Good Friday,
Panda drives down through Harold's Cross at about 11.50 pm.
He sees a couple with a buggy and a young toddler sitting at a Bus stop.
As He gets closer the Baldy guy jumps up and juts out his hand .
Panda pulls up and gets out to help .
"Just throw that Buggy in the Boot", says Baldy.
Panda tries to fold it but has no joy.
The woman gets in the back seat with the Baby and the Toddler.
"I can't fold this buggy",says Panda to Baldy.
Baldy looks at Panda and says ,"How do you expect me to know ?".
Panda looks at Baldy and realizes he is hammered.
"Just squeeze it in there Buddy,Your the Taxi Driver, You should know",says Baldy.
Panda forces it in and they get into the Taxi.
Baldy sits in the front passenger seat.
" Can you put the seat belt on the kids, please ", says Panda.
"Where to?", says Panda.
"We are going to Dublins Northside", says Baldy.
" We had a choice,Do we get a Curry or a Taxi,
So we chose a Taxi,lucky for you ",says Baldy.
"Yeah ,Cheers for that ", says Panda.
They head down Harolds Cross road and go over the Canal bridge when
Baldy says, "Ah thats great We're back on the Northside ".
Panda looks at him and shrugs his shoulders.
Baldie's wife lets out a roar," Baldy,you are some eejit ,Thats only the Canal
We've gone over ,not the Liffey".
Baldy looks at Panda,and holds his hands out to be slapped.
As they drive down Clanbrassil st the toddler jumps up and starts bouncing up and
down on the seat.
Panda pulls over and asks Baldie's wife to put her back in seat belt.
Panda drives on and suddenly he gets an awful whiff.
Baldy lowers his window and says," Sorry about the smell , but its not me".
" I would have loved a curry ,but it was too far to walk home", says Baldy.
" Where were you tonight ?", says Panda between breaths of fresh air.
"We were at the Greyhound racing tonight ",says Baldy.
"Yeah", pipes up the woman in the Back,"There were a load of blokes there".
"They kept eyeing me up ",she says.
Panda looks in the rear view mirror at her and thinks to himself,
"I don't think so ,love".
" I'm blooming starving ", says Baldy.
"You'll have to settle for a bit of toast ", says Baldie's Missus.
"I wanted a curry ,Love but you would'nt walk home", says Baldy.
" Oh shut up ", she says.
They cross over the Liffey and Panda waits for Baldy to celebrate
but theres nothing coming from him and his eyes are half closed.
They finally get to their Destination and Baldy takes ages to pay Panda.
"Can I owe you 2 Euros ",says Baldy.
"Yes, you can pay me the next time you see me ",says Panda sarcastically.
Panda struggles to get the Buggy out of the Boot.
Eventually he gets it out .
They start to walk away and as Panda is about to close the Boot He remembers he has a few Easter
eggs he bought earlier.
He grabs one and says to Baldy ,
"Here give that egg to the child".
Baldy grabs the egg and puts it quickly into a bag so the child would not see it
and says ," That will do me nicely instead of a curry ".
"Good luck",says Panda as he jumps in his Taxi and drives off..
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