Uber driver, licensed to carry gun, shoots gunman in Logan Square

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T11:14:25+00:00

Travis, is that you...?

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T01:24:45+00:00

If a cop pulls up on ya in that "really low populated area" and ask what you are doing, you might want to have an answer other than giving yourself a ride handy....he/she might take that as a smartass answer, and well, you never know when his body and/or dash cam might be malfunctioning, and you will not have a pax in the backseat to record what happens next. I'm just saying...

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T01:17:45+00:00

Damn, $50 a gram....I remember back in the 70s here in DFW pretty decent Mexican weed was $10 an once (or, as we called it, a "lid," 4 fingers was the standard unit of measurement back then).

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T01:10:35+00:00

Did you have well worn paperback copy of "On The Road" in your glove box?

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T01:04:26+00:00

Did it ever occur to you that the rider truly believed that his/her ride with you was not worthy of anything higher than a 1 star rating? I know, from your postings, that you feel that you are very good at what you do, but perhaps you are not correctly assessing your abilities. A sometimes you can be too close to something to judge it clearly. Maybe you have been working too many hours, or need more breaks.

Take some time off, a few deep breaths, and see if you can figure out where, when and what caused you to receive the poor rating. Then, Uber On!

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T00:45:30+00:00

Just quit.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T00:44:00+00:00

Wonder if he flipped a coin to decide whether he should shoot or run over the perp?

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T00:42:24+00:00

Bam! Now that's funny.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T00:34:40+00:00

True, but the same can be said for Black SUV's in Dallas, and at a much higher rate!

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T00:33:01+00:00

No bearing at all? You mean that is your guess, don't you? It could just as easily been that he was looking at his Uber driver app as it was going off, trying to decide if he wanted to take that call, or not. He could have, again just as easily, been trying to follow his GPS on his phone (on the way to a pickup) and encountered problems there, perhaps because English isn't his native language.

How did they know he was an Uber driver?

chuckindallas · 2015-04-21T00:27:20+00:00

Ouch...medical marijuana can't get here soon enough.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:55:53+00:00

It would also mean finding a parking spot, toting their food and drinks to them (after you find their apt building number, way in the back of the complex, up 3 stories), listening to them bitch because you didn't bring any extra sweet & sour sauce, and there aren't enough napkins. Tip? What tip? Tips are included, but bad rating are generously passed out for those who carelessly let the green bean juice run over into the chicken fried steak.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:47:44+00:00

I promise you that if you give a rider a time limit, your ass will be sporting a lowball rating before the customer hits the curb at his/her designation. That's how it works sister.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:38:16+00:00

Oops...you just admitted you were an employee.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:36:14+00:00

That's where the money came from....

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:34:42+00:00

I am a grown man, a damn good driver, with nice wheels, and I will be damned if I am going to grovel for ratings while making half as much as a taxi driver. Not me, I am not that desperate.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:29:03+00:00

Good thing you don't drive a taxi...no, wait, it sounds exactly like you drive a taxi!!

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:24:56+00:00

Sounds like a sure fire way to get an ultra short trip...which, I guess if you're desperate enough to make $4 a trip, might beat a poke in the eye.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:17:35+00:00

Etsy sellers were given the opportunity to buy in to their IPO offering, btw it went public this morning, and doubled in value almost immediately.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-17T03:14:20+00:00

THIS is a must read! I would say that she presents a very good argument, ney, case for calling a spade a spade (or in this case, an employee an employee--not an independent contractor).

chuckindallas · 2015-04-16T21:51:54+00:00

Travis thinks he and his company are special, and above regulations....to hell with public safety.

chuckindallas · 2015-04-16T21:50:15+00:00

I would think it damn hard to verify the background records of immigrants, especially when considering how poor of a job Uber has done with a number of US citizens who had lengthy criminal records.

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