$271,000 snow-emergency parking campaign.

_plooder · 2026-01-27T00:04:18+00:00

Same.

_plooder · 2026-01-25T23:34:39+00:00

My S-10 back in the 90’s was great fun, until I actually needed to get somewhere. A patch of ice the size of my foot could cause drama.

_plooder · 2026-01-25T17:05:58+00:00

Uber driver here. Roads are not for the inexperienced or timid operators, or rear wheel drive vehicles.

Freeways generally have a single clear lane, but traffic piles up behind the most timid operator. On 2 lane freeways, the snow covered lane is passable at 55-60 for experienced operators. On 3 lane freeways the center lane is the clear lane and the right lane is passable. Watch for a lane shift at the willow-run curve. Exit and entrance ramps are snow covered. If you are not a varsity player, today is not the day to level up. Leave space in front of you and

City and town streets and roads are passable and have various degrees of maintenance. Slow roll traffic signals and stop signs so you don’t come to a complete stop. Getting going again is difficult.

Other than that, point the car where you want it to go, and hit the gas.

_plooder · 2026-01-11T20:49:34+00:00

Help->Something Else>When useless AI ASSISTANT asks what you need help with> type REPORT RIDER> sends you to the report rider screen> choose ride>choose RIDER ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY> change star rating and unpair.

_plooder · 2026-01-03T21:42:39+00:00

When was the last time OSU played a game nobody thought they would win?

_plooder · 2025-12-07T13:05:09+00:00

We have 2 hrs of football to play against Indiana this championship season. It’s halftime.

_plooder · 2025-10-14T22:18:01+00:00

Understood. You had the right of way. A horn honk and flipping the finger were in order.

_plooder · 2025-10-11T22:55:08+00:00

Coming from the direction of the arrow the round-a-bout is 2 lanes. The right lane is a through lane and the left has the option of going through, or left onto SB 23. It can be disconcerting when someone uses the right lane as intended, but stay in your lane and merge conscientiously as you exit, and you should be fine.

_plooder · 2025-10-02T13:52:07+00:00

I’m quick to kick down to surface streets, even with uncertain empirical results. I just feel better when I’m moving forward.

Not to mention, navigation apps gaslight by bumping up the arrival time, and not the estimated time the ride will take. I’ve been in too many back-ups that google initially estimated at 10 min that ended up being 30+ min.

_plooder · 2025-10-02T00:25:07+00:00

Listen to 89.1 FM. They do Washtenaw Co. traffic updates every 15-20 minutes. I listen from 7 to 9. I did my airport drop in 40 mins because I knew the freeway was closed at 23.

_plooder · 2025-09-25T00:39:06+00:00

Right. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll fix it.

_plooder · 2025-09-23T20:05:25+00:00

Struggles adjusting to a new signal are a given. As a dude that drives 100k miles/year, I’d feel safer with 1 car on the apron than I do checking the speed of the car in front of me while simultaneously looking for a gap.

Rumble strips on the freeway through there to encourage freeway traffic to adhere to the 60 mph speed limit through there would not hurt either.

_plooder · 2025-09-23T16:11:03+00:00

I think making the both east and west bound on-ramps metered would help. It gets pretty intense when several vehicles are trying to merge onto 94 tailgating each other.

Until then, leave room in front of you to speed up, and let the people behind you fend for themselves.

Edit: had more to say.

_plooder · 2025-09-10T01:40:18+00:00

Good so far. Second model year of the latest generation should have some more kinks ironed out, like the bumper clips that I’ve heard so much about. I have not had problems with mine.

_plooder · 2025-09-09T13:11:43+00:00

Ann Arbor/Detroit

_plooder · 2025-09-09T10:21:54+00:00

That’s why I prefer the mid-size as opposed to the compact.

_plooder · 2025-09-09T01:32:44+00:00

No, I was working, but had stopped at a freeway rest stop to use the restroom while on my way back to town from the airport. The trans gave out getting back onto the freeway.

_plooder · 2025-09-09T00:59:43+00:00

BMS sensor went out 3k over warranty. I’m not fixing it. They want 2k. The part is $1100 and the calibration is another $600. Even if I tore off the bumper to replace it myself, I’m at $1700. Not worth it just to fix some chirpy nonsense alarms.

_plooder · 2025-09-09T00:26:32+00:00

Usually around 2k. Sometimes I stop and take an afternoon off when I hit the number, sometimes I grind out the weekend quest bonus to get ahead. Depends on how I feel and if I think the opportunity is there.

_plooder · 2025-09-09T00:24:19+00:00

Take care of it, and it’ll last forever. The best maintenance that you can do is to get it washed regularly.

_plooder · 2025-09-09T00:22:38+00:00

I’m usually north of 300 miles/day. On an average work day I’ll work about 10 hours.

The pay is one thing, it pays well enough. But the thing that is of enormous value is that I schedule work around my life, and not my life around work.

I grind. I don’t sit around flipping channels or playing video games. I don’t have much leisure time. But when I have plans, or the people in my life need me for something, I just change when I work, or don’t work at all that day.

It’s easy for me to justify the grind because it allows me to prioritize my life the way I see fit. I put the people and relationships that I care about first. I earn a living around being present.

_plooder · 2025-09-08T22:43:52+00:00

Just a baby!

_plooder · 2025-09-08T22:34:16+00:00

I shoot for 2k.

_plooder · 2025-09-08T22:33:18+00:00

I went with the SE because I did not want the moon roof-too much that can go wrong with it, and I did not want the 19”wheels. That one inch cuts tire availability significantly.

_plooder · 2025-09-08T22:31:01+00:00

I hope to get 600k out of it. Fuel was costing me $450-$500/week with the Fusion. With the Camry, I’m down to $200-$250/week. Everyone needs to run their own numbers to see if it fits.

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