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The Adventures of the Mint Green Lyft Machine

The Adventures of the Mint Green Lyft Machine

Experiences driving for Lyft around Philly - the roads, the Philly driving habits, the passengers.
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Please don’t lollygag.

November 29, 2021 mintgreen

I arrive at the Four Season Hotel to pick up my next passenger one late night. Nice driveway. Nice hotel.…

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Filed under: discourteous, gay, lollygag, rude

Is this your bag of clothes?

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Old City pick up one late evening. When I arrive at the corner near the pick-up point, I can’t turn…

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Filed under: ambulance, bag, karma, mystery

Yo, bro. I got the COVID.

November 28, 2021 mintgreen

I pick up this guy from a clinic on Broad St. on a 20 minute ride to Olney. After a…

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Filed under: clinic, covid, positive, sick, test

Top Questions I Get

November 26, 2021 mintgreen

This is a short post, but I wanted to list these top 7 questions (some with obvious answers, not-so-obvious answers,…

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Filed under: color, favorite, paint, police, wrap

Rating system (rating passengers) – my philosophy

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(Update 11/29/21). So, I just discovered that Lyft gives ALL passengers a 5 star rating as a default unless the…

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Filed under: banned, mask, rating, rude, stars

I’m back, baby!

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As of 9Oct21, I started Lyft-ing again. After taking a 1.5 year break at the outset of COVID, it was…

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Filed under: covid, mask, mint

Don’t Sell in a Down Market

April 3, 2020 mintgreen

I picked up a woman last Friday from the Med Center to take her on a 30 minute ride northwest.…

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Definitely Not a Norman Rockwell family image.

March 15, 2020 mintgreen

Woman on the phone complaining to someone about her life: saying that her boyfriend was in detox at 8th and…

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No, you can’t kiss me.

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A few nights ago I picked up an African-American (relevant to the story) woman late 40s/early 50s who admitted she…

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Frazzled Mom from Chicago

March 6, 2020 mintgreen

Anyone from Philly knows there are some rough neighborhoods here. A lot of fearless younger people move to these neighborhoods…

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“I Need a Chick on the Side”

March 5, 2020 mintgreen

I pick up this guy the other night from Rivers Casino on a ride to Poplar neighborhood (Temple University area).…

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Boys will be boys.

March 2, 2020 mintgreen

Boys out drinking. What do they talk about?? Girls, of course. This conversation would make women cringe. Here goes. About…

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Lying to get out of a fee

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So, on a short uneventful ride from South Philly to 5th and Market Streets, a guy takes a call from…

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Don’t Trust Mom with the baby!

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On a ride in North Philly in mid February a young woman tells someone on the phone… “I don’t want…

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People and their phones. Ugh!

February 4, 2020 mintgreen

So, I pick up these two guys from West Philly one night to take them to center city (about 15…

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Tales from the Hood

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So, this 19 year old was on the phone going on about just having broken up with her boyfriend. She…

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Gun Safety – fairly dead in the city

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Somehow our conversation led to having a gun at home for protection. Then, this guy says that is case he…

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Young girls bragging about their one-night sugar daddy.

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Something about two 20-something girls bragging about how they scored big with getting some “old guy” to buy them all…

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24-inch hoagie. Wowzer.

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So, I pick up this really big guy in center city to take him to West Oak Lane. He adds…

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Another Navigation Puzzler. People with an aversion to the highway.

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I pick up this woman at night at 8th and Market to take her on a 5-mile trip to Kensington.…

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Non-sense in the Hood

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A young mother gets into the car in a cloud of marijuana smoke (fairly routine for Lyft passengers at night)…

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One Year Anniversary driving for Lyft!

October 8, 2019 mintgreen

So, I had my one year anniversary of driving for Lyft last month! Wow, where has the time gone?! I’ve…

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Watching Graphic Videos in my car – obnoxious and inappropriate

September 4, 2019 mintgreen 2 Comments

It’s bad enough that I have to listen to obnoxiously loud ringtones on passenger’s phones and content with the speakerphone…

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Heartbreak city – 24 hours

August 31, 2019 mintgreen

Late Thursday night I picked up a woman from the Fox & Hound who told me she “just had to…

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The Navigation is NOT a conspiracy.

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After driving for Lyft for almost a year, I have discovered that there is a small group of passengers who…

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Don’t groom yourself in my car!

August 21, 2019 mintgreen

I’m not sure why some people think it’s ok to treat my car as their powder room, bathroom, etc.  I…

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Get the funk out.

July 19, 2019 mintgreen

On a shared ride as I was just a few blocks away from dropping off a passenger, I got a…

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When you get out, I’m gonna buy you some steaks and cigarettes.

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So, I pick up this guy on Delaware Ave. who was already talking on his phone to someone when he…

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Quotes of the Day

April 3, 2019 mintgreen

Two buddies talking. One from NYC (Bronx), apparently a bartender, visiting Philly says to his buddy, “you want to come…

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Experience the Mint Green Lyft!

March 21, 2019 mintgreen

Experience the Mint Green Lyft! Here’s what it’s like on a Lyft ride in my Mint Green Chrysler 300. My…

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Lyft Customer Service – the worst!

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0-3! That’s Lyft Customer Service standings for the three issues I have had to deal with in the 6 months…

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So, it finally happened – drunk girl gets sick in my car!

March 14, 2019 mintgreen

So, it finally happened – drunk girl gets sick in my car! On a recent Thursday night around 10pm I…

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The Lyft came too fast!

March 2, 2019 mintgreen

So, I picked up this 43-year old guy in Olney on a shared ride right after I had dropped off…

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Almost 1,300 rides given in 5 months now!

February 25, 2019 mintgreen

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Mean, deceitful girls

February 24, 2019 mintgreen

On one particular late night the two conversations on two separate rides seemed almost identical. Two white girls talking smack…

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Filed under: mean deceitful lying valentine's day conspire drunk girls women

Don’t be this guy – lying douche.

February 18, 2019 mintgreen

Don’t be this guy- lying douche , blowing smoke up your dress. Seemed like a nice enough guy I picked…

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Filed under: douche tipping tips cancel lyft driving airport shared ride

Stopping at Red Lights – optional in Philly

February 8, 2019 mintgreen 8 Comments

Stopping at Red Lights – optional in Philly “Free-for-all”, “lawless”, “do-as-you-please” are phrases that I would use to describe Philly…

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Filed under: red lights driving drivers philly habits enforcement patrol police

It’s a Small World (even in Philly)

January 18, 2019 mintgreen 2 Comments

Of course, it would just be a matter of time driving for Lyft in Philly that I would come across…

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Filed under: philly lyft meeting people mint green neighbor family small world

Philly – Pothole City

January 14, 2019 mintgreen 3 Comments

It’s unbelievable how terrible Philly streets are! I mean, gimme a break. Potholes in every neighborhood, on almost every street…

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Filed under: contractors pothole road infrastructure philly development driving lyft damage digging

What’s the story with “mint green”?

January 10, 2019 mintgreen 2 Comments

Why Mint Green? People ask me “what’s the story?” behind the color choice. Others (I’m assuming, are “non-car” people) have…

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Filed under: MAACO custom paint mint green car color repaint classic cool

Experiences of a Lyft driver in Philly (yes, in a Mint Green car!).

January 9, 2019 mintgreen

I started driving for Lyft in Philly four months ago and, boy, I’ve seen (and heard!) a thing or two!…

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Filed under: driving philly potholes roads passengers riders driving habits lyft mint green blog adventures

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