Author Archives: paulhoward

My dad always said to me when I was young the people on A Current Affair are “Battlers”. They’re the ones that have been been through hardship from an external force. For instance I’ll give you an example. Jo Blo … Continued

Childhood, an innocent time where we’re bombarded with television shows of animation, puppets, and people in costumes. This brings me to my first customer. A British bloke who owns a gift shop in town. He made a point to call … Continued

Six degrees of separation. That’s the field of influence everyone has with one another. Everyone has a link between one another in one way shape or form. My first passenger I honestly wouldn’t know from a bar of soap. Although … Continued

Another day, another 0.50 cents. Okay it was a little more than that today, but my first customer was a massage therapist not a dodgy one, an actual one who uses aromatherapy and strong hands to relieve your back pain. … Continued

Rural Australia can be a harsh location. If you don’t have the necessary shopping centres near by, well you have to make it work. One passenger tried to describ his uncle’s mate to me. He told me that his uncle’s … Continued

As the world started to understand what the Coronavirus was all about. I was doing my online training for Expedia. While I did this i kept Uber and Lyft on in the background. Sure enough I got business. Three big … Continued

The days keep mounting up and my car is getting one serious work out. I keep my car maintenance up to date as best as I can, yet in the back of my mind a large expense is coming. A … Continued

Gambling. People do it all the time, whether it is for fun or maybe it’s big life decisions. One bloke who I picked does both, but to the extreme. He eventually becomes a regular, who has helped me take a … Continued

The start of this not so fruitful Friday begun with a bloke from Alcoa. An aluminium refinery. I found out from this passenger that much of the aluminium that they refine comes from Australia. Well then, must be top notch … Continued

Having a black car can have it’s awkward moments. Also being a man can have negative connotations toward certain people in certain areas. My first passenger was a mother of a child. Yeah big deal you say. Well she requested … Continued