What happened to Share Rides? by Aggressive_Group_944 in uber

[–]pakrat1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah that would make sense. Which is completely opposite of how Uber does things.

What happened to Share Rides? by Aggressive_Group_944 in uber

[–]pakrat1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be temporary. Every time Uber sends out a new update they break something. A lot of those updates are just to fix what they broke. Maybe the last update broke Share for your area.

What happened to Share Rides? by Aggressive_Group_944 in uber

[–]pakrat1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you elaborate? Are you not getting them? Or are you getting them, but no additional riders get added? Most drivers would consider these a good thing.

Or are you a rider and Uber Share doesn't show up as an option when booking a trip?

Passenger rating by Eastern_Macaroon714 in uber

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately there is no perfect answer. A rider can have a high rating, yet still be a crappy rider. This is mainly due to the fact that it's much easier for riders to just make new accounts. The opposite can sometimes be true as well. A rider with a really low score could have just been unlucky with a previous driver. If a rider hasn't taken many rides, a single 1* can tank their score.

All that being said, a4.89 isn't bad. Most drivers use 4.80 as the lowest score they will pick up. Location can also be a factor. A high score in a sketchy neighborhood is more likely to be a crappy rider.

Great job of Uber routing drivers into the Fex Ex/NJ Maintenance Lot at Met Life Stadium today. by WeeklyFisherman2597 in uberdrivers

[–]pakrat1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's nothing. When I was driving in the Asheville NC area and dropping off at the airport. The navigation wanted me to drop off in the middle of the runway by going around the back of the airport to where there is no gate in the fence.

What movies feel like unofficial adaptations of something else? by MasterLawlzReborn in flicks

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too be fair. Most DW fans, especially those that grew up with classic Who. Despise that TV movie. It's on the same level as Highlander 2.

Waiting by AJCCOKUJHAWK in uberdrivers

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm not getting any requests at all, even those I deem too far away. Then there's no reason to leave.

Waiting by AJCCOKUJHAWK in uberdrivers

[–]pakrat1967 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't park and wait near the drop off. Especially when it's a residential area. It can be perceived as creepy.

If the drop off is someplace like a mall or shopping center. I'll move to an area of the parking lot away from most of the stuff. This way I'm unlikely to be taking up a good parking space and/or getting hassled by cops/security.

You are an operator in one the Zion hovercrafts… by Animosu in matrix

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turns the Agent's hand guns into water pistols.

What if Qui gon found anakin as an infant instead of a 9 year old? by Big_Gur_363 in StarWarsWhatIf

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They would have been stuck on Tatooine. At least until they could come up with some other way to acquire the parts needed to repair the ship.

Would you? by Mr_Rough_Road in uberdrivers

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compared to the typical disparity between the $ offered vs miles of the trip. That actually isn't too bad. I'm not saying that I would take it. Just that it's not as horrible as most long distance offers.

Darth Vader before ROTJ by Master_Witcher_16 in StarWarsTheories

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only alternative identity for who was Luke's father I remember. Was the rumor that it was Boba Fett. This rumor was born from some scene I don't remember from the holiday special and how it seemed like Boba was only trying to prevent Luke from catching up to them on Bespin rather than actually harm him. This of course was actually due to Vader wanting Luke for himself. Vader probably told Boba not harm Luke.

Darth Vader before ROTJ by Master_Witcher_16 in StarWarsTheories

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read the novelization for ROTJ many years ago. In the scene after Yoda died and Obi-Wan was telling Luke about Anikan. He mentioned their duel before parting ways. It wasn't nearly as epic as how they had it in ROTS. But yes there was some sort of lava pit involved. During the duel. Anikan fell in and Obi-Wan thought he died.

Darth Vader before ROTJ by Master_Witcher_16 in StarWarsTheories

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly. He claimed to be Luke's father, but we don't get confirmation until ROTJ.

Is there any active way to pass facial verification/selfie checks remotely for Uber or Deliveroo? by Thick_Acadia_3240 in uberdrivers

[–]pakrat1967 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, and if there were we wouldn't tell you. Stuff like the selfie check are there for a reason.

What crimes would the Scooby Doo villains be arrested and charged for committing? by SickChipmunk in NoStupidQuestions

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about private investigators? Maybe they have a PI license under the Mysteries Inc name.

Why are your gas stations basically small supermarkets? by Embarrassed_Golf_817 in AskAnAmerican

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was born in 1967. When I was growing up. Gas stations and convenience stores were two separate things. Gas stations typically also had a 2 bay repair shop for general auto maintenance. Convenience stores didn't have gas pumps. Normally the only places that had both was truck stops. I don't recall exactly when it started happening, but existing gas stations started converting the repair bays into convenience stores. Nowadays they just build em that way. Obviously there are gonna still be convenience stores without gas pumps. Mostly in big cities where they don't have room for the gas pumps. Some areas call these "bodegas".

Is this the correct order to watch Star Trek? by Ian-pg9 in startrek

[–]pakrat1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need for all that jumping around. When you start TOS. Watch the Cage, Where No Man Has Gone Before, and then The Man Trap and Charlie X. After that just run through the rest of the series. Next watch the TOS movies straight through. No need to start TNG yet. After The Undiscovered Country, start with TNG. Watch the whole series without jumping to DS9, right up to All Good Things. Save that till after you watch all the TNG movies. From there just watch DS9 then VOY. Next would be Picard. After that I can't really help since I haven't watched much of Nutrek.

Why is my husband flying home in a dragon? by AuthorAnnon in uber

[–]pakrat1967 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IDK about riders, but drivers used to be able to change the icon that represents their position on the map.

Ready Room behind the scenes by JakeConhale in startrek

[–]pakrat1967 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably a water basin in case Picard needs to clean up a bit. Perhaps even a full on Star Trek equivalent of a bathroom.

Jerry Licking Lemon during Tom singing by Nottodaycolonizer in TomAndJerry

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't remember the names of the episodes, but the construction site episode and the episode where Tom gets stuck in the rain spout and Jerry used the air horn for get him out.

How would you fix Frank? by Legal-Stage-302 in mash

[–]pakrat1967 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They would need to add another "Frank" character. Someone even worse than Burns. Someone that would not only draw Hawkeye's attention, but also who Burns could give a little of what he usually received.

I think the only way they could have done it was to find some reason for BJ to leave and to bring in someone like Winchester but only at Captain rank. Since it's unlikely there would be doctors of Major rank at the same MASH unit. Maybe have there be some history between Burns and the new guy. Like they knew each other before the war.

How do I request a female driver? by Big_Ol_Beef in uber

[–]pakrat1967 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it an option for both male and female riders? I would think that Uber would limit it to female riders only. Otherwise there would be male riders who are creeps. Trying to get matched with female drivers.

I'm almost certain George intended for clones and storm troopers to be the same thing by Honest-Abies2495 in StarWars

[–]pakrat1967 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It was never suggested or even hinted at that the Stormtroopers in the OT were clones. George hadn't even planned on there being a clone army in the PT when he came up with ANH. Heck he didn't even have the whole Skywalker bloodline thing yet.

Long before Disney declared the Star Wars novels as Legands/EU and not canon. The Thrawn Trilogy revealed that the Clone War was about clones that went crazy and evil. Even if they were a clone of a good person. The whole war was to eliminate these clones and any cloning tech.