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43. My youngest son is legally blind

Sat Sep 7, 2019, 03:57 PM

Sep 2019

although you wouldn't know it to meet him. He is a doctoral student at Yale where he lives near campus and walks a lot.

Uber has become his transportation of choice when he returns to Chapel Hill if the fare free buses don't go where he needs to go or aren't running on a convenient schedule.

Not everyone who can afford to have a car is physically able to drive. He relies on Uber a lot.

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I can't believe people still use Uber [View all] ripcord Sep 2019 OP

I don't have a smartphone, so no Uber for me. But I wouldn't anyway. Coventina Sep 2019 #1

Company name is Uber. Think about it. dchill Sep 2019 #2

I think Uber means "super" in German donkeypoofed Sep 2019 #32

More precisely "Above" Deutschland Uber Alles is "Germany above all (other lands)" n/t Coventina Sep 2019 #38

Over? shanti Sep 2019 #52

Originally that phrase was meant Codeine Sep 2019 #54

It's from the PDQ Bach opera Turbineguy Sep 2019 #68

I can't believe PasadenaTrudy Sep 2019 #3

No... not at all people do what they have to... kudos to your friend, hope she has better times soon Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #6

Thank you... PasadenaTrudy Sep 2019 #19

Yes.. the purity test .... leaves out a lot of people Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #35

If you are an Uber rider by choice, why not pressure the company to pay drivers better? Blue_true Sep 2019 #75

It really does, I was just thinking the same thing. dewsgirl Sep 2019 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author PasadenaTrudy Sep 2019 #9

Plus often an Uber is available in an area most taxis won't go for pickup . The drivers may live lunasun Sep 2019 #11

I was in an area of NM this summer where there was no Uber or Lyft. Coventina Sep 2019 #14

Well no maybe not out in rural spots . I was talking about red lined areas in cities many taxis may lunasun Sep 2019 #27

Right you are! Taxis refuse to service the residential areas where I live, preferring to cruise the Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #16

all true, plus Uber and Lyft Brainstormy Sep 2019 #28

Can she use Lyft? DBoon Sep 2019 #53

Uber has been a blessing to the blind underpants Sep 2019 #56

Nice info. How is lyft doing? California_Republic Sep 2019 #4

I am quite content with my own car. Tipperary Sep 2019 #5

Yeah, same here. n/t RKP5637 Sep 2019 #10

You've never flown, rode a train, or a bus? MyNameGoesHere Sep 2019 #36

You made me think ... dumbcat Sep 2019 #79

All three. Tipperary Sep 2019 #87

Remember when hitchhiking was common, and women were warned not to get tblue37 Sep 2019 #44

I've never used Uber and never would, elocs Sep 2019 #7

You might say the same thing about shopping at Wal-Mart. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #8

I don't know if Lyft is better, but sometimes I'm forced to use it. mainer Sep 2019 #12

What if you live in a place that has no regular taxi service? PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2019 #13

Even if you did, like I do ...Uber and Lyft are far superior. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #22

My neighbor is a gig musician who supplements her income by driving for both companies. Tanuki Sep 2019 #41

I use Lyft a lot. It tends to be less expensive and I tip the drivers smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #90

Fun fact: Uber's most common customers are not car drivers PSPS Sep 2019 #15

Wow! That's really interesting. More reason to invest in our infrastructure. Coventina Sep 2019 #18

Seems like that would be HEAVILY location dependent fescuerescue Sep 2019 #46

Uber and Lyft have actually made auto congestion in San Francisco much worse DBoon Sep 2019 #55

Perhaps transit needs to make some changes Codeine Sep 2019 #57

Yep. I'm in Houston. DangerousRhythm Sep 2019 #88

i met a person last week that was disabled(in a wheelchair) JI7 Sep 2019 #85

Better than Taxi's And I always tip well. nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #17

What should Uber drivers do if no one rode with them? wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #20

It makes me feel more secure knowing that wherever I go no matter what happens I have a ride.nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #23

Uber and Lyft are not available everywhere. See my post #14. n/t Coventina Sep 2019 #25

Yes because we all know taxi companies take care of their drivers. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #21

I use Lyft mostly, never Uber CatWoman Sep 2019 #24

Love using Uber/Lyft. Very useful when traveling Roland99 Sep 2019 #26

We just need to raise minimum wage nationwide. KPN Sep 2019 #29

Unlike those big hearted taxi companies, right? Jake Stern Sep 2019 #30

Taxi companies pay better and are regulated DBoon Sep 2019 #59

I only take cabs when away from home. Blue_true Sep 2019 #76

Better pay for shittier service Jake Stern Sep 2019 #78

Cab companies set themselves up for competition. They take much longer to pick up and cost more. brush Sep 2019 #84

Ride sharing apps are relatively new. there is room for improvement. aikoaiko Sep 2019 #31

I had an uber driver RazBerryBeret Sep 2019 #33

Now that is a quality person. Joe941 Sep 2019 #67

that's how I felt too RazBerryBeret Sep 2019 #71

I am a cancer patient without a car and Uber is a life saver. I try to tip well. Glimmer of Hope Sep 2019 #34

this is the norm under capitalism, capitalism destroys Democracies, and what's left is fascism. nt yaesu Sep 2019 #37

Not quite. Between there is regulated capitalism with socialist elements (see Western Europe). brush Sep 2019 #82

Ripcord, how much shame should Uber drivers feel? Hortensis Sep 2019 #39

I am poor. MicaelS Sep 2019 #40

Sympathy to anyone feeling victimized, but it is what it is... pecosbob Sep 2019 #42

My youngest son is legally blind mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #43

I dont drive MFM008 Sep 2019 #45

How much shame should some feel when they take an Uber to Walmart fescuerescue Sep 2019 #47

I can't believe people are upset about Uber. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #48

I was introduced to Uber during one of those fun Denver snowstorms Jake Stern Sep 2019 #77

How can uber not pay minimum wage? Joe941 Sep 2019 #49

Drivers are "independent contractors" DBoon Sep 2019 #61

I've been a contractor before. If I couldn't make a decent living I would do the job. Joe941 Sep 2019 #65

Because they classify their drivers as "independent contractors" not employees... PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #62

As of now shanti Sep 2019 #50

You could if you landed at Newark Airport at 1 am with no other way home BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #51

uber and lyft were supposed to be a profit sharing company sharing w the drivers . AllaN01Bear Sep 2019 #58

Don't worry. Uber loses a tremendous amount of money and can't last indefinitely. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #60

The guys putting Billions of dollars into it understand that equation. fescuerescue Sep 2019 #89

If I need a driver, I still call a cab. tymorial Sep 2019 #63

Culture, the blind, and coal mining underpants Sep 2019 #64

I can't believe people still eat meat, shop Walmart, Codeine Sep 2019 #66

You are dead right, plus not taking Uber means even less money for the Uber drivers. How far do we Doodley Sep 2019 #69

I I Lyft because I don't drink and drive. Drunken Irishman Sep 2019 #70

Anyone notice the OP... MicaelS Sep 2019 #72

I haven't used Uber once. Blue_true Sep 2019 #73

Uber is a lifesaver for a single woman traveling. Keeps me independent. lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #74

Recommended. guillaumeb Sep 2019 #80

I live so far out in the country d_r Sep 2019 #83

Ha!! nt Codeine Sep 2019 #86

It is the only way for me... a la izquierda Sep 2019 #91