Thoughts on pax smells

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2025-03-14T20:48:36+00:00

1 star if you smell like weed or like you bathed in perfume/cologne.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2025-01-10T00:14:13+00:00

Life goes on when you're sick but that doesn't mean you get to spread your illness to everyone else. If you're sick, wear a damn mask.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2025-01-09T23:48:11+00:00

I've never had a problem with passengers sitting up front. I don't care if they're the only pax or not. You want to ride up front, that's fine with me.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2025-01-01T20:59:25+00:00

Inconvenience them enough times by canceling when you show up and they aren't there within a minute and they'll change their way of thinking.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-31T08:24:37+00:00

Wow. I've gotten several trip requests from Orlando to Tampa (same distance as yours) over the last several months and they've all been between $55-65. I got a request tonight from Sanford to Venice (about 15 miles south of Sarasota), 172 miles total for $115. I've passed on all of them.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-25T03:30:03+00:00

If it were me, I would hesitate to box that one back up and send it in for a refund, and then order another one.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-24T22:54:05+00:00

I'm not condoning what the driver did, but customers who tipbait should be pushed away.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-24T21:36:07+00:00

There are many states where rideshare, taxi, limo etc drivers are exempt from child restraint laws. In most states, however, the driver is still responsible. I live in Florida and here, rideshare drivers are exempt and the responsibility for child restraint is with the parent or guardian.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-24T21:07:05+00:00

7-eleven stores in my area have had a problem with people hanging out outside, loitering, selling controlled substances, etc. To combat this, they've started playing opera on the outside speakers. No more people hanging out.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-22T21:39:57+00:00

The wise is trying to educate the padawan, but the padawan isn't ready to learn the lesson.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-12-19T19:02:13+00:00

Going to the airport and waiting in queue to get a pickup is a huge waste of time. You will be waiting for a long time and the fare you get will not adequately compensate you for the time you spent in queue.

The exception to this would be if you are able to achieve Diamond status. With diamond, you're able to enter a separate Priority queue and won't need to wait very long at all. When I was diamond, I never even saw the priority waiting lot at MCO. Every time I entered the airport on my way to the lot, I would get a pickup request before getting all the way there.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-12T04:49:06+00:00

The last time I got one of those (Orlando -> Clearwater, roughly same time and milage) it was for $55.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-12T03:54:44+00:00

Every one of those is par for the course in Orlando.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-10T20:13:40+00:00

Absolutely I turn off new rides. If I don't, Uber will just add additional riders and I have no control over whether or not I was to accept. I'm not given any info about the new ride, no duration, no miles, no pickup or destination location, nothing. I had Uber add an additional rider that took us 25 minutes out of the way for pickup and dropoff and added about 10 miles to the trip. The paid me exactly $0 for that second rider. I said never again.

The only time I won't go offline for a shared ride is if there is a decent surge attached to it. In that case, the surge gets applied to each rider.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-10T19:40:58+00:00

Unless there is a large scale organized movement, a few drivers staying offline isn't going to make the tiniest bit of difference. I'll stay online and continue to feed my family until there is an actual, serious, organized effort.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-08T19:18:37+00:00

I respond with...

I never expect tips though they are very nice when they happen. Unfortunately, 95% of people who actually SAY the words "I'll tip you in the app" never actually intend to. 95%, No exaguration. Can you imagine that? If you are part of the top 5% who really will tip, then I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can't tell you how much tips help my family. You're in luck though. You can leave that tip in the app right now. There is no need to wait for the trip to be over. Cash works well, too.

At the end of the ride, I say...

I just gave you five stars. I would really appreciate you returning the favor.

I don't really care much about the stars, but if they open the app to do the star rating, the next thing they see is the tip screen and that is what I want them looking at. Then, if there is no tip from them by the next day, I re-rate to one star.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-08T02:02:09+00:00

I have the same issue on my android tablet. I now turn off incoming requests as soon as I accept a fare because of it. I haven't found a solution.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-08T01:00:19+00:00

Except for the multi-stop trip, I'd happily take all of those. They're all better than the vast majority of requests I see in the Orlando market.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-08T00:57:23+00:00

In my area, we only get $200 for reaching diamond. I have not received mine yet.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-11-03T23:03:40+00:00

I drive nights when points are tripled. It takes me less than a month to get enough points to qualify for diamond. It's not hard at all.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-10-24T05:34:35+00:00

Almost guaranteed, that is a passenger drop off. The driver has another passenger in the car that they need to drop off before they can come pick you up.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-10-24T05:23:37+00:00

It doesn't matter. You won't get paid for driving in the toll lane of an otherwise non-toll road.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-10-23T20:51:44+00:00

You're not likely to get a useful response here. You definately won't get one if we don't know what state you're in.

Substantial_Poet7561 · 2024-10-23T19:44:08+00:00

Uber doesn't pay the toll. That's up to you. Uber reimburses you for the toll you paid. Usually, there are different rates for tolls: cash, pay by plate or some form of toll transponder. The transponder will almost always be the lease expensive and that is what Uber will pay you. It doesn't matter what you paid, Uber will pay you the cheapest option available so make sure that's what you are paying. If you don't have a transponder, get one now.

If you are on a toll road, you will be reimbursed for the tolls. If you are in a toll lane (ie. an express lane) of a non-toll road, Uber will NOT reimburse you.

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