LadyHibiscus -> RE: this places achillies heel (7/14/2011 11:13:06 AM)
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ORIGINAL: GreedyTop how the ell do ya tell the difference? they ALL look mini, to me!! *chortle* The black cabs (although they come in other colourways) are licensed Hackney Carriages, whose drivers must have completed The Knowledge, the extremely stringent test of London roads and routes that takes an age to train for. The minicabs are either licensed or unlicensed, and are "normal" road cars. It's not size dependent. I am brilliant at maps & directions, and HATS OFF to London cabbies! After thousands of years of paving over any damn cowpath, that place is a labyrynth!! The instant dead ends that make NO sense, the one way streets with no parallels... I can find my way on foot, but in a vehicle? Not enough free brain cells left to learn the whole thing!
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