The map was on fire with the red overlay representing the demand. Just going online laid claim to a $3.75 bonus on the next ride which immediately popped up.
The moment I dropped off the first rider of this Friday morning, I received the next request and it appeared to be in the vicinity of Cedar Park Medical Center. A call was comimg in and it was from the rider. The location of the pickup was indeed the Cedar Park Medical Center. The emergency room had a patrent that was needing to go home and the ER staff had been trying for over an hour to get a taxi. She asked if I would be able to help and I told her that i would be right there and I would take care of it. On the way there I am imagining all of the different scenarios that I may be encountering in just a few moments.
I pulled up to the Emergency doors and they begin rolling the guy out in a wheel chair. Something had happened to his knee and it was wrapped up such that it looked like it had been something serious. The man looked really rough and unkept and I felt that I needed to prepare for the journey ahead. I started talking to him so I could get an idea of his level of awareness. To my surprise he was very well spoken and very polite. He loaded himself into the vehicle and I closed the door behind him. In almost a whisper the ER person said, "thank you sooo much". "I am going to give you a huge tip". I smiled and told her "you're welcome".
We verified the drop address and headed out. There was a short conversation and then he said to ease excuse him if he falls asleep on the way after what he went througn3 last night. Five seconds later he was snoring. A few minutes later he lowered the window and then there was snoring again. The poor guy was dead tired but was right on the spot to help guide me to his house. The navigation had it nailed down but I followed his directions anyway. We arrived, he shook my hand and demanded that i stay put as he could get out just fine.
I completed the ride in the app and turned back towards the main road. The results of the ride popped up and true to her word there was a $15 tip.
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