By rufus_t_firefly - 03/10/2016 18:48 - United Kingdom - Leicester

Today, a customer at work asked me to ring her a taxi. The phone number she gave me was for a company 250 miles away. The woman on the other end thought I was deranged. FML
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rufus_t_firefly 9

Hi OP here. Basically I work in a houseware and DIY store and the customer was a bit awkward in the first place. As she was leaving she asked if I could ring her a taxi, and I said I could if she had the phone number. She gave me a business card with a number on which I rang but the lady on the other end hadn't heard of where I work so she asked what town I was in. When I told her I was in Leicester she told me she was in Cornwall which is right at the far south west of England. I don't know whether she thought I playing a prank or was some sort of idiot. The customer herself seemed surprised the number was for Cornwall so what she was doing with the business card I don't know. To top it all off after we told her we didn't have a local taxi number she went outside to ring her son. On her mobile phone.

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Wizardo 33

If you had golden drachmas you could always summon the Grey Sisters taxi from Percy Jackson. I hear they have a lightning fast but life endangering service. All good fun.

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yerawizardlizzy 27

What a strange situation all around. I kind of feel sorry for her.

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Wizardo 33

If you had golden drachmas you could always summon the Grey Sisters taxi from Percy Jackson. I hear they have a lightning fast but life endangering service. All good fun.

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lovelesslm 12

A thousand times like on your comment!

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MidnaLink 33

Love that movie! Wish they started on the others.

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201chasew 22

I wish they made more of the movies, but I would prefer that they stuck to the books a little more. They removed a main character for the movie, and she was my favorite in the book.

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MidnaLink 33

Who, Clarisse? They basically cut her from the first movie because her bullying scene wouldn't have been relevant in production.

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domolovesyoshi 33

If it's relevant to the book it's relevant to the movie

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MidnaLink 33

If that were the case, then every movie made from a book would be hours long and boring.

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TheEpicKitten 20

You should have done it; imagine her face when she goes to pay

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Catdragon 40

except you don't start the meter until after the taxi arrives to pick up the passenger.

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nonsensical 26

Actually if you call for a taxi, the meter starts from wherever the taxi comes from to pick you up

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RichardPencil 30

Well, when you make a deranged request, what do you expect the reaction to be?

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Midnitethud 3

Some woman you've never met and will never speak to again thought you odd? Fyl indeed.

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rufus_t_firefly 9

Hi OP here. Basically I work in a houseware and DIY store and the customer was a bit awkward in the first place. As she was leaving she asked if I could ring her a taxi, and I said I could if she had the phone number. She gave me a business card with a number on which I rang but the lady on the other end hadn't heard of where I work so she asked what town I was in. When I told her I was in Leicester she told me she was in Cornwall which is right at the far south west of England. I don't know whether she thought I playing a prank or was some sort of idiot. The customer herself seemed surprised the number was for Cornwall so what she was doing with the business card I don't know. To top it all off after we told her we didn't have a local taxi number she went outside to ring her son. On her mobile phone.

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yerawizardlizzy 27

What a strange situation all around. I kind of feel sorry for her.

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bexiibop 6

I have nothing relevant to say apart from that I'm from Leicester too. Glad to see you here, fellow chizzit ^_^

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Cow_Girl_Lilly 24

Well at least the customer was also confused that way I didn't make you feel so bad.

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davek 36

"Call me a taxi." "Certainly madam. You are a taxi."

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KickAss73 12

Leicester is pronounced LESTER for people across the Atlantic lol

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ihatedouchbags 17

Thanks for clearing that up, after reading the fml that was my only question

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CaitiieBuggs 23

This happened to me. I was in a hotel and my friend and I asked the manager if he knew of a good taxi company we could use. He gave us a number and went along his way. We called the company and it turned out the number was for a company in Texas, we were in Oregon.

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