Uber?
September 18th, 2017 at 7:39:49 PM permalink | |
Aussie Member since: May 10, 2016 Threads: 2 Posts: 458 |
You don't know you're collecting them from a supermarket or a bar or a pharmacy unless you live in the area. Almost all the time all you get is an address. Duh. The only way you get to know every corner of a large city is though years and years of full time work. As someone who used to work in the taxi industry I would have thought you'd know this. The minimum fare means a few blocks is by far the best on an hourly basis. People apologise when they tell me they are only going 1km from the bar to their home. I say no problem, I'll get $5 for having you in the car for 1 minute. |
September 18th, 2017 at 8:18:15 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
So you look it up. Or you know from experience. You know from the street numbers whats in that block, if you know the area at all. You know that 1500 Fuller Ave is a laundromat. Uber drivers do NOT wait to get there before they turn down a fare, they know just like I knew as a cab driver the fares that 99% of the time only go 4 blocks. And often the business name shows up on the drivers phone. Bobs Bar, or Glendale Foods. And you just know it's a fat black lady with 3 kids and 8 bags of groceries and you get no tip for carrying it to door. It goes with the territory. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 18th, 2017 at 9:26:22 PM permalink | |
Aussie Member since: May 10, 2016 Threads: 2 Posts: 458 |
Yes IF you know the area. No one knows every area of a big city unless they are working full time for several years. That's the point. And actually they have no idea of anything until after accepting the job. All that's shown is the time it will take you to get to the pick up location. Accept the job and cancel too often you will be booted off the system. That will weed out most of these types. BTW Have you managed to find a driver to show you how to see who made each piece of feedback yet? I'm dying to go in and see who gave me a compliment last weekend. I'd love to be able to go to their house and personally thank them. Do let us know how to navigate to this part of the driver app when you find out ok? |
September 19th, 2017 at 3:26:42 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
How is not taking a job due to concern for one's safety or not wanting to deadhead back "discrimination?" It is just business to protect yourself. The President is a fink. |
September 19th, 2017 at 11:02:55 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
So you would refuse all ghetto fares because you're 'concerned for your safety'? You would be laughed out of the business, let alone be called a racist. I don't remember being in fear for my safety even once in the cab biz, where do you get this crap from. The ghetto is where half the fares come from, who do you think takes cabs in a city, rich people? If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 19th, 2017 at 11:08:30 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
My safety is more important to me than someone calling me a racist, which really has no meaning anymore given how often it is used. It is not "crap." I have heard everything from pizza delivery guys being robbed and killed to a meter reader being locked in the basement. Take all the ghetto fares you like, I'll pick and choose. Difference between being a common carrier and independent driver. The President is a fink. |
September 19th, 2017 at 11:41:33 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 | This whole thread is EB having a meltdown due to low tech cabbies being put out of business by high tech Uber Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
September 19th, 2017 at 11:56:23 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
If you're that terrified of the general public, believe me, picking up strangers and giving them rides isn't the business for you. lol! We had an Uber driver here in Kalamazoo that went on shooting spree for hours, and while on duty killed a bunch of people. And he was a middle aged white guy. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
September 19th, 2017 at 11:58:33 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
Not terrified of the "general public." Am smart enough to avoid high-crime areas, especially after dark. Avoid areas of known gang activity, where it is easy to get pinned in side streets. If you want to go into such areas to prove you are not a racist to people you don't know and who don't really care, have at it! The President is a fink. |
September 19th, 2017 at 12:53:53 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 |
Yep. Kind of an enjoyable read... EB is sounding like a VCR repairman circa 2003. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |