First rider at 6:38pm. Last rider at 9:38pm. 5 rides that pushed me way past my goal and gave me an average of $48 an hour.
A few weeks ago Fare started a program with their pricing called Peak Pricing. It raises the rates for riders during specific times of the day. The last few weekends I have been hitting my $ dollar goal in only 3 rides and about 2 hours. I feel a little uneasy about his as the riders pay a lot of money using this service. More than they should be, in my opinion. I don't know what Fare is up to but it is certainly different.
I have not drove much since my last entry and the riders that I have driven were fairly calm and didn't talk much. With fewer riders, due to what I described in the previous paragraph, it stands to reason that there would be fewer stories to tell.
The first riders this evening were picked up at the Travaasa Resort. I had never been up there before and it was quite interesting and had beautiful views. We were having such a great time and good conversation until it was discovered that the destination address was wrong. No one is sure how that happened but we turned around and headed back towards County Line BBQ which was where they were supposed to be going. I felt really awkward about the $86 ride, due to what I described in the first paragraph, and attempted to contact Fare. The rider said not to worry about it that they would consider it as all part of the "adventure". I agreed to that but told them that I did feel awkward and would still send an e-mail to Fare asking that they check and see if they could see what happened. I noticed later that they left a large tip so perhaps the great time we were having, up to the moment the issue was discovered, was still taken into account.
The last ride of the night ended with an experience that had not occurred before. As I arrived at the address I could tell that something was not correct. This was not much of a surprise as the app had been doing weird shit all night. I called the rider and they answered but I could not hear anyone on the other end. I hung up and sent a text and they told me where they were at. I knew the location and I was not at that location, however it was not far away. When I arrived there was a lady setting on the curb and neatly dressed man standing beside her. As they got in the lady appeared to be significantly drunk but said she was tired. I knew better because I could smell the alcohol. The guy went around and got in on the other side complaining the whole time about his "new fucking piece of shit phone". He had an Australian accent but due to his elevated state of anger about his "new fucking piece of shit phone", I did not engage in any questions to him. The drop of address of this ride was close to my house so I declared to myself that this was the last ride of the night, especially since I was already way over my goal. When I dropped them off at their house, the lady insisted on giving me a hug. The man kept trying to get her out and I explained how I was strapped to the seat and could not easily reach into the back seat for her. That did not stop her one bit. She raised up between the driver and passenger seats giving me a big squeeze and a kiss on the check. I was able to reach around with my left arm and somewhat hug her back. That was the first time a rider wanted to give me a hug and a kiss, at least that I know about.
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