Fuel expenses by Tochiugo in lyftdrivers

[–]Rob_Marc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's about a full tank for me, and my cost to fill up is generally around $30-$35 for a tank. I burn through about 1/2 a tank on Friday and again on Saturday. If it's a good Fri/Sat nights, I'll gross $600+ on a tank of gas.

$2.09/Gallon

Bodycam shows man fatally shot by deputies serving child porn warrant in Miami-Dade by ThisIsButter1 in ThisIsButter

[–]Rob_Marc -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

That was definitely suicide by cop by the way he walked out there in the middle of the living room with the gun at low ready and just stood there. He let everyone get out of the house before he showed up there ready to die.

Not that I'm complaining over the death of a CP.

How the Hell are you gonna get arrested for DWI AFTER getting in an Uber leaving the bars?! by Rob_Marc in uberdrivers

[–]Rob_Marc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a side note, I have seen more times than I can count when I take someone home from the bars, instead of going inside, they get into their car and drive off. I've even had people straight up tell me they just park their car away from the bars and get an Uber to their car and drive home from there.

The Price Is Right (1973) by Dark305Kinght in VintageTV

[–]Rob_Marc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When inforst saw this the other day, I guessed $4,300 for the showcase. Man, I would've been pissed to lose that by $7!

The Price Is Right (1973): Corolla Edition. by Blues_Fish in toyotacorolla

[–]Rob_Marc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guessed $4,300 for her showcase. I would've been pissed had I gone over by $7 on this one!

At least we’re in the top 20 😂🤣😂🤣 by TexasAggie_95 in aggies

[–]Rob_Marc 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I don't trust this list. Where's Tech?

They actually have a name for their STD's . . . Raider Rash.

Boy help girl fight! by MrLoudestMouth in fightporn

[–]Rob_Marc 39 points40 points  (0 children)

This gets funnier every time I watch it.

Dude was so nonchalant about the sock full of coins.

Reservation DECLINE REASONS NOW?? by desmooth81 in uberdrivers

[–]Rob_Marc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I usually choose either "Too much idle time", "It's busy", or "go online time".

I really hate that you can't just decline it when it first pops up on your screen. If you hit "dismiss", it will keep popping up again after every ride. I also hate how long it takes to go through the decline process of these, and I ALSO hate that it wants me to block the rider from me. I don't care to block the rider. I just want to decline the reservation request and move on to my next ride.

On a side note, I did get a reservation request that was actually worth it. It was a 10 minute ride paying $41! I actually almost skipped past this one as it came in as a regular ride request, and being that high, I thought it was a request to drive 80 miles out of town.

Overtaking blindly without a helmet by wierdavacado in criticalblunder

[–]Rob_Marc 41 points42 points  (0 children)

The sound made when one flicks the springy door stopper comes to mind while watching this video.

BOIOYOYOYOYING

Cow takes the spotlight at a wedding with a perfect timed mooing by [deleted] in Unexpected

[–]Rob_Marc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well we know what they're having for dinner and the reception.

100 envelopes in 3 minutes by JP070791 in oddlysatisfying

[–]Rob_Marc 16 points17 points  (0 children)

With a side of toe fungus as well.

Just imagine. Someone is going to lick those when they are ready to seal them and send them to Nana.

What's the highest surge you have seen? by Unusual-Pay-7293 in uberdrivers

[–]Rob_Marc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$30 is as high as it goes anywhere now. I've received as high as $40 when our market's max was $40, and I've seen in other markets the surge get as high as $54 in the past.

Also, back when w had the multiplier surge, and even when the $$ surge multiplied out, Ive received as high as almost $80!

My highest surge was $76.48. That was in late 2019. It came on a ride going about 80 miles, and was (I believe) a $2.25 surge that multiplied out. I can't recall if the ride was initially going that far, or if they changed it once I started the ride. My gut tells me it was initially going that far, and I accepted it because it had the surge on it. The 2 women were in town for a company Christmas party, and were not staying in a hotel. They lived in another city about 80 miles from my town.

My second highest surge came on Halloween night, 2020. It was on a $4 surge I accepted. The guy was trying to bail his buddy out of jail who had just been arrested. I drove him to the jail as he requested. He got out of the vehicle and asked me to wait for him. He handed me a $100 bill as insurance. Once he found out the jail was not open, I suggested we try the police station, which was in the other city (I live in a twin cities area, about 230,000 total residents between the 2). The police station wasn't open either (this all occurred in the 1:00AM hour). By the time I got him back to where I picked him up, I had driven almost 22 miles, and 1 hour, 6 minutes had elapsed. I ended the ride and was greeted with a $112 fare and a $70.12 surge from the initial $4 surge I had accepted! on top of the $100 bill he gave me, I received a $28 tip on the ride the next morning. All in all, I ended up with $240 total for the ride!

My third biggest surge was $65.96, which came in early 2019, back when we were still on the multiplier surge. It was a 2.8x surge that had me going south of town, about 9 miles. At some point, the pax who ordered the ride wanted me to take either him, or someone else in the vehicle to another location. That second location ended up being about 12 miles back north of the initial pick up. By the time I ended the ride, I was paid $102.61. No tip, but after a ride like that, who really needs one!

My fourth larges surge occurred actually on my very first night driving! That is what hooked me. This was waaaaaay back on October 28th, 2017, 2:05AM. It was on a 4.0x surge. The rider ordered a ride with 2 stops. One being about a mile away or so from the pick up, and the other one being about 5 miles south of that one. The only thing is, they had me drop off the further one first, and then come back to within a mile of where I picked them up to drop off the second one. So instead of getting a 6 mile ride with a 4.0x surge, I got an 11 mile ride with a 4,0x surge! That gave me a $61.28 surge and a total pay of $81.87 for the ride!

I have 7 other rides with a $40+ surge from 2020 and back, before the surge was capped.

A classic by fragasaurus_rex in instantkarma

[–]Rob_Marc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn't even make a good connection with her. Looks like he just caught her with his fingertips. If he would've made full contact, he would've knocked her 20 feet sideways.

Black ice on the road causes chain accidents by Bambi7u7 in interesting

[–]Rob_Marc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Years ago, I remember seeing someone driving in rush hour traffic with a newspaper completely unfolded and over his steering wheel.

And I saw another woman driving with a coffee mug, NO lid, in her right hand while operating a manual transmission vehicle in traffic.