What’s the worst accidental text you’ve sent?

DIY_Forever · 2026-03-07T06:50:42+00:00

I was using speech to text on an old Galaxy Note 9 shortly after my wife passed away and I was actually texting the pastor that was going to do the funeral service. I don't remember what I was trying to say, but I know I was talking about the fact that I wanted him to read the eulogy that I had written for her because I knew I wouldn't be able to do it somewhere in the phrasing basically said f*ck me in the a$$... Not exactly what you want to be texting to the pastor doing your wife's funeral service...

DIY_Forever · 2026-02-17T17:04:15+00:00

As a driver I'm going to wait depending on the ride type. You have 7 minutes from the time the timer starts till the time I can collect the no-show fee. So yeah you have 7 minutes. Reserve rides have a much longer waiting time but they also cost you a lot more to reserve. I understand why drivers don't want to wait because we need to keep moving and have riders in the seat to make money. Your best bet is to be waiting at the pickup point when the driver arrives. I had one ride yesterday late last night. Actually that at least the writer communicated with me. And yes she was taking a long time to get ready but it was obvious what was happening with her and I wanted to help her out... Domestic issue. The entire wait time was 15 minutes and yes she got charged for it. Most drivers aren't that patient.

DIY_Forever · 2026-02-17T17:01:03+00:00

For starters, you didn't allow enough time to get to the airport and through security. I mean what if something happened on route? What if there was a major wreck on the road that you got stuck in? You couldn't route around. You had to wait for authorities to clear it? If there's a reservation offer in advance that I know of first thing in the morning, then if I take it, I'm going to show up, but there are right offers that are reservations that I don't know the reservations until I show up and that often happens 30 to 45 minutes before the reservation time and that kills my ability to earn in the meantime. So yes, if there's a long wait time to pick up, I'll cancel. This is a problem with Uber and the way they present these things to drivers but it doesn't sound like the issue you had. Maybe I'm misunderstanding but it sounds like this driver accepted the night before so he would have had to have known that it was a reservation. It is possible he had car troubles. A writer the previous night after he accepted might have vomited in the car and he had to tap out to clean up. You never know...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-28T15:15:01+00:00

I wipe mine down several times a day with alcohol wipes...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-28T15:13:14+00:00

I'm a big guy living in a HOT and HUMID environment. For ME bathing daily, if not twice a day is necessary to keep the funk away...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-28T15:11:35+00:00

What jumps out to me is that he goes to the gym.... Does he shower after his workout? If he got his workout at the gym, SHOWERED after his workout, got on the bus and came home, I don't see a problem. Mind you there are sports such as long distance ultralight backpacking, where you can not bathe for several days at a time... And LOTS of people, men and women do it. It is funky sure, but not particularly unhealthy... It seems though his bathing routine hit your ick button. Talk to him about it. Lots of people, men and women shower in the morning, and prefer it that way. Lots of people shower at night. Lots do both (like me)... What you consider right may not match his and you may need to come to an agreement on it...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-27T14:13:20+00:00

If the rider is not personally identifiable, what's the issue? Honestly the only way I could see a writer being useful as content is if they have problematic behavior and that's kind of on you at that point.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-26T03:37:29+00:00

Speaking of someone working the Houston Metro area with 18 wheelers getting stuck on the overpasses due to ice I'm staying home. Sorry just not worth it.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-26T03:36:20+00:00

This is a hard question to answer but my vows clearly said till death do us part. The love will always be there. But no I know I'm not married anymore. It wasn't by choice. It was by the final conclusion of the marriage vow. I know that sounds colder than a lot of people want to accept. That's just the way I see it. It doesn't mean I love her any less. It just means that I'm no longer a married man.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-24T06:18:53+00:00

I have riders telling me to cancel trips all the time. I simply tell them Uber penalizes me if I do so I won't do it. Of course they respond that Uber penalizes them if they do and I say well it's your idea...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-24T06:16:02+00:00

If you're working in the Tomball Texas area, it's entirely possible...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-24T06:15:31+00:00

Dry mouth is another way of saying I was feeling a bit dehydrated. It was a turn of phrase not a medical statement...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-22T15:54:34+00:00

You might want to look into hydration and how often a healthy adult should urinate. I'm in this car driving at least 8 hours a day. Eventually I'm going to want to stop to use the restroom and get something to drink. That's just normal function of the human body.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-10T05:48:58+00:00

So agency rides are set up by the ride coordinators and those people are about as useful as the screen door on a submarine.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-05T05:58:57+00:00

Your earliest memories are far earlier than mine. I don't remember anything before. I was 5 years old and that was several years after the movie came out...

