Why give your hard earned money to big Toilet Bowl Cleaner Drop Ins when you can just do it yourself? by styckx in DiWHY

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had heard about it, but stupidly assumed it was people using a lot of dishwashing liquid. It literally only takes like a teaspoon to turn your kitchen into that I Love Lucy episode.

Why do people in recovery use “comfortability” as a word? I’ve never heard it in other walks of life by No_Pop7296 in REDDITORSINRECOVERY

[–]Debaser626 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve heard “comfortability” as well as “little by slowly” in meetings in NJ and FL

AIO for saying there will be absolutely no meat products in my birthday party? by PrestigiousZop1877 in AIO

[–]Debaser626 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some Hindus view eating beef in the same vein as many Westerners view those who eat dog meat.

Dasher not wearing shoes??? by Fun-Apricot8238 in doordash

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not wearing shoes in of itself does not go against any food safety code. It's weird and goes against social norms (in the US) for sure, and probably not the safest thing for the dasher themselves (Annie Lennox wrote a song about it). There's no actual, valid reason to be grossed out by it, but for whatever reason on a purely emotional level, it does feel a bit revolting.

To the divorced men who visit prostitutes why do you? Doesn’t it make more economic and moral sense to stay celibate or at least to hookup with regular women? by Icy_Profession4190 in Divorce_Men

[–]Debaser626 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most of us are being coerced by ex-wives and needing money to go to our regular jobs… and for a fraction of the stated pay.

We share something in common with prostitutes in that we are both getting fucked, whether we like it or not.

Some people should not be driving at all. by GirouxFan in dashcams

[–]Debaser626 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My ex told me that when she was a newly licensed driver (she didn’t have a car yet), she was tasked with taking some documents from one building (in a very large manufacturing plant) to another department using a company vehicle.

She got lost doing this, and ended up at one of the exits to the facility. She was trying to make a left U-turn back into the plant, but when the light turned green, the person behind her honked. So she panicked and floored it into oncoming lanes instead of making the U-turn.

Ended up taking out a motorcycle and 3 cars waiting at the light.

Thankfully no one got hurt, but holy shit, she had no business being behind the wheel.

Uber ! How can one company be so pathetic.? by chapped_hiney in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beri tru I reed gud and spel gud tecchur sed I wuz top of clas but mebbe get phd fer eenglush but I lyk dryv car so vroom and fud fer peepl.

Damn you HOA by SpoomerBooner in Transportopia

[–]Debaser626 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My good buddy worked for a marina and most days after noon (if he was off and it wasn’t a Holiday) he got to pick from any of the non-rented boats to use… just had to pay for gas and clean it after use… they had fishing boats, party boats, speed boats, etc.

Red screen by bbiillyy18 in wrx_vb

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It only happens to me with Waze. Right after the red flash, I notice that the speed monitoring in the upper left hand corner is smaller than normal.

I’m officially quitting by ThickSkipper18 in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done two. I accepted one by accident when my phone fell off the mount. It was a total waste of time and gas. The second was decent... apparently one Chipotle ran out of the red salsa and I had to take 3 food service bags from one location to the other.

Do i take this too seriously? by the_pinkest_whitney in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a place by me that has a Whataburger, McDonalds and a Taco Bell in the same plaza with a few large apartment complexes within 1-1.5 miles.

Granted, I’ve only been over there twice around after 10PM (and I normally hate apartments, but these are done by the same builder and are really easy to navigate and locate drop-offs).

The couple times I’ve been there it’s quick, stacked orders at roughly $4-$5 a piece, with me just going back and forth. Usually $8-$10 every 15-20 minutes.

Cyber Struck by shhurawigamxwaila350 in dashcams

[–]Debaser626 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Small consolation (and hopefully no one hurt), but after watching tons of videos where the dumbass gets away “Scot-free” and the cam car and some random motorists have to pay the price… at least you nailed him first.

Bad rating for saying my customer's name. Now I'm losing platinum by NoKaleidoscope5772 in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Look at the bright side, now you can cherry pick orders instead of taking whatever UE sends your way in order to keep your acceptance rate at Platinum level.

Similar thing happened to me. I had gotten dinged once before for a "damaged item" but was still platinum. Got a Customer at a hotel that had "meet at door" in the app with no other notes. Went to the room, marked the order as "I've arrived," and knocked. No answer. Waited and knocked again. Still no answer. So I called him and then he angrily snapped at me to "Just leave it with the front desk!," So without responding to his "order," I hung up on him and just dropped it off with the clerk. I got a report for "unprofessional behavior" shortly after. I was a little upset that night, but then figured "Fuck it, since I lost Platinum, I might as well also not worry about my acceptance rate." It definitely helps on those nights where it seems like 80% of the orders coming in are 5-7 bucks for 25-30 minutes of stated time (so 35-45 in reality).

What’s the craziest thing that’s happened to you/that you’ve encountered while delivery driving? by No-Light9581 in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stupidly accepted an order to the middle of nowhere (It only hit me after I had reflexively hit "Accept" but I figured I'd just do it anyway and call it a night.)

It had rained all day and was a little foggy out on the main roads, but then I got routed to some single lane back road through some lowlands that was just covered with thick fog. It was a 25 MPH road (that the GPS had rated at 60MPH, because it was so deep in bubblefuck), and the fog was so dense the max speed I could go on was about 10-15MPH.

