I've tried to drive for both Uber and Lyft. When I get a request for one, I try to go offline on the other. Evidently Lyft is running a special in western Maryland that gives riders five dollars off their first twenty rides. This should cause an increase in requests for Lyft rides. Sometimes I does. ... > Continue Reading
North Korea, Guam, and nuclear war
North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un has threatened to send four mid-range ballistic missiles over Japan and drop them within 18 to 24 miles of Guam. This development takes me back to the days of my youth. After joining the Air Force at 19 and attending electronic warfare systems tech school, I was ... > Continue Reading
The Baltimore Orioles are now back to .500 baseball
The Baltimore Orioles beat the California Angels of Anaheim of Orange Country near Los Angeles last night 6-2. It means the Orioles are back to an even record, 56 - 56. It's like the season starts all over again for the Orioles, except of course that Boston Red Sox are seven games ahead of ... > Continue Reading
My Uber Week in review – July 30 – August 5
I completed my second full week of driving for Uber. When I refer to a full week, I mean Monday through Friday. I even took a Lyft request, doubling my grand total of lifetime Lyft trips to two. All in all, I had a good week. All of my passengers were pleasant and most seemed to want to talk. I'm ... > Continue Reading
Uber now informs drivers if a passenger requests a long trip
Uber rolled out a new feature sometime last week that allows a driver to know when a passenger requests a long ride (rides that take over an hour) when the request is sent to the driver, before the driver accepts the request. This new feature rolled out for me Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, I ... > Continue Reading
My Uber week in review – July 23 to July 29
In my quest to find out if I can make any kind of living driving for Uber, I completed my first whole week of driving for the ride share company. When I refer to a week, I'm referring to a traditional work week, Monday through Friday. Here's a snapshot of my week: I was logged into the Uber app ... > Continue Reading
