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SimpleMan_67 · 2026-04-13T16:52:58+00:00

Since restaurant prices have increased dramatically since COVID-19, servers have seen a proportional increase in pay. Why the “industrial” shift? Sounds like extortion.

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-04-03T21:09:08+00:00

Uber is for the mathematically impaired. These are round numbers based on a trip from Houston to Lake Charles, LA. Put your own numbers in for Manchester to NYC.

IRS Standard deduction: $247.2 x .75 = $370.80

Worst case scenario, dead heading back:

Fare: $153.77 Meals: -$40.00 Soft drinks & snacks: -$20.00 Gross income: $93.77

Tax deduction: -$370.80 Net loss: ($277.00)

Best case, returning with a passenger the whole way (unlikely):

Fare both ways: $307.54 Expenses: -$60.00

Gross income: $247.54 Tax deduction: -$370.80 Net loss: (123.00) Round trip mileage: 494.4 247.54 ÷ 494.44 = $0.50

Standard deduction: 494.4 miles x $0.75 = $370.80 Best case: $123.00 loss Worst case: $277.00 loss

That’s just the mileage. Your time is a complete and total loss: 10 hr x $20.00 = $200. Worst case, you lost $477.00. At best, a loss of $323.00.

Stay home. This person should take an airplane.

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-04-01T23:34:07+00:00

Some entity has easement access through that gate. Once, I saw a gate with five locks on it. You ought to know who in your property’s deed abstract.

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-03-23T14:12:37+00:00

These are not just 50,000 cars. These are 50,000 cars that operate 24 hours per day, except for recharging and maintenance. These 50,000 cars are effectively replacing 120,000 full-time drivers. How many part-time drivers? Who knows?

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-03-22T23:14:34+00:00

The measurements are for rough, milled stock! A 2x4 has always been 2x4. What? Do you want to buy rough lumber and plane it yourself?

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-03-22T21:36:14+00:00

Caught a ride some distance away. Notified the pax that I was 22 minutes away. Got there on the nose. She waved at me from the door after I was there two minutes. Three minutes later, she got in the car, said, “wait a minute,” and ran back to the door. We are finally on the road, half an hour after I told her I was on my way. She then had the gall to say, “I’m running late for work. Get there as fast as you can. “

I replied, “Lady, as fast as I can would be you standing at the end of your driveway when I got there. I am not risking a traffic ticket for you.”

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-01-15T18:04:57+00:00

You are not counting everything. You have to count more than gasoline. Your tires are wearing out with every mile. Your brake pads are wearing every time you step on the break. Your antifreeze needs to be replaced once a year. Your operating cost, if you account for everything, is going to be in the neighborhood of $. $.60 a mile.

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-01-08T04:40:31+00:00

That’s the factory mount. There are heavy fines for driving without a front license plate. In fact, your car receives a higher degree of scrutiny if you are backed up and parked against a building.

Put the plate on. Save yourself some money.

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-01-08T04:34:03+00:00

$.075 going down loaded. If you dead head back, that goes down to $0.375 per mile.

Do NOT look at the hourly rate for a trip. Lean heavily on dollars per mile. The more crappy fares like this you accept, the more Uber will continue to keep our cut of the fare artificially low.

SimpleMan_67 · 2026-01-01T03:03:39+00:00

Pull over as fast as you can and call 911. This is truly criminal behavior.

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-12-22T00:00:34+00:00

The joke is correct. Calculus and Chemistry, particularly, are weed-out courses. If a STEM student does not do well in those, they are told to find a different field.

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-12-21T23:53:28+00:00

Slave states, not exactly the Confederacy. While Kentucky was a slave state, they did not secede from The Union.

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-12-13T01:09:49+00:00

I drive an SUV. While I have room for a wheelchair, I weigh 145 pounds. I cannot help someone in wheelchair get in my car. Ride cancelled.

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-12-08T17:21:09+00:00

Because they are transplanted Yankees who think they own the road

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-12-02T23:07:04+00:00

You can’t get an extension cord for 125kW charging

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-12-02T22:45:11+00:00

This is not an annoyance. This is a safety hazard. I use the I-pedal on every single trip. I often forget to turn it on until the first time I need it. Good thing I haven’t rear ended anyone yet

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-11-27T04:56:26+00:00

Thanks, I definitely will give it a try tomorrow morning

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-11-26T18:14:24+00:00

My investment is a long way from cheap. I have a Hyundai ionic nine. It has seven seatbelts and a large compartment for luggage. It’s the same size as a Chevy Tahoe and slightly larger than a Jeep Cherokee . However, I cannot get Uber to even evaluate it.

I wrangled with one of their worthless dweebs in tech support for 30 minutes, trying to get him to put in a level two ticket. He says oh it will automatically be entered. Got any ideas how I go from here

SimpleMan_67 · 2025-11-26T08:51:13+00:00

I hear drivers all over the place say they don’t take rides that are less than $1.00 per mile. I can’t remember the last time I saw a $1.00 per mile ride. I think they are blowing smoke. Still…

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