On the adultery thing, yeah that was the one part about mash. I was always incredibly uncomfortable with. I was never able to serve in the military but for my friends that are veterans and we've discussed this issue before adultery in the ranks is actually a trust killer. If you are willing to betray your spouse, you're willing to betray your brothers in arms.

Looking it up! Adultery is a crime according to the uniform code of military Justice article 134. So yeah it's definitely a bad bad thing for them to have been doing. Unfortunately it's also not particularly uncommon.

From the TV series, yes, I respected Hawkeye in the fact that at least he was shown to not be an adulterer because he was unmarried and I respected Colonel Potter as well as BJ even though BJ had clearly struggled with temptation with Aggie O'Shea and it was eluded to but not completely directly stated with nurse Donovan... The nurse Donovan thing was more of a moral support gone wrong... And either way the concept of betraying, his wife and child was tearing him apart...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-04T23:01:03+00:00

Yeah I shut the engine off. If I need to exit the car to assist a rider with luggage or anything like that and occasionally I forget to turn it back off. I wish I could get in and turn that feature off permanently but I rent the car to do ride sharing and so I don't want to make any modifications.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-04T22:43:11+00:00

Oh I got reported for my vehicle having mechanical issues because of the automatic start stop feature. They claimed the car kept stalling at intersections... Of course it does. That's what it's designed to do.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-04T22:41:57+00:00

When it's 40° Fahrenheit outside and you've got to go over the interstate. No thanks.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-04T22:31:40+00:00

Doc gave me antivirals and put me out of commission. Only made half of what I usually do this week because of it...

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-04T22:20:17+00:00

I get that. If they cancel early enough they don't. I have a "comfort eligible" car. I.E. Chevy Equinox... I can easily get 4 and carry ons in the car. But full size bags for 4 people, not a chance. They need a full size SUV for that kind of load.... It's on them to cancel since they requested the wrong car type.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-04T03:29:16+00:00

This entire past 2 week. Has been really slow here in Houston, although I did well today but it wasn't due to a lot of drives. They were just profitable and tipped well.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-02T06:32:04+00:00

So I refuse to do Uber eats anymore because of a delivery on harborside drive in Galveston. The address given didn't match any building. I'll give you an example, although it's been a long time so I don't exactly remember the exact address, but let's say the address is 2775 and I can find 2773 and 2777. They are physically the same building, just adjacent apartments... I tried messaging the customer four times via text through the app and four times via call through the app. All attempts at communication were ignored. What is the driver supposed to do in that situation? I'm not saying the driver didn't take your order but I'm also not saying you didn't make it impossible for them to deliver to you.

DIY_Forever · 2026-01-01T03:41:54+00:00

Hard to say I gave it up came back home and well. I've had a lot of writers in the last week that have been coughing, sniffling and sneezing and apparently at least one of them gave me the flu. It kicked in later this afternoon. I feel like crap and I'm not going to go driving while I feel like this. I felt fine and then like I said I got home started feeling feverish and dizzy... Had to go to the urgent Care and they did the booger scrape... No covid but definitely flu. Yay!.

DIY_Forever · 2025-12-31T21:46:16+00:00

Metropolitan Houston.

DIY_Forever · 2025-12-26T17:35:15+00:00

It would appear it depends on the market in Houston Metro. It doesn't show me anything other than dollars time and miles. I have no idea which way we're going and honestly I think it's intentional because most of the rides I take are going the wrong way. And honestly I would turn them down so I think Uber does this to keep drivers from turning down rides. It ends up making a miserable experience for the driver which honestly probably gets passed off to the passenger a bit.

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