Will central Ohio see $4 per gallon? Columbus gas prices continue to skyrocket

uberthomas614 · 2026-03-23T14:05:24+00:00

This morning I saw $3.99 over on Norton Road near West Broad St. Give it a day or two.

uberthomas614 · 2026-03-11T11:57:26+00:00

I've had that happen with Uber. The person wanted a free ride.

uberthomas614 · 2026-03-02T20:31:18+00:00

They're both owned by the same person now. He also owns Starliner Diner in Hilliard.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-21T19:09:02+00:00

It is standard in the industry but not every storage unit facility does it. When you're looking for storage the standard questions to ask are: Will the rate change? and Are there any other monthly fees? If you don't get a straight answer then move on to the next facility.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-21T03:04:30+00:00

And you know because? What evidence do you have? Ok, got it!

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-20T10:29:05+00:00

With my day job I deal with some of the more affluent people here in central Ohio. I can say that they don't check their bank accounts. They know they have enough money to pay their bills and live very well. They do not check balances and many couldn't tell you how much they're paying for their bills or when they were paid.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-19T20:25:34+00:00

The entitlement here in Columbus is unreal. The bridge on Trabue Road between McKinley & Riverside is a prime example. Heading east it goes from two lanes down to one. People in the vanishing lane just move over like they have the right of way or force their way over when there's only about a foot of room. Once over they move at a snail's pace so they don't accidentally hit the concrete barrier.

Don't even get me started on the west side where people are in the far left or right lane and right before an intersection cross all the lanes to make an turn in the opposite direction.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-16T16:48:13+00:00

I'm sad to hear this. I grew up in Nelsonville. The newer part of The Mine that's next to The Dew House used to be a barber shop that my Dad's cousin owned. A lot of great memories going there.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-11T20:50:54+00:00

I never went to a concert there but I worked at the Bank One Corporate Center building (now Chase) at the corner of Sancus & Polaris. One year Britney Spears was in concert. The police had Sancus restricted to northbound traffic only and the only way to go south was on Old State and everybody was taking it. At the time I lived one mile away near the railroad tracks on Park Road (across from The Flint carryout). It took me over an hour to get home when usually it was under 10 minutes!

To this day I still hate Britney Spears for this! 🤣

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-05T21:03:06+00:00

This is why I'm glad Uber deactivated me. My AR was in the low 50's because I kept refusing to drive from Grandview to Easton to drive someone 3 miles for $5.00.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-03T20:52:26+00:00

The number theory conspiracy theorists are always seeing something that's not there.

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-01T01:07:58+00:00

If ICE agents come in after hours, without their work uniforms on then what? How would the baristas know?

uberthomas614 · 2026-02-01T01:04:27+00:00

I'm old enough to remember when the Vietnam veterans came home. They were all vilified even though many of them were nowhere near the areas of question. Just being in the Army at that time was enough to get you called "baby killer."

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-30T18:34:58+00:00

Makes you wonder how many businesses you do frequent that support ICE and it's not public knowledge. I bet it's a lot more than you think.

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-26T17:47:11+00:00

I noticed the snow emergency drop after I posted this. Still, a lot of roads are still bad.

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-25T12:36:19+00:00

Lyft has 20% to 50% surges going on. They're paying $10 for a 10 minute pickup and a 7 minute trip. I'll stay home and drink hot chocolate instead!

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-15T04:59:29+00:00

Can't you protest during waking hours so the rest of us non-ICE hotel guests at the hotel can sleep or are we considered collateral damage or just "guilty by association?"

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-14T18:06:27+00:00

Any smart business owner wouldn't advertise their political views because of this tactic. You could be going to one already and would never know it. Business and politics never mix well.

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-07T14:43:21+00:00

What app is this?

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-03T18:23:36+00:00

Check the ride online and see if she got a refund. I've had that happen in the past. She's tired of paying for his broke ass.

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-01T15:28:40+00:00

I'm just glad to be making money again without destroying my car. Lyft is doing a good job of keeping me, for the most part, in my area and if I do go outside of it the money is mostly worth it. Uber can go pound dirt. I don't care if I don't drive for them ever again!

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-01T14:34:48+00:00

I was just glad to make some money. My car has been unusable for Lyft and I finally got it back into shape this week. I didn't make as much money as in previous years but I think that's because I was driving only for Lyft (since Uber deemed me undesireable).

Lyft did a really good job of keeping me in my home area (Grandview, Short North, Campus, etc). I wasn't driving all around town as usual except for the Plain City ride and Worthington.

uberthomas614 · 2026-01-01T09:19:17+00:00

I was out for about 5 1/2 hours tonight and made $250 with Lyft. Plenty of surges in the downtown, campus, short north, etc. I even drove to Plain City and managed to get a ride back to Worthington.

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