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One would hardly think that a connection could be drawn between all the offers I've made in the first paragraph and it's last sentence; but hold thy thought my foolhardy friend, a maxi-taxi offers all these things and more.
I, for one, was not in agreement with the total ban that has been placed on music in maxis. The ban has considerably reduced my exercise regime. Ahh, I forgot, you're still wondering how valuable could that seeming noise have been to me. That was no noise I tell you, that was a wonderfully efficient health program on wheels. To recognise it as such required only that a person had the right perspective.
For a moment, consider Mr. H. Ardhead. Mr. Ardhead enters the maxi overweight, with a full stomach, a strained heart and a lethargic metabolism. A few metres away from the maxi's pickup point, the driver secretly don't his earplugs and turns on all his speakers. The conductor in the maxi is normally unaware of the purpose of the earplugs and is often partially deaf anyway, so the constant loud music does him no harm; or rather, the music can do him no more injury. But there, in the backseat, atop the twelve-inch speakers, is Mr. H. Ardhead.
Mr. Ardhead ate a very hearty breakfast of two fried-bakes and cheese, three doubles from Ali's, a pack of honey roasted nuts, an orange chubby and a cold one from Butters, the coconut vendor. Tucked under his arm is a Guardian (everybody reading the Guardian - but not in a maxi… the thing just too damn big… but is still one dollar) and on his face is a look of anxiety. Mr. Ardhead is worried about whether he'll have the energy to attend the boring project meeting later that morning, or if he'd be able to play that inter-department football match carded for the afternoon. He's also wondering if he could lose the love handles his wife said he's been gaining. All these things are on Mr. Ardhead's mind. But lo and behold it's the marvellous maxi driver and his trusty cohort, the conductor, to the rescue. The maxi driver raises the volume on all twelve of his
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