Lyft fun

[HaloMilliVanilli]

We live in southern Washington and have been hit by tons of snow.  The wife works in Portland, OR and needed to get to work this morning at 7:00 a.m.  Instead of driving herself, she decided to get a Lyft ride.  Neither of us has ever used Lyft or Uber previously.  Here were the highlights of her trip:

*Was informed the driver would pick her up at 5:20 a.m. and was directed to stand outside.  It is in the 20's here at that time.  She stood outside while the driver was 30 minutes late.

*After finally arriving, she gets in the car and the drivers phone rings.  He states he has to take it and exits vehicle.  Spends a few minutes on the phone and then gets back in.  They leave.  He begins to describe how tired he is because he drove all night long.  He is banging his hands and arms on the steering wheel, I guess in an attempt to awaken himself.  He makes several mentions on the trip about how tired he is (which conjures up images of Steven Wright in So I Married An Axe Murdered).

*Our roads are filled with snow and are quite icy.  This guy says he is probably the best driver in all of Washington and Oregon, maybe the best she's ever seen.  He begins driving, at least from my wifes perspective, somewhat recklessly especially considering the circumstances.  My wife says we were "that car", referring to the idiot that is going much faster than everyone else and switching lanes excessively.

*He states that he is listening to a podcast and wonders if she minds if he continues.  Not knowing what he is listening to, she allows it.  Whatever he was listening to was really crude, using words like C*nt and F*ck liberally.

*He tells her midway to her destination that he needs to stop for gas.  My wife tells him that she really needs to get to work and he says "Well, you're not getting there if I don't stop for gas".  So she agrees to allow him to stop.  He fills up, gets back into the car and says "Oh crap, I've got to take a wiz".  He gets out and goes and takes care of business. 

 

After all these shenanigans, he is peppering her with suggestions on how many stars to rate him when the ride is complete.  I am stunned.  Anyone else have a story to share?

[Blarg]

Did she pay him in Sports Chalet gift cards?

[Ray McKigney]

So, she gave him a 5-star rating?

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Ha, wasn't Sports Chalet gift cards a thing a few years back?  And, no, she gave him a 1-star rating.  Not sure if you can give a 0.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Guy sounds like a total loser. Shows up late without enough gas for the trip and then listens to profane podcasts during the trip. Driving like an idiot is the capper.