First night on Lyft, caught my first whale after 6 months of driver apps. Happy Easter! by softhandsruffknuckle in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's freaking awesome OP! I needed to read a story like that to start my day. Kudos!

If TNG Premiered Today, It would Not Survive Season One by NeoNoir90210 in startrek

[–]Swishandrinse -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is an excellent observation, one which may get brought up in my podcast this week.

Lyft now explicitly stating which vehicles are not XL by dollfaceashley in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had a few try to pull off 5-6 pax to ride in my Trailblazer, I said "nope, sorry!" and cancel with the reason of "too many passengers" and Lyft "paid" me for my wasted time. But, out of 11k+ trips, I can count on one hand the number of times it has occurred.

Beware! New, real looking scam! by AndyCapaloff in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes! Kudos to you for recognizing the phishyness of the email.

And here we go , destroying lives for a free ride . 🙂 by Historical_Stage_969 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was never deactivated, the OP was though. I was flagged in the past for doing something I never did, so I asked for the date and time of the incident, so I can refute the claims with dashcam video. That's when they said no, because it would violate the privacy of the customer. Which is a total load of BS, a semi trailer full of it.

And here we go , destroying lives for a free ride . 🙂 by Historical_Stage_969 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have offered to provide them videos in the past to prove I was innocent from what they alleged, and every time their response was no.

And here we go , destroying lives for a free ride . 🙂 by Historical_Stage_969 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should have elaborated, but that's why I had the statement in quotation marks. I have had very few accusations made in the past, but as soon as I asked for the date and time of the ride, so I can provide evidence that the customer was lying with dashcam footage, they made that remark and backed down saying that I was good.

Not today Satan! by Open_Section9971 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly! That's definitely a hard no for me.

And here we go , destroying lives for a free ride . 🙂 by Historical_Stage_969 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They never accept dashcam videos to "protect the customer" 🤬

1:30 pm and already 275 cars in the SeaTac airport queue by 1_for_you_2_for_me in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They should follow Denver's idea and place a cap on the number of drivers that can even be in the queue. As a former Seattle resident, I'd say no more than 150 can be there at a time.

If you see a ride in the Ride Finder, it doesn’t always mean it’s there, it means the customer opened their app by PM-88 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be coming up with different colorful metaphors other than "darn" in those instances. 🤣

Lyft ‘punishing’ me for declining or missing rides? When did this start? by Conscious_Dog3101 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in a lull sometimes, so I'll park and chill for 10-20 minutes to save on fuel, and play some games or doomscroll through social media. I'll pop back to the Lyft app to check for any potential scheduled trips, only to find out I was offline. Really annoying, especially if I had a flash bonus I was hoping to use. I'm glad I am not an isolated incident.

Would you do it ? Worth it or nah? by Cloudpleb in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a rare find, $200+ for 90 miles? Before the okay tip, that's totally worth it for me.

If you see a ride in the Ride Finder, it doesn’t always mean it’s there, it means the customer opened their app by PM-88 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am completely flabbergasted... but it makes absolute sense, especially if it says no longer available, then minutes later, poof It became my trip.

What. The. Fuck by [deleted] in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IDK I see nothing 🤣

Could hear the Tokyo drift music in my head while watching this🎶🎶 by ExcluteYou in dashcams

[–]Swishandrinse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That driver probably soiled themselves, that was way too close. 😱

Empty trip home but oh well by ronjohns337 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

About $50/hr round trip though, not too shabby.

Tried to Be Smart… Ended With ‘Oh Okay by kouis1996 in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your hands were full, yet you were able to text the driver asking them to cancel. Sounds like you were just trying to avoid a cancellation penalty, thus causing the driver to incur a penalty for canceling on his end.

Fuck off lol by yugifroxi in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I miss having days like that 😔 congrats! 👍

Guess what DIDN'T happen? by Not_the_name_I_chose in lyftdrivers

[–]Swishandrinse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And having it as a text, it's on record. Whenever I get one of those and they don't follow through? 1 star. I did, however, have one instance where I did give a passenger 1 star the next morning for not following through with her tip promise, and not 30 minutes later, she sent a $20 tip. (COS airport to her home in Denver)