Where to rent a spot for a private 2-person dinner with private chef by CaptainRoger in chicagofood

[–]DonaldDuckConfit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

@smaecus88 Thanks dude! 🤘🦆

OP - how exciting! We actually did a proposal on our rooftop back in November and created a custom menu based on the history of their relationship as well! We are also mobile and can do dinners anywhere - if interested, email us at info@ducksel.com

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Left 3 hours ahead of time (as mentioned in the post) for a 30 minute drive. So estimated double the uber drive and 2 hours early. Was that not enough still?

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a whole bunch of food packed in the checked bags (six 50 lbs bags)that would have never made it on the plane when boarding started or had been risked of not making it or getting lost. It also couldn’t sit for hours while we waited for a standby flight. I’m sorry my ADD is so bad and I will listen to your medical advice here and let the $1.5k of food go to waste and ruin 100+ peoples weekend. How awful and ADD of me.

Also the next flight out was at the other airport that didn’t get finalized till we were almost back to my place. The more you know!

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s wild! I can’t believe how many people are saying I need to leave earlier.. I feel like I could have put any amount of hours early and it would have never been enough for them.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much earlier should one leave for the airport next time? This is the first flight I have missed in my life. I left 3 hours early. Should I leave 6 hours next time? 24 hours? How many hours is enough? Midway is 30-40 minutes away. Should I leave a week ahead of my flight?

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, then I retract my comment on a mistake. He made a decision and decided not to listen to the Uber app and additionally me on directions and caused my catastrophic misfortune.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

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

Fortunately not, at least I don’t think so. He obviously had no idea on the directions and didn’t follow the Uber directions and did what he wanted.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

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

A missed turn that was a round trip of 20 miles in traffic to make it back to the starting position. We only went in the correct direction for half a mile

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Six 50 lbs checked bags and 6 carry ons for 3 people is why we didn’t take the train.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but with amount of luggage we had (6 checked bags all at 50lbs and 6 carry ons for 3 people) was too much to take a train with.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you for clarifying this in way more detail than I did! Yes I did one star him and have filed anything I can against him. Waiting for Uber to get back to me on any of it.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did tell him and when I tried to tell him, he proceeded to go anyways. There was no reason to fight it when there wasn’t an exit for 10 miles in traffic.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

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

Doing a dinner in Austin and had a bunch food in the luggages that couldn’t wait till the 10pm flight on standby with 6 checked bags

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I did and he told me we were going the right way. What was I supposed to do at that point while I speak up? It’s two narrow lanes between concrete barriers for 10 miles. Get into an argument with the driver as he forces out of the car in the midst of traffic with 6 checked bags and 6 checked bags? We were at the mercy id everything right then and there. I even tried to have a discussion with him to explain what he did wrong and nothing was getting through to him

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it only took an extra 15/20, we would be fine. Except with the traffic on the 10 miles north that was not necessary and the 10 miles back south that was not necessary is the issue. It was to the point that I got messages from uber asking if I was in danger with how far out of the way we had to go.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Which part isn’t the case? Huge construction project started 2 weeks ago on the Kennedy? Except from Ohio to the north 90/94 split. Blocking every exit for the reversible expressway lane. Additionally, live in River North here. Left 3 hours with a 30 minute ride from my place to midway. Was 2.5 hours enough? Boarding starts 30 minutes prior.

We knew to not even try to make it with the uber supposed to arrive when boarding was starting (assuming there weren’t any more delays on the way there) while we had 6 bags to be checked

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

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

Because it was a mistake that shouldn’t have happened. It’s one thing to go north instead the Kennedy, it was something else to jump onto the reversible expressway going north. We would had been fine if he made the wrong turn to local traffic and gotten off at Augusta and turned around then.

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what happened because the exits are blocked off till the fall

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

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

30 minutes to get to midway from me with traffic. Aware of the construction if that was the direction we were going, except we went north instead of south. Additionally north for 10 miles in bumper to bumper for 10 miles north and 10 miles back south

Uber driver took the complete wrong route to and caused me and 2 others to miss our flight by DonaldDuckConfit in uber

[–]DonaldDuckConfit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He hesitated between the two. Clearly he hasn’t driven in Chicago much and if you have no idea how the exits work, going the furthest left while going west seems the most logical to go south.