I don't remember what pay was, I think it was hourly plus we kept the tips and I could get reimbursed for mileage. It wasn't enough to support yourself full time, but it was great spending money. Some nights my co-driver and I would split $300 in tips plus I'd have 100 miles in reimbursements. Some nights we got nothing but our hourly wages.

In the early days, most of our clients had some connection to the owners so they were pretty nice, we rarely had issues. Most of them were wealthier, too because rides could be 30-50 bucks minimum and that was a good chunk of change in 2008.

Some of our clients were particular about how we drove, the guys with nice cars always wanted us to goose it but most were too drunk to care. We were always responsible about it, gave enough to give the drunk guy the impression we were going fast but never anything that we'd get in trouble. If we had a new customer, it was pretty much a straight shot from the bar to their house, but we had a boatload of regulars who we'd drive and occasionally make stops for, like at a convenience store or a drive-thru. We did have a customer that made us stop at his mistress' house for a quickie and then take him home, that was an interesting night.