So I picked up the car on Sunday morning and was a certified Uber and LYFT driver by Wednesday, GAP insurance and the whole 9 yards... Got home from work tonight, ate some dinner while doing laundry - it's 9:00pm, laundry's done what do I do now? - lets check this Uber thing out... cleaned up the car a bit, grabbed a 6 pack of waters and a redbull and was on my way...
Fare #1 - Decided to troll CSUF in hopes of grabbing students heading out but ended up with my first solo rider ever - going from day job to night job - she didnt have a car and relies on uber every day, while driving from the CSUF area to South fullerton off Harbor and Orangethorpe we figured out she pays $90 per month easially on Uber... wow.. she is a student in biological engineering however - hoping she can change her non-car status too... 3.16 miles, 8 Minutes
Fare #2 - Was close to Downtown Fullerton so headed there, parked for 3 minutes in the SoCo district when the second fare hit - a pickup from a nearby stater brothers... Yet again another solo female rider we loaded her groceries into the car and set off - again someone without a car spending close to $100/ month on uber to get around... 3.76 miles, 9 Minutes...
Fare #3 - my first delay - they ordered the Uber before paying their check, they did approve my starting the ride, little did I know I only make $.10 per minute waiting, their 10 minute delay netted me a whopping dollar, I should have cancelled them but I'm new and didnt know better... They went from DTF to my neck of the woods to a hookah place I didnt even know existed - first group of 5 in the car - they drank all my water... 3.22 miles 19 Minutes...
Went back to Albertsons and bought a 24 pack of waters as they were appreciated...
Fare #4 - Fraternity row, short delay netted 5 intoxicated college students hoping to go to Kelly's - fortunately Rembrandt's is open until 2, probably the lively group I had tonight, everyone was having a good time and they said I was the coolest Uber driver they've ever had - made me feel good... 2.5 miles, 5 minutes
Sat in Kelly's lot for a bit hoping to grab someone there but got a ping from Mr J's a block away - enroute, my first encounter with PD - he said I was acting suspicious until he saw my uber placard, I told him I appreciate what he does and had nothing to hide, he said I appreciate what you do getting drunk people home safely - he checked my stuff out and said I had to be the most squeaky clean driver he's met - apologized for the 2 minute delay and wished me well... I still made it in my ETA to the next client...
Fare #5 - asked me to drive to the back of the bar, wasn't super cool but figured I could drive through quickly if I wasn't comfortable - here I was met by 2 sweet older ladies - the order came from one who wanted the other to get home safely as she wasnt comfortable driving herself - I offered to take them both and bring her back early in the AM but she wasnt having it - I gave her my uber number and asked her to text me when she got home and I'd do the same with her friend - she beat us by 5 minutes and I learned much more about Nixon's history - first solo rider to ride up front with me - I ended up giving them both my GV number and direct access to request me again - best fare of the night... 3.6 miles, 10 Minutes
Fare #6 - I was by Brian's again hoping to grab a last minute final fare and got a ping, I accepted before realizing it was back down by CSUF - turned out to be the Marriott - these 3 guys were from all over the states and looking to go to a strip club, while yes, I've been to a few I'm not super knowledgeable about which ones are open how late and what serves Alcohol - something I should learn in this line of work I guess... Ended up stopping at a liquor store, a smoke shop and landed them at Taboo which is open until 2:00am - I felt like a stripper as they gave me $20 as a tip stating I was the most accommodating and flexible Uber driver they ever met... 4.62 miles, 19 minutes
Overall - Uber $30 - Tips $20 = $50 driving for 3 hours = $16/ hour while less than I normally make, this is my fun money and I really did enjoy the night! Expense was about $5 for water and $3 in gas... I can see this being a good way for me to make some extra cash!
Until later tonight!
Jeff
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