So I got to my destination safe in a Lyft vehicle... a BMW X5.. WOW! That was a treat!!! Down to the Block at Orange, so 2 of my guys bailed so it was just John and I, John is a great guy and probably one of the closest confidants I have at the office... Unfortunately he is also the on call engineer this week... We both had 1 little beer and a great dinner at Cafe TuTu Tango... Wasnt quite the celebration we expected and he was over it so an hour later I Lyft'd him home - I chose Uber... His driver landed first, a nice Mercedes, my Uber pulls up in a 2001 honda civic... damn... Chen was my drivers name and I swear he kept trying to drive of the left side... I actually felt unsafe for the first time... He too was a crotch driver - meaning his phone was in his lap and he was constantly looking down... Don't ever hesitate to tell your driver you feel unsafe, I simply said to him I can navigate for you, please turn your screen off and I'll get us there... he then told me he knew better how to get home - yeah, not a freaking chance - that's my service area and I'm there a few times a week... After a left turn against a red light into oncoming traffic going the incorrect direction I told him to pull over... I logged into my app very quickly, canceled the ride 5 minutes into it and gave him a ZERO... Uber called me within 5 minutes - I said I felt I was in danger, They said we see you're a driver too, I said Yes and I expect the same service I provide - they credited that ride and gave me the next ride free home, in an Uber Black... Within 2 minutes there was a tesla pulling up with the same glowing EL Uber sign I run... Scott was phenomenal - water, gum, mints, kleenex and hand sanitizer... more on that later but I rode home in pure bliss, he had chargers for both my iPhone 5 and my new Android... The trip I took from lyft was 7.85 - the Uber black was 23.50 but credited back... I may black more often, may even get a car that qualifies for Black, it was AWESOME...
So now it's still early (well, 11:30pm) and I see a surge - it had been 2 hours since I consumed a pint of Stella, I made a quesadilla and decided to go drive... Good Choice!
Fare 1 - Lyft - Placentia to YL, literally 3 minutes and 1/2 of a mile - in a surge - $7.50 - she said I know it was super short, can I still take a candy cane - You can take them all if you want, you paid for them, she then looked at her charge and said "that's nothing" this ride usually costs me $15... wow... she also tipped me $5 in app! Hope I get her in my car again :)
Fare 2 - Uber - Woah, a couple from Big's... This had to be my most uncomfortable ride ever... She hopped in the back seat and literally shut the door in his face... He said I guess I'll ride up front... she said you'd be better of in a different car but, yeah the front works if you need to get home... She also was the first Ive ever had control my radio with the Uber App - I purchased a $35 adapter from Target, mostly for me as I drive a lot for work, but she smiled and said I was the first Uber driver that accommodated that feature, with a huge smile she started playing some serious "I hate you" type music... She asked very nicely to stop at 7-11 - normally at that time of night I say no but I was afraid of her too :P - She got out and I looked at the guy, "Dude, you F'd up didn't you?!?" he said yeah, I did a line of coke in front of her... I sympathized as he was the Fare but I did say I'm glad I picked you up instead of you driving home... he agreed and she came back out - she bought me a 20oz redbull - that's $5 easy... I was super appreciative as my 8oz was dead, she said I saw you trying to get more out of the empty can... a mile left not a word was said.... she got out quickly after handing me a $10 bill, she said I'm sorry you dealt with our drug drama, this was a great uber ride... - I tried to give it back to her, the redbull was tip enough on a $15 fare but she wouldn't have it... He stayed in the car for a minute - more was said before and he then asked me - dude you have a dent too, you've been here - what do I do... my response was simple, clean it up bro... I drive so I dont drink - find something to keep you off the pow.... He said that was my second time ever and I simply replied, 2 times too many.... Maybe they'll survive this test, may not.. I had to pull over around the corner for a while...
Fare 3 - Uber - Didn't have much time to reflect... picked up 3 drunk hardcore homeboys who all squeezed into the back seat - I said why dont one of you come up to the passenger seat, nope... they navigated me about 4 miles away to a very dark area - they said, this is cool bro... One of the guy's mom flew out offing me to come eat and drink with them... I politely declined using the best spanish I could... they laughed and she said take some tamales to your esposa then... LOL, I still have like 3 left from the last tamale deliverer - my son wont eat them, daughter cannot... I closed the ride out and drove off before she could return... felt bad but too many tamales make Jeff a fat boy!
Fare 4 - Uber - VERY intoxicated females - they were over the top drunk... I truly thought this would be my first barf situation - they were very aware of the waters and the blue bags... thank God it was a 4 minute ride... No Puke, and no incident - $5 cash tip on a short ride :)
Fare 5 - Uber - 2 somewhat sober ladies hopped in my car and asked if I could go across the street to grab their friend who was in a bad situation with a few guys she didn't know.....It's 2:00, huge surge but I'm a sucker to a blue eyed brunette... I found their friend, they hopped into the guys car and got a ride home... She didnt cancel the Fare - I sat for 5 minutes and cancelled the ride - $10 spiff
Fare 6 - Uber - a few blocks from DTF - I'm sitting outside of the complex, a few uber XL and black drivers all pull in next to me - they pack up and head out, I'm still there... called the client and he said I'll be out in a few, noticed I've been idle for 10 minutes, cancelled his ride and got a $10 spiff...
Moral of my story tonight, I'm learning a ton! Tip your driver if they are worthy and dont expect them to wait more than 5 minutes....I watched an Uber XL driver bail too, it's 2:15, its a surge and they want to go home!
Kristy, you've made $120 gross so far, plus 2 sign-ups... I'll total it all up on Sunday but I think we will be able to hit my goal!
#Uberon
Jeff
I am now addicted to your blogs! Better than Law and Order!
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