Hi folks<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know if I should admit to this…I breached safe distancing guidelines when David Marshall, the Scotland goalkeeper, heroically diving to his left, palmed away the final penalty of a tense shoot-out to win qualification for Scotland to next summer\u2019s Euros Championship. My dad and me shared, briefly,\u00a0 a hug for the first time since 16th<\/sup> June 1998 when Craig Burley scored Scotland\u2019s last goal at the finals of a major international tournament.<\/p>\n Who knew Scotland would be so good at penalty shoot-outs? Their convoluted route to the final of Euros 2021 has revealed the players\u2019 hidden talent for converting pressure penalties. As a Personal Transport Professional, I feel the most direct route should be taken to a destination but, in this instance, I\u2019m delighted to pay the extra couple of quid on the meter!<\/p>\n Inspired by Scotland\u2019s shoot-out heroics, I\u2019ve been giving time to my hidden talent for rhyme by writing poems to pass the time. See how words just flow, I\u2019ve shared more poetry below.<\/p>\n This one\u2019s dedicated to my dad:<\/p>\n Oh dad, your jokes are so bad<\/p>\n Long past their tell by date<\/p>\n Wailing, with Rod to Sailing<\/p>\n Your karaoke tends to grate<\/p>\n But dad, don\u2019t be too sad<\/p>\n Cos the rest of you is great<\/p>\n So dad, I always feel glad<\/p>\n To have you as my best mate<\/p>\n Okay. I write poetry like an England international takes a shoot-out penalty. Sounding off remains my Personal Transport Professional speciality. Read on for my latest (cabbie-punter privilege applied)…<\/p>\n \u201cWhere to, madam?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHampden, here we come.\u00a0 I hope I\u2019m allowed to drive myself there in a personal capacity next summer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo see Scotland in Euros 21.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAw, it definitely is. It\u2019s definitely cheered me up. And there\u2019s been a few other good news stories in the last couple of weeks too.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, that\u2019s one but they have to get him out first.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou would think but he manufactures his own reality. I think he believes he\u2019s starring in his own reality TV show. He\u2019s the old bloke equivalent of a Kardashian.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI reckon the only way to get him out is to starve him out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDeprive of him burgers and then set up a huge barbecue outside the White House fence.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah. And when he does, Kamala Harris jumps on him and Biden jogs into the White House and locks the door behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe easily could.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, he\u2019s too old. He\u2019d probably break a hip in the scuffle. He should stick to gentle jogging.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNot sure. He can only be better than Trump though. I hope he keeps his promise on a green new deal.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, saving the planet is in my blood. I\u2019m part hippy on my mum\u2019s side.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe is. She\u2019s been preaching about protecting the planet for years. I was hugging trees and recycling long before Greta Thunberg was even a glint in her parents\u2019 eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe were both pleased. It\u2019s good news but it\u2019s not a plan. A plan needs detail. I\u2019d call it a 10 point wish list.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo, he\u2019s not.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t trust him to plan a Christmas night out with his chums at The Bullingdon never mind a path to Net Zero by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOkay, to be fair, it\u2019s a step in the right direction… and his wish list includes some of the big changes we need to make.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cActually, I\u2019m right behind the ban on new petrol engines.\u00a0 I ditched the diesel and went electric when I invested in Lorraine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy cab. I named her in honour of Lorraine Kelly.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure she would be. I reckon it would mean more to her than the CBE from the Queen. She hands them out like sweeties.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn the October Honours list. It was another good news story that brightened my day sitting at a rank.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI need all the good news I can get at the moment. Personally, I think she should have been made a Dame.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe does. She\u2019s a national treasure, like David Attenborough. And he got a knighthood.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLorraine makes a difference too and her good work deserves to be recognised.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor services to the nation\u2019s mental health.\u00a0 Her cheery persona at breakfast has kept millions going through lockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow, that was great news. It was like waiting on a bus.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe were waiting for ages then three vaccines come at once.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWho knows with Boris driving the bus but it gives us hope for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI hope so but I\u2019m not so sure. We talk about a new normal and building back better but, judging by the Scottish national football team, we\u2019ll all quickly slip back into the old normal. Their results since qualifying for the Euros have been rubbish. I was glad to get more good news after those defeats.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy sponsors at Taxi! Board Game announced the launch of 5 new editions<\/a> perfectly timed for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c3 new sports editions<\/a> and 2 new city editions<\/a>. They have a great range to choose from.\u201d<\/p>\n