I arrive at the Four Season Hotel to pick up my next passenger one late night. Nice driveway. Nice hotel.…
Old City pick up one late evening. When I arrive at the corner near the pick-up point, I can’t turn…
I pick up this guy from a clinic on Broad St. on a 20 minute ride to Olney. After a…
This is a short post, but I wanted to list these top 7 questions (some with obvious answers, not-so-obvious answers,…
(Update 11/29/21). So, I just discovered that Lyft gives ALL passengers a 5 star rating as a default unless the…
As of 9Oct21, I started Lyft-ing again. After taking a 1.5 year break at the outset of COVID, it was…
I picked up a woman last Friday from the Med Center to take her on a 30 minute ride northwest.…
Woman on the phone complaining to someone about her life: saying that her boyfriend was in detox at 8th and…
A few nights ago I picked up an African-American (relevant to the story) woman late 40s/early 50s who admitted she…
Anyone from Philly knows there are some rough neighborhoods here. A lot of fearless younger people move to these neighborhoods…
I pick up this guy the other night from Rivers Casino on a ride to Poplar neighborhood (Temple University area).…
Boys out drinking. What do they talk about?? Girls, of course. This conversation would make women cringe. Here goes. About…
So, on a short uneventful ride from South Philly to 5th and Market Streets, a guy takes a call from…
On a ride in North Philly in mid February a young woman tells someone on the phone… “I don’t want…
So, I pick up these two guys from West Philly one night to take them to center city (about 15…
So, this 19 year old was on the phone going on about just having broken up with her boyfriend. She…
Somehow our conversation led to having a gun at home for protection. Then, this guy says that is case he…
Something about two 20-something girls bragging about how they scored big with getting some “old guy” to buy them all…
So, I pick up this really big guy in center city to take him to West Oak Lane. He adds…
I pick up this woman at night at 8th and Market to take her on a 5-mile trip to Kensington.…
A young mother gets into the car in a cloud of marijuana smoke (fairly routine for Lyft passengers at night)…
So, I had my one year anniversary of driving for Lyft last month! Wow, where has the time gone?! I’ve…
It’s bad enough that I have to listen to obnoxiously loud ringtones on passenger’s phones and content with the speakerphone…
Late Thursday night I picked up a woman from the Fox & Hound who told me she “just had to…
After driving for Lyft for almost a year, I have discovered that there is a small group of passengers who…
I’m not sure why some people think it’s ok to treat my car as their powder room, bathroom, etc. I…
On a shared ride as I was just a few blocks away from dropping off a passenger, I got a…
So, I pick up this guy on Delaware Ave. who was already talking on his phone to someone when he…
Two buddies talking. One from NYC (Bronx), apparently a bartender, visiting Philly says to his buddy, “you want to come…
Experience the Mint Green Lyft! Here’s what it’s like on a Lyft ride in my Mint Green Chrysler 300. My…
0-3! That’s Lyft Customer Service standings for the three issues I have had to deal with in the 6 months…
So, it finally happened – drunk girl gets sick in my car! On a recent Thursday night around 10pm I…
So, I picked up this 43-year old guy in Olney on a shared ride right after I had dropped off…
On one particular late night the two conversations on two separate rides seemed almost identical. Two white girls talking smack…
Don’t be this guy- lying douche , blowing smoke up your dress. Seemed like a nice enough guy I picked…
Stopping at Red Lights – optional in Philly “Free-for-all”, “lawless”, “do-as-you-please” are phrases that I would use to describe Philly…
Of course, it would just be a matter of time driving for Lyft in Philly that I would come across…
It’s unbelievable how terrible Philly streets are! I mean, gimme a break. Potholes in every neighborhood, on almost every street…
Why Mint Green? People ask me “what’s the story?” behind the color choice. Others (I’m assuming, are “non-car” people) have…
I started driving for Lyft in Philly four months ago and, boy, I’ve seen (and heard!) a thing or two!…