Waterhaul
To pull up an empty fishing
net.
It has also come to mean, "a waste of time or effort", in the
Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Very
popular with St. John's cab drivers referring to a no-show fare.
Cabbie: Car
four here. I've been waiting
ten minutes for that fare at the hotel, it's a waterhaul.
Cab
Stand: Ok, there's one at the airport.