So after taking a little over a week off for some own personal fun, I decided to hit the road tonight.. It was actually pretty fun as I had 2 repeat riders...
I did make it as far as the Westlake SBux to get my Chai Latte before heading out - my Barista crush wasn't there but I am starting to be recognized, I bring in my own mug and the young lass who took my order remembered me - but I threw her for a loop by not ordering Pikes Peak but a Chai Latte... so as my drink is being filled I notice I recognize someone, I walked over as she was chatting with a few other ladies, before I said a word she stood up and said "Jeff?" One of my best friends from HS's Mom... I've known him/her for 26 years and hadn't seen her in a while... Being FB friends was how we recognized each other... had a nice 5-10 min chat, she said she reads these so HI! it was really cool catching up and remembering some of my roots!
So the night was pretty packed - 8 total rides, 2 Lyft and 6 Uber....
Fare 1 - Lyft - A pretty little lady (24) going from YL to a pizza joint near In and Out across from Cinemapolis... She has a strong drive to do well in the world and is finishing up her advanced degree in health science... Dropped her off and went to find parking by the cinema...
Fare 2 - Lyft - almost instantly got called back to the Pizza place for Nathan... The pin was in the back and that's where I found him looking for me... He asked for me to give him a moment to grab his friend... Low and behold it's the same girl from Fare 1 - he seemed a bit perturbed she knew my name but then he realized I was her driver too... We were off to DTF, Roscoe's to be exact... I know the back way into the SoCo district so I literally dropped them off in the line to get in - and I grabbed the "no parking spot" after the bouncer came up, gave me a fist bump and said we havn't seen you in a while...
I find it beneficial to sometimes talk to the security/bouncers - shoot, we all have to Pee and they do respect the drivers that bring in the clientele, At this point I got blocked in by a Dominoes driver but I was in a perfect spot to people watch... Up until Uber went off... I accepted and ran into the dominoes through the driver door and asked the manager to have the driver move his car, they obliged and I was on my way...
Fare 3 - Uber - 2 Gentlemen heading to an 80's Disco place in west Fullerton... Never Heard of it before but the place looked legit, there was no parking and most of the cars in the lot were pretty expensive...
Fare 4 - Uber - a repeat... This is a special repeat... The very first rider I ever had landed in my car again... she didnt remember me, but I remembered her route - this time I took her home from Chick-Fil-A... super cool girl with only 1 semester left... She Ubers back and forth every day...
Fare 5 - Uber - Before #4 even got out of the car #5 was pinging in - same place as the drop off... love that - quick run of 2 ladies (2nd year and 3rd year) from UCA to Fraternity row....
Fare 6 - Uber - She was new, first Uber experience, wasn't sure if she should sit in the front or the back - I told her wherever she was more comfortable, she chose the front... The conversation was great, from Marie Calendars by my place to the neighborhood I grew up in... She was beautiful and very single but for some reason I totally clammed up... AHHHHHH.... she made it very obvious and I totally blew it... fortunately she asked how she could get me as a driver again so I gave her my number - hope she calls!
Fare 7 - Uber - Totally drunk guy from Anaheim to YL- not much to say on that trip, he was buried in his iPhone the whole time....
Fare 8 - Uber - Upper YL down to Costa Mesa/Newport... The dude (Hayden) wanted some snacks and I had to pee so we stopped at the 76 in Savi Ranch... He seemed pretty solid for the drive until we passed the 5 Fwy - he was out like a light... The address he entered was a strip mall just off newport blvd - super close to triangle square and Goathill Tavern... I pulled in and just like the other guy who passed out, I couldnt wake him up right away... On came the A/C again... (For those of you that drive, the A/C is an EXTREMELY effective method to get passed out people to wake up and out of the car).. So the dude wakes up freezing cold(Very similar to the last guy) - now I know this dude lives in Brea and I just took him to Newport - I asked 50 times, are you sure you know where you are and that your friends are here, he said yes every time... So I let him out...
I went offline at that point to tally my "take" for the evening - I have a date with my daughter this weekend so wanted to ensure I made enough "play money" - I had way more than expected so I headed home... Got home and did the quick routine cleaning of the car - it's then I realized as I pulled the charger out from in between the seats there is a phone attached to it.... Fortunately, I remembered handing the charger to Hayden...
1.5 hours later while typing this the phone finally rings - it's a lady who immediately asks brashly, who's this... so I respond back with "who's calling please?" She replied, "it doesn't matter, you stole my friends phone" I calmly said, mean Hayden? - She then stopped for a second, I said "Yeah, Hayden, the drunk guy who took a ride in my Uber car to Newport, right?!?" She asked me to hang on and Hayden got on the phone... "Dude, you found my phone! AWESOME! Can you bring it to me?!" - "Not tonight", He said "No No No, tomorrow, whenever you can, I'll give you $20" I asked for his address, He lives 3 blocks away.... Lost and Found... He lost his phone and I found $20... the price of being too drunk I guess....
#UberOn
Jeff
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