The clothing cop's are coming

I just read a story about a cab driver in Brisbane, Australia who was given a $100. ticket because his socks where too short.

The dress code for drivers in Brisbane states the driver needs to wear a uniformed shirt that is tucked in, business trousers or tailored shorts with long socks pulled up and dress shoes.

The cop listed the offence as and I quote "WHT/runners, short running socks", Queensland Transport's management calls it a petty offence, there have been a rash of questionable tickets for things a $400 fine for not having a 2009 version of a street directory, or for allowing a car's window tinting to peel.

I had a somewhat similar situation when I was still driving, while sitting on 23 the old public transportation (not the new SS Boys) stopped by to check out the cabs there, when he got to me he asked me where my sock's where, I opened my sneaker and showed him.

He told me I had to have sock's that went above the shoe line, I then asked him nicely where in the rule's and regulations it said that, he smiled and said nowhere.

I had another interesting dress code incident, I picked up a woman at the downtown Hyatt, as soon as she said airport I could hear her Back Bay Boston accent, and as soon as I start to pull away from the curb I hear "I can't believe you are wearing shorts", yes I am I answer.

Now its summer time and 95 in the shade, and she asks is it OK for drivers to wear shorts she asks, yes it is I say, did you notice the doorman at the Hyatt was wearing shorts, as where everyone we passed heading to 275.

She went on and on about the shorts, more then one time I told her its Florida not Back Bay Boston, the weather is different so are the rules.

At one point I had enough of her nonsense and asked do they still ware those vest's and funny hat's where you come from? Her answer was there is nothing funny about the hat's or the vest's they are proper attire for cab drivers every ware. It was very heard not to laugh in her face, but I told her if we had to ware anything like that here there would be no cab drivers in state of
Florida.

Don't laugh too much and keep cool and safe out there guys.