There is still much conversation about Uber and Lyft leaving. Everybody (100%) thinks that the whole situation was silly.
I have always been interested with the manner in which different people use profanity. That is why you will hear me frequently laugh when someone utters or spews profanity. All riders tonight dropped the occasional "f" bomb and I was impressed with the wide spectrum of conversations and how well each piece of profanity was placed making it the appropriate and possibly only adjective or adverb that could have successfully completed the sentence. Sometimes the rider will apologize to which I respond that one of the benefits of selecting this vehicle and driver is that they are both "F" bomb friendly.
Beautiful young woman broke down in tears when I asked her how the night was going. A long term relationship that she was in had ended and although she claimed the guy turned out to be a jerk, she was still very upset. She felt that it was time that was wasted and had been lost. She felt like that at her age she should already in a deep relationship and having babies. I quickly went from driver mode only, to driver and broken heart support mode. I explained to her that she had no way of knowing that the relationship would turn out this way and that the time was not lost as it had provided her with some good information about life. I also gave her a personal example of how bad things in life can start us down different paths in life, that lead to even better things. She cried and talked at the same time all the way to her house. I assured her that everything would eventually be okay. When I arrived home I sent her a text letting her again know that I was speaking from experience when I say that everything will work out for the better. She responded to the text thanking me for the advice and for the kindness that I had shown her.
Picked up a young married couple and had one of the most interesting conversations ever about kids, discipline, daddy's girl's and the likes. Apparently it is true what you sometimes hear about how special a girls relationship with her father can be. Appreciation, respect and a whole litany of things are born out of a strong father - daughter bond. Discipline is part of that relationship. Everyone in the vehicle agreed that spanking was effective and did not have any permanent or even temporary traumatic affects other than the lesson that it was intended to support. All in the vehicle had been raised by receiving and occasional spanking and felt that when one was received it was actually warranted. The couple was a lot younger than I was and I found it interesting that they were both raised with this type of discipline being from a younger generation.
No obnoxiously drunk riders even as I pushed towards the 3:00am hour trying to reach my money goal for the day. And I did. The last ride came in at about 2:30am as I had just set down to devour 2 Whataburger Bacon Egg and Cheese taquitos. I was frickin hungry so I grabbed the stuff and ate it as I headed towards Round Rock. I arrived at the address and sent a text to the rider as I could not see the addresses on the houses. The rider called and said that I was at the destination and not the pick up. He did not admit it but he entered the wrong address into the app. He said they were at Main Event and being the nice guy that I am, I told him to stand by and I would be right there. I made it there, picked them up and then headed back to the neighborhood I had just came from. I should have charged him double but it actually worked out good in that in gave me time to finish the 2nd taquito before it got cold. I was not going to eat it in front of the riders and was anticipating a cold taquito, but, alas, consumption of a cold taquito was not to be.
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