Slartibartfast 153 Posted September 14, 2011 True Story Tap on the Shoulder A true story from the pages of the Manchester Evening News . . Last Wednesday a passenger in a taxi heading for Salford station leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate window. For a few moments everything was silent in the cab. Then, the shaking driver said "are you OK? I'm so sorry, but you scared the daylights out of me." The badly shaken passenger apologized to the driver and said, "I didn't realize that a mere tap on the shoulder would startle someone so badly" The driver replied, "No, no, I'm the one who is sorry, it's entirely my fault. Today is my very first day driving a cab. I've been driving a hearse for 25 years." A Hearse for those wondering is a Vehicle for carrying a deceased person to the Church. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdatelmi 124 Posted September 14, 2011 Priceless... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Stary 2,426 Posted September 14, 2011 not much of shoulder tapping there in the first job I suppose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShrikeHawk 384 Posted September 14, 2011 Awesome! I'm still chuckling and will be for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nesher 629 Posted September 14, 2011 an oldie but a goodie :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