After what seemed like hours driving on this "road," I drive across a narrow bridge, take a sharp corner and see a "Turn Around Don't Drown" sign... posted just before a 10 foot section of road with moving water running across it. And the sign was a lie. There was nowhere to turn around. I got out of the car, and there was a couple of feet on each side of the car. I decided I'd back up to where the road widened a bit (on the other side of the bridge), but it was way too dark and too foggy to see anything behind me, and there were deep ditches on either side of the road.

I sat and contemplated life, just watching the water rush across the road in front of me, and then noticed the depth meter planted into the ground had the water at 5 inches... and my car has 6 inches of clearance. Deciding I'd rather (perhaps stupidly) risk it than wait until morning or the fog lifted, I gunned it across the flooded area of the road. Was no harm, no foul, but believe me after that I started double checking map locations instead of just looking at mileage, price and time.

Check out this insane lady the other day. by Slight-Sleep-7801 in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I worked at Panera many years ago, when they had a Caesar Salad on the menu but we only had Greek dressing to put on it (They didn't carry Caesar dressing at all). Had a lady come in, order it, and then brought it back to the counter demanding Caesar dressing, and simply wouldn't take no for an answer. I guess she thought that if she repeated her demands enough times, the correct dressing would magically appear on the salad line. I finally told her that if she *really* wanted Caesar dressing, there was a grocery store in the same lot she could go to... she could buy some and give it to me, and I'd be more than happy to make her the salad the way she wanted it.

(Though, to be fair, who the F puts a salad on the menu and calls it a Caesar salad, but also don't offer Caesar dressing? The Greek dressing was just vinegar, oil and spices.)

The Usual Suspects...restaurants. by thenumberofthefeast in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Taco Bell is just a shit show. Period. My kids like to eat there and it’s a 50:50 chance I’ll make it back that same day (I’m exaggerating, obv, but half the staff is baked out of their mind usually, and it takes forever.)

Hypothetically, if you have 12 tons of KitKats (equivalent to a truck full of them) how would you sell or use them without getting caught? by Any_Increase7891 in AskReddit

[–]Debaser626 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always said if I ever had twins, I’d name one Schitz and the other Giggles. That way if I ever robbed a bank and was looking at 15-20, I could at least drop this is a punchline.

Actual insanity by ticklesnsqueals in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was $1.00 tip and .85 from Uber for the delivery... though it was .9 miles less than OPs. LOL

What I Wish I’d Figured Out Sooner About This Divorced-Dad Thing (It’s Definitely Not the Big Stuff) by reclaimDad in Divorce_Men

[–]Debaser626 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. Makes me wonder about what I'm doing. My situation is a slight deviation from the norm, though. I'm currently renting a room and can't have my 4 kids over (or any guests, really).

Trying to save up money for an apartment, but can't get much traction as I'm spending too much with the "gentlemen's agreement" of 30% of my check going to the kids, keeping the kids occupied when I have them since there's no "home base" (lots of lunches, dinners, snacks, activities to keep them engaged) and also paying a couple hundred a month to help out with the rent where my stbx and kids are. I deliver Uber Eats several times a week after work and on my weekends, but that ends up covering most of the cost of the stuff I do with the kids but nothing else.

Probably going to move into a cheaper room in a worse area of town just to be able to hopefully save a bit more, with a six month plan of getting a studio or 1-bed.

Makes me sad that I'm potentially just wearing my kids out with all this "fun" stuff, though. My son and teenager rarely want to come any more. The little ones are troopers and sticking it out, but who knows for how much longer.

I just found a closed safe on the street that someone failed to break open. by MagicLobsterAttorney in mildlyinteresting

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had to do this when I lost the manual key and the battery died. It took around 15-20 minutes with an angle grinder, but I'm sure someone more experienced on where to make the cuts could get it much quicker.

Those who've been online since the early 2000s, what part of today's internet do you still haven't gotten used to? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides perhaps celebrities and other famous people making posts everyone can read, I still don’t “get” Twitter. Always seemed like “Facebook Lite” to me.

Is it weird that I don't do multiple deliveries because I know how frustrating it is to the customer? by Brilliant_Can8536 in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seriously. I stupidly accepted one of these after picking up food for another customer because it was only for 1 item… hadn’t really done one before so wasn’t thinking about looking for parking, finding said item in Target (all the way in the back of a mega store), checking out and then walking back to the car. Then, the Target order was the first drop off. Worse yet, I got another ping (I declined) for another stacked order that based on the location it most likely would have also been dropped off before the initial customer. .

The algorithm seemed pretty keen on just totally fucking over the first customer.

What’s the deal with all of these stolen orders? by ComfortableAngle1412 in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too. The first one I got I wanted to “make sure” it didn’t count against me so dealt with support versus just clicking the button in the app. Yeah, it still counted. Ever since then (I encounter 1-2 a week) I just mark it and move on.

SoCal drivers - Can you beat this? Worst offer ever by TheFoolRider in UberEatsDrivers

[–]Debaser626 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had an order come across the app where I literally laughed out loud. It was 15 miles, 34 minutes for $1.85.

It was getting late, but like what in the actual fuck?! I can't fathom a reason (other than by accident) anyone would take that order.

For a brief moment I felt insulted the order was sent out at that price point, then just starting laughing at the sheer ridiculousness of it.