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Jake Stern

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52. Let's see. . . .

Sat May 7, 2016, 08:11 PM

May 2016

Call a taxi and wait over an hour for a car that smells like it hasn't been cleaned in years and pay $20 plus tip for the privilege?

Oh and did I mention the cabbie bitching all the way to my destination about how this isn't his part of town?

Or tap the Uber app, have a clean car arrive within minutes with a friendly driver who drives me home for $8-10?

Haven't used a cab since I first used Uber.

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Finally tried Uber...Not Shabby [View all] RandySF May 2016 OP

Glad to hear it was a good experience. Travis_0004 May 2016 #1

I don't like their peak pricing. RandySF May 2016 #8

That's sad scscholar May 2016 #2

I am no fan of Uber but Skittles May 2016 #3

what else was he supposed to do? fizzgig May 2016 #4

you think uber drivers are well off types ? JI7 May 2016 #5

There was no available taxi at that spot RandySF May 2016 #6

I drive Uber and Lyft...to support my family Demonaut May 2016 #11

Which one pays you best? FLPanhandle May 2016 #36

they pay about the same, more rides with uber so I should make more but I get many $4 rides Demonaut May 2016 #49

Most uber drivers are doing so. nt Mojorabbit May 2016 #12

Oh look, another poster with an Andy Kaufman gimmick n/m ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #15

What, like medallion cab drivers have it any better than uber drivers? Recursion May 2016 #19

Read. Iggo May 2016 #31

What do you think uber drivers do? nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #42

People have different opinions, but Uber is definitely useful. Same with AirBnB and the YouDig May 2016 #7

Regulations should be for corporations, not people egalitegirl May 2016 #10

"exploit minorities by forcing them to pay membership dues" teamster633 May 2016 #13

You misunderstand me egalitegirl May 2016 #22

what's true and you appear to have parted ways some time ago Major Nikon May 2016 #14

My union dues were $15.00 a month, yortsed snacilbuper May 2016 #16

WTF? ismnotwasm May 2016 #21

Please see reply 22 egalitegirl May 2016 #23

Post 22 is even more perplexing Major Nikon May 2016 #25

You cannot unionize but have to join an existing union egalitegirl May 2016 #28

You have a very poor understanding of how unions work Major Nikon May 2016 #32

You have very low amount of information egalitegirl May 2016 #33

Strawman gibberish doesn't help your argument Major Nikon May 2016 #34

Yes you claimed governments can't approve unions egalitegirl May 2016 #37

Do you think you can just make nonsense up as you go along and not get called for it? Major Nikon May 2016 #38

We are progressives egalitegirl May 2016 #39

Yes, well I've also heard your same arguments from looneytarians Major Nikon May 2016 #40

You a white male? egalitegirl May 2016 #43

No. I suspect you are though Major Nikon May 2016 #45

You the guy who denied the wage gap between men and women egalitegirl May 2016 #46

Comprehension isn't your strong suit either I see Major Nikon May 2016 #47

Still stuck on a tablet but I feel compelled to add... teamster633 May 2016 #51

Are you an office holder in the union? egalitegirl May 2016 #60

No. teamster633 May 2016 #64

I just don't feel that much loyalty to cab companies Major Nikon May 2016 #9

That was the weird thing about the Uber wars on DU: "Uber isn't even a job! They're 1099s!" Recursion May 2016 #20

Nothing weird because they offer flexibility and supplemental income egalitegirl May 2016 #61

I agree Kilgore May 2016 #53

I love Uber FLPanhandle May 2016 #17

Hello I'm all alone and Quantess May 2016 #18

so you've painted me as a convicted sex offender...ignorance knows no bounds Demonaut May 2016 #24

... Major Nikon May 2016 #48

Uber is a horrible corporation. alarimer May 2016 #26

They must be doing something right RandySF May 2016 #27

Taxis can compete but they have to upgrade their service and cars FLPanhandle May 2016 #30

Commercial insurance is part and parcel to Uber's partnership with drivers Major Nikon May 2016 #44

You know cab companies also do that, right? Recursion May 2016 #62

I've never had an Uber ride that wasn't far superior to a cab. DesMoinesDem May 2016 #29

Are they unionized? Octafish May 2016 #35

Actually the reverse is closer to reality Major Nikon May 2016 #41

There are no taxicab unions in the country. Zero. Recursion May 2016 #63

I've used it multiple times in different cities DesertRat May 2016 #50

Let's see. . . . Jake Stern May 2016 #52

You forget to mention the rude taxi dispatcher barking at you when you phone for the cab, Nye Bevan May 2016 #54

The reason I downloaded the app in the first place Jake Stern May 2016 #57

Or the time the taxi arrived and the floor was covered in vomit? Kilgore May 2016 #56

Hailed one in DC and when I got in the seat was Jake Stern May 2016 #58

You win Kilgore May 2016 #59

I've been a freelancer for more... meaculpa2011 May 2016 #55