

JENN — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:55:00 -0000

I don't even know the man and I have a great respect for him

Re: Taxi Driver

IT Barman — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:05:00 -0000

Hi MissBR/BR/That touched me and I know from my dads experience that being "just a taxi driver" is very hard, he had to pass three test (yes he messed the first two up) also there are so many police checks and also trying to land a taxi job is not easy. Rob is doing a great thing and definitely isn't "Just a taxi driver"