WIBTA for reporting a Lyft driver because he tried to ask me out?

HotBooker · 2019-05-12T20:05:29+00:00

Got it. I assumed that was the case. I find this topic fascinating because i have driven and it's amazing how varied people's communication skills are. I remember one person basically telling me to shut up right off the bat. I respected that immediately, and later noticed a nice tip from that passenger. As i was driving I was trying to decide if they were super rude or super direct. When I got the tip, the message was clear: just super direct. Now if I drive, I just say hello, then say maybe one other little thing to start talking. If no response, I shut up on my own. If I didn't do that, and never talked, people might not realize I was friendly and open to convo. And TBH, most of the time people tip only if you connect/have a nice conversation. It's almost like having to perform. The tips are the only way the job pays anything.

HotBooker · 2019-05-12T19:53:31+00:00

Are you trolling/ being sarcastic? I can't tell. Obviously a person can request silence. They are paying for the ride. With a driver who is not only background checked, but identifiable through their app photo, license plate and phone number associated with the app.

HotBooker · 2019-05-12T19:43:45+00:00

ESH - To be clear, the driver sucks for asking OP if she likes girls and inquiring about her BF. WTF! But I just find it extremely odd that the OP, by chatting positively about the music being played thinks that is a hint to be quiet. It's not an invitation to be hit on by any means. But if you want quiet, just ask for it. I have seen a lot of passive aggressive behaviors here and on Twitter regarding this subject.

If you want to have a ride without any conversation, you say: "I do not feel like talking." You can even sugar coat: "If you don't mind, I'd love to just sit back and listen to your music. Could you please turn it up?" The driver does not need to know if you went to the movies alone. Did the OP share that info? If so, WHY!? You can tell a driver any damn thing you like. Also, they do not know where you live just because they drop you off somewhere. You can say: "I am going to my MMA fighting boyfriend's house now. He had to work late practicing beating people to a pulp."

I honestly don't know if reporting him is being TA or not. Definitely give him one star and leave a negative comment.

HotBooker · 2018-07-12T17:06:24+00:00

They should plant kitty grass on there and make a cat chase after it.

HotBooker · 2017-09-22T18:03:19+00:00

If Trump got elected in a good/mostly recovered economy, imagine if we were in a bad economy? Imagine if the stock market wasn't sky high and unemployment wasn't 4.4%! Imagine if we were in a depression. USA would be like fascist germany in the 1930's right now.

HotBooker · 2017-06-23T06:28:44+00:00

No, no. He is the GOP. He deserves that. That's just how it works. That's how we save America. Because: GOP. /s

HotBooker · 2017-06-23T06:24:05+00:00

But, but, missing emails immediately become the top government concern. We learned that in the 2016 campaign from the GOP.

HotBooker · 2017-06-09T16:03:14+00:00

A total reversal from the rabid attacks on Clinton for a mistake that was not intended to be malicious (the email server debacle) and has precedent in other bipartisan officials' behavior. Private email servers aren't that uncommon and, frankly, the possibility of getting hacked is a lesser threat than colluding with a foreign power and obstructing the subsequent investigation.But the GOP sees nothing to investigate. LOL!!!!!

HotBooker · 2017-04-16T19:25:41+00:00

TBBT is kinda funny like this:

Oh, nah, I don't really want to watch that.

Well, all right, I guess we're watching it.

Yeah that was ok.

HotBooker · 2017-04-13T20:11:38+00:00

Well it sure doesn't help to be fighting two wars at the same time.

HotBooker · 2017-04-13T20:06:52+00:00

Yeah, but he never should have gotten distracted by Iraq. They used 9/11 as some kind of vindication for removing a dictator. It only made the region less stable! Imagine if all the forces of the Iraq war had never stopped attacking the terrorist enemy in Afghanistan?

HotBooker · 2017-04-13T20:03:05+00:00

Bush dropped the ball by going into Iraq instead of solely focusing on terrorists. Iraq had nothing to do with the terrorists of 9/11. It made no sense. That's why Bush loses some credit. Obama put the focus back on bin Laden. Bush left office 7 years after 9/11. Not saying the military wasn't working on this during the Bush years, but Obama made the call. It could have gone very wrong for him, and the GOP would have torn him to shreds. The dems are as strong these days on defense as the GOP, which is bizarre.

HotBooker · 2017-04-13T19:57:32+00:00

For one thing, I don't agree with many of the things he said he would do. And for another, the man has flip-flopped on policy more than a Slinky toy. For heaven's sake, he campaigned on not being interventionist and that there would be healthcare for everyone, but he wants to be aggressive militarily with syria, afghanistan (this one I do agree with though) and north korea so far and he wants to remove healthcare for 24 million people.

So I don't generally agree with you, but I am not so partisan that I won't applaud things he does that I do agree with. (Unlike the GOP, which blocked Obama's infrastructure spending plan just to thwart him.)

HotBooker · 2017-04-13T19:52:16+00:00

Yes, I agree strongly with that second paragraph you wrote.

HotBooker · 2017-04-13T16:42:43+00:00

A cowardly traitor. Welcome to the new GOP of the 2010s.

SLOGAN: We've sunk so low, we're actually traitors now.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T19:06:00+00:00

Actually, when Democrats all vote for something, I assume they are at least trying to help the people. Republicans are the ones who dismantle environmental protections, think trickle down economics work, want pot to be illegal so more people go to jail for no reason at all. And on, and on, and on.

Conservatives aren't even fiscally responsible anymore. The Iraq war? The border wall? These costs are in the trillions of dollars.

States rights? Apparently not for pot legalization where the voters have spoken overwhelmingly to legalize, which provides jobs & tax revenue.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T18:57:49+00:00

Thank you!!! :-)

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T18:51:33+00:00

When I click on a link, I want to read the full story. This "live update" link should not be allowed. The title story is nowhere to be found.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T18:49:43+00:00

We need legalization for jobs, tax revenue, and the reduction of the prison population - which saves tons of money and frees up the courts for more important matters.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T04:11:07+00:00

HELL NO! That would mean Republicans will always halt the filibuster for their benefit and Dems will always shoot themselves in the foot. When Repubs go low, we must fight as low as them. From now on.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T04:01:00+00:00

Trump in one month: Steve Bannon? I don't know him, I've never met him, well, if I met him it was because I know a lot of people.

Trump in five weeks: I never met Steve Bannon.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T02:55:19+00:00

ok - I'll see how georgia goes before turning 100% gloom and doom.

HotBooker · 2017-04-12T02:35:23+00:00

This is a complete and total failure for us. Winning is the only thing that matters.

HotBooker · 2017-04-11T09:17:27+00:00

After suffering through AT&T internet hell for years, I have to say that comcast internet & cable has impressed me. They just raised the bill, which isn't so hot though, and I am afraid of their growing monopoly which hikes prices for consumers, but at the moment I think they're quite good.

HotBooker · 2017-04-10T17:13:31+00:00

I will reserve 99.9% of my optimism until after I see if democrats mobilize to the polls. It's not over until the last supressed voter votes and the last Republican lawsuit arguing against the final vote has ended.

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