Yes I'm "Quotin'" Chamillionaire... Talkin' about Taxis' - I know I'm undercutting them and Uber just did another rate cut... I will say however I experienced hatred that I actually called the drivers dispatch and complained!
SO I ran out for a short run, I needed to make $50 to pay for a battery jumper box for my truck - since I took ownership of the Avalon the F150 has just sat... AAA is cool but I was tired of calling them weekly when I wanted to move the truck... I figured I wouldn't win the $1.5B so driving was a necessity...
Fare 1 - Lyft - a Gentlemen needing to get to LAX in a hurry - we were off! He was nice and very into his tablet... "Just wish I had internet" - Boom - both of my phones can hotspot, set him up with a charger and internet - arrived 45 minutes before his flight but he was able to check in from the car and was all carry on - $10 cash tip - $55 fare and $10 Lyft tip.... Thank you!!!!
I took a chance and headed into the Lyft queue at LAX - on my way there a Taxi driver cut me off so close we almost collided, I honked my horn, he flipped me off and flipped a lit cigarette at me, thank goodness my passenger window was up or it would have hit me... I dropped back a bit, he had to have seen the flash of my phone's camera - grabbed his plate but also noticed I could read the dispatch number... pulled into the Lyft Queue and ran it by another driver, they had experienced similar and said I should call... I called and asked to speak to the manager.. when asked who was calling I must have been a robot as I said "Jeff, your PBX Vendor" - lol, I got the manager and told him of the scenario - he then asked what does this have to do with the PBX, I realized what I had done on accident but I said it really shouldn't matter and reiterated my position... He put me on a brief hold came back and apologized for the drivers behavior and action would be taken...
Fare 2 - Lyft - Amazingly someone needing to get to Anaheim Hills... This never happens but has taken place 2 nights of driving in a row, ending up dropping off close to home on the final ride... Lucky me... I helped this lovely great-great-Grandmother of 3 (Bernadette) put her bag in the trunk and we were off... Turns out she was a very young 82... I was amazed, she looked 50 and was such a fun chat - she even chose to ride up front! She kept fumbling through her purse and I finally saw she had a pack of cigs... I asked if she needed one, she said she didn't have one when she landed and really did want one - I hadn't had one in a while either so we pulled over and stepped out for a few minutes... She said you're losing money by sitting still, while I appreciated her acknowledging that, I knew she was my last rider of the night and I was in no hurry.... While we were stopped, she said I noticed you're not wearing a ring, are you single? I mentally debated my answer, was she asking for herself or for someone else... I faced that same situation back in 1997, and said no, it took about a year after to figure it out :) - this time I said Yes... "Ok, when we stop you need to meet my Grand Daughter" - long story short we arrived to her daughter's house who came running out to meet her mom... I would have sworn this was her Grand Daughter, but was her 65 year old daughter (Breanna) - turns out her 45 year old daughter was out, her 25 year old great Grand daughter came out with her 1 year old daughter... That was cool to see them together... Unloaded and forgot to share my phone number :P
I did make the amount I needed to cash out my Lyft account and did purchase the needed jumper box... turns out my truck had a full tank of gas too! bonus bonus...
#UberOn
Jeff
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