Uber
- Thread starter mitzi
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Depends on where you live and when you call. In a large city they have like 8 million Uber and Lift drivers, so your ride shows up within a few minutes. Not sure what it's like in a less populated area with rural aspects.
mitzi
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My car needs to be fixed and I can't drive it. I'm hoping it's fixed by Thursday. This does suck. Anyone I could ask wouldn't be able to take off work. . My kids can't take off work. My other option would be take the STS, but with this vertigo I can't. If I could reschedule I would, but I wouldn't be able to get in for at least a month and I need to go.
You should also bring her a pizza!
mitzi
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No, it's not weird. Another kind person has offered to help me too. I think on the forum we get to know who is a nice person or not by all the posts we've read over the years. I appreciate your offer to help.
mitzi
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I priced it. Ridiculous prices.
littlelady
God bless the USA
My dot, and her hub are the only ones in the fam that have used Uber. They say it sucks.
Plus, there has been news that it is dangerous to use them. Take SG up on her offer. That is really nice of her. If I had not moved to Mont Co, I would offer to help you, too, friend. Hope you get your car back soon.
LightRoasted
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But that just gave me an idea. How about asking a high school kid to utilize some of those mandatory graduation volunteer hours to help you out?
Ask a friend to ride you instead? I don't have any friends. But I do know a couple of people that would give me a ride if I asked. Probably because they would feel sorry for me thinking they were doing God's work, felt pity for my self made pathetic, sad, lot in life, or to elevate their, "there but for the grace of God go I", feelings of superiority, court ordered community service, or part of some volunteer program requirement for school or something like that.
But that just gave me an idea. How about asking a high school kid to utilize some of those mandatory graduation volunteer hours to help you out?
warneckutz
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Uber is decent around here. I'd say I've done about a dozen rides and never had an issue. Maybe the longest wait was 15 minutes? You can always start messing with the app to see how many drivers are around at any time.
NextJen
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I don't have any friends. But I do know a couple of people that would give me a ride if I asked. Probably because they would feel sorry for me thinking they were doing God's work, felt pity for my self made pathetic, sad, lot in life, or to elevate their, "there but for the grace of God go I", feelings of superiority, court ordered community service, or part of some volunteer program requirement for school or something like that.
I wonder why?
Not trying to be mean, but maybe it's your attitude?
Some people are just kind and are willing to help others.
warneckutz
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I see what you did there...
Auntie Biache'
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Really? I mean, he has said things that rub me the wrong way a time or two, but overall, I think his attitude is just fine. Especially for the forums.
lucky_bee
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@SailorGirl I'm a little concerned about how you've said you had to pay cash - Uber and Lyft are app-based rideshares/taxis and all your payment info, if I recall, have to be set up before you even call for your first ride. For Uber, You can choose, as a rider, to pay in cash vs. having the ride charged to your card, but I've never heard of a driver only accepting cash. I would just hate to see you swindled or something. But as a rider, you're supposed to always have a choice in how you pay the driver.
However, Lyft does not accept cash payments at all, they are all charged.
Uber is okay in St. Marys. The big issue I have had lately that is very frustrating, is Uber does not tell drivers where you are going untill you are in the car. So what happens is Most Uber drivers hang in California down by Sheetz or Wildewood. They accept your Uver call in Leonardtown to come pick you up, then start blasting you with texts and calls asking where you are going. If you tell them a location and the trip is not worth their while, they cancel and you are stuck finding another Uber. Reason for this say you are in Leonardtown and going to a neighborhood in Leonardtown...in their mind it is not worth their time to drive all the way from California to Leonardtown for a 5-10 minute ride. Also because they never picked you up, you cant leave negative feedback. While I can understand this, it is also against Uber's rules to ask where you are going before you pick the person up. If you don't like Uber's system, don't drive for them. There are a lot of people in St. Mary's who have never used Uber or have any experiance with the platform. When drivers do this it makes Uber as a whole unreliable and untrustworthy.
lucky_bee
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That's a very good point, and certainly explains the lack of consistent use around here. I've only ever used them outside of St. Mary's, when visiting other cities/more populated areas. I've never had any issues, in fact I have nothing but nice things to say about it, but that's using it in places like Philly and San Diego. If you were to respond saying you're not supposed to disclose your destination, or if you didn't respond at all, will they still come pick you up? There has to be a way to track those offenders, and while small on Uber's complaint scale, complain with that proof?
If you don't reply or tell them you you dont have to disclose it, they just cancel. And they do pick you up anyway, it is akward. Last time the driver called me 4x and messaged 5x in the first 3 minutes of my my accepting ride. I did not answer till she was almost to me where I was going so she did not cancel. Then I got in the car and she complained the whole way about how her car is a gas hog and she would only make $3.50 for the trip.
LightRoasted
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That, my friend, was a truly an incorrectly chosen word. Was supposed to have been, "drive". Whilst, at times, I can be quite vulgar to certain members here, Mitzi, is not one of them.