10/29/19

A request came in about a half hour after turning on the app.  The route was taking me right by the gas station on Brushy Creek that has the lowest gas prices ever.  Yes, I completed the worlds fastest $10 splash and go pit stop.

She was a 38 year old lady (she blurted her age out during the ride) requesting a ride from her home, to 7-11 and back to her home.  During the ride she asked if I was married and we briefly discussed her marital situation or lack of as well as my own.  I made it back home after this ride and was sure that I was done for the night.  That was not to be the case and I ended up getting home at 12:30am.

After a couple of bounces around Cedar Park I had a request that took me all the way to Manor.  As I was arriving back in Austin I received a request on Airport Blvd.  I was about to arrive when a call from the rider came in.  "Are you close?  We're cold".  I told them that I was right around the corner and the caller seemed happy to hear that.  Upon arrival there were two people waiting outside a club.  One got inside but the other one was acting silly, I thought, then he began to stagger backwards while loudly babbling a bunch of incoherent bullshit, then tripped on a curb block and went crashing to the sidewalk.  He was very drunk.  His friend stayed in the vehicle which was a good 30 feet away and kept asking him if he was okay.  I never thought that he might be dead but he laid there for a moment without a single movement.  He finally got up and staggered towards the vehicle.  The door was wide open and he still missed the target but eventually got in with no help from his buddy.  I reached back and patted the pocket on the back of the seat and clearly stated that the barf bag was inside the pocket if he needed one.  His friend said he was fine but the drunk dude immediately grabbed it and put it over his mouth.  Their destination wasn't far away and I tried not to make any drastic moves with the vehicle to help keep the dumb-ass from throwing up.  We made it to the destination where the drunk guy opened the door and fell out onto the grass in the yard that was nearby.  His buddy finally showed a little concern and was helping him.  I rolled down the window and asked if everything was okay and the moment I received confirmation that all was well, I hauled my ass out of there at the highest optimal velocity.

I had already set my home address on the app when I left Manor but still received 3 more ride requests including the one above.  Did not plan on stretching tonight out this late but the Manor trip was a win even though it was the reason that the night got stretched.

10/27/19

A busy Sunday evening.  The 2 trips in the downtown area revealed a very active place with a great vibe.

It is amazing the many different professions that people have.  There are entire industries out there that are completely unknown to some yet they are there and are the life sustaining force for all of those who are in that industry.  So many things that can be learned when our mouths are shut and our brains are open to any possibility.

Remember the Flintstones?  Remember the part in the intro where they are at the drive-in and are being served a large rack of ribs?  The ribs are placed on the tray that is hooked on the side of their car and the car turns over.  Yeah.

A group of riders from a week or so ago selected the station of PopRocks on Sirius XM and it is still playing.  A slightly better station than the other two I had been switching between.

10/22/19

Oops, I did it again

Into the midnight hour

A 10:30pm a request to downtown sparked off an explosion of activity.   1 3-trip series bonus, 2 surge bonuses, and 3 tips made for an unexpected Tuesday harvest that was carried out on a 1/8 th of a tank of gasoline.  On top of that I successfully tracked down a store that was still open at 12:45am so I could purchase some frickin' ham that no one mentioned was needed when we were in Target 4 hours earlier.  I now know that Randalls in Cedar Park is open until 1 am.

10/19/19

First trip at 7:35pm went downtown. Somehow I was able to miss the craziness of the football game when it finished.  I ended up west of town again during that time.

About 1:30am.  I made a run for it on Bee Caves Road, away from downtown.  I ended up getting pinged with another request in the west and after that was successful at escaping tbe grasp of downtown.  

This last request was a drunk guy leaving a party.  It appeared that he had been at a formal event but most of his clothes were in his hands and not on his body.  He apologized and stated that he had gotten carried away with the partying. 

#20 at the Whataburger on Lake Creek and 620/45.

10/18/19

Late start at 10:30pm made the night feel weird.  No rides to downtown which was the way I prefered it tonight.  

620 through Lakeway was the most travelled road tonight and had a drop off at The Grumpy Grouper.  The last time I was there was several years ago.  In a previous post there was a rider that I picked up and the first thing he blurted out was "ya got any weed?"   That was the previous time at the Grumpy Grouper.

Actually made it home at 1:30am but stayed online.  Mostly drunks that time of day especially when the bars close at 2:00am.  Received 2 more requests.  Barf bag saved the day / night / car.  Stopped it there and swung by Whataburger to close out the day. 

10/17/19

I had almost 0 intention of driving until midnight but that is what happened.  The first request pinged me from directly above as I was still in the parking garage and the pickup was at the hotel.  In fact it was a night with a bit of a hotel theme.  Omni Downtown, The Archer, Omni Barton Creek twice and the Grand Ducah.

Good conversation with a gentleman that was part of a big Republican Party gathering at Omni Barton Creek.  He asked for my honest opinion about the President and I shared that with him.  The conversation turned into a conversation about the "homeless" (yes " ") issues in Austin and how he does not agree with how the mayor is going about it.

I was tried when I started and tired when I finished about 3 hours later.  Averaged over $30 dollars an hour and was 1 ride away from another bonus but had to call it a night.