REAL TAXI STORIES

After sitting around for hours one very, very quiet night, I received a call to pick up a fare which was heading way out of town. I guessed it would run about $80 on the meter. Not bad for such a quiet night.
I arrived at the pickup address, where I picked up a little old lady with a siamese cat. She got in the back seat and directed me where to go, but told me to make sure I drove along major freeways all the way. As soon as we started moving the cat started meowing, and didn't let up all the way.
After about half an hour of having to put up with the bloody annoying cat in the back, and a passenger who seemed to be mute, I hit the freeway that would take us to where we were heading. All of a sudden the little old lady spoke up and told me we were running late, and to step on it. I did as she asked, and sped up to about 130kmh (78mph).
The next thing I knew, the old lady wound down the rear window of my cab and threw the cat out!! I couldn't believe my eyes as I saw the cat tumbling along the road, leaving a trail of blood and fur behing it. I slammed on the brakes, and in no uncertain terms told the old lady what I thought of her. I got out of the car and checked the cat, which was well and truly dead by now. I got back in the cab and gave the old lady another tongue lashing, but in a very calm voice she said "you can take me back home now, that cat gave me the shits".
I drove her straight back to where I picked her up from, not saying a word to her for the whole journey. When we arrived, she calmly paid for the fare ($186) and went inside her house.
I reported it to the police, who charged her with animal cruelty.
Personally, I think it would have been cheaper to have a vet put it down, but it made my night very profitable.