09/23/16

The night felt different.  I only had one trip downtown and was able to make it all the way back home before another request came in.  All other trips were to areas in the north, which has not happened in a long time.  Usually, once I have a trip downtown, I get bounced around in that general area.  The 1.5x and 2.0x rates really added up quick.  By midnight I was almost double my goal.

Lots of interesting riders tonight.  Didn't much care for the couple that smelled like the testing room of the Marlboro factory but they were interesting to talk to.  The most interesting conversations of the night came from a couple of airline pilots that were headed to West 6th Street.

Not sure why Fare added the pricing change during certain hours.  Obviously it is related to the higher demand times, but I almost felt guilty seeing how much it was costing the riders.  ACL is coming up and perhaps it has something to do with getting ready for that.  Maybe it is a ploy to draw drivers from the other TNCs to insure they have adequate coverage in the coming weeks.  It is hard for me to say exactly what they are thinking.