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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:26:41 PM EDT
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uber figured out how to make billions while paying employees next to nothing AAAHHMerica. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:45:04 PM EDT
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FIFMS Went back and looked at my Über deposits, guess I was off my a hundred. Über is a pretty fun gig if you're not a grumpy, smelly loner. I met tons of interesting people, could have had many dating quality leads and only had one issue which Über quickly took care of. YMMV Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I usually made about a couple hundred bucks in a night, probably burned sixty in gas. It was fun though. FIFMS Went back and looked at my Über deposits, guess I was off my a hundred. Über is a pretty fun gig if you're not a grumpy, smelly loner. I met tons of interesting people, could have had many dating quality leads and only had one issue which Über quickly took care of. YMMV It is fun. If I drink, I Uber. So simple. DUI is stupid and unnecessary. Met a lot of cool drivers. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 7:52:25 PM EDT
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And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. Location is key, my friend drives for uber. Airport is 10 minutes away, he's usually pretty steady busy. If not he waits at home. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 10:59:35 PM EDT
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And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. 
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:08:01 PM EDT
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Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. This. My drivers are usually accepting pick ups as they are dropping me off. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:11:16 PM EDT
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1 of the guys on my crew was doing it for awhile. He has a newer hybrid Lexus ( a pretty nice Prius basically).
Work in downtown Seattle all day, then instead of sitting in traffic trying to get home after work, he's drive for Uber for 2 or 3 hours at night and make money instead of sitting on the freeway. Wait til traffic dies down then heads home. Said it was paying his car payment ($400 or $500 IIRC) every month for 6 hours of driving a week. 6 hours that he would have been sitting in rushhour traffic for free. 30 minute drive home afterwards instead of an hour+ each night. 28 year old single, part time parent with no one waiting at home for him or needing him to be home on the nights he doesnt have his daughter. Worked out alright for him when we were working in Seattle. I couldnt do it. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:14:47 PM EDT
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That's less than $12/hr... minus gas, insurance, wear and tear... So maybe he broke even Quote HistoryQuoted:
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OP I want your dog. Yea $70 in 6 hours sounds horrible So maybe he broke even |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:21:02 PM EDT
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uber figured out how to make billions while paying employees next to nothing 
Same concept applies to restaurants paying tip wage. Some restaurants are in busy, nicer parts of town and some are it in the stix |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:21:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Location is key, my friend drives for uber. Airport is 10 minutes away, he's usually pretty steady busy. If not he waits at home. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. Location is key, my friend drives for uber. Airport is 10 minutes away, he's usually pretty steady busy. If not he waits at home. I live 10 minutes away from the airport, too. If you drive 10 minutes to the pickup, you are losing money on most fares. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:22:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:24:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This. My drivers are usually accepting pick ups as they are dropping me off. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. This. My drivers are usually accepting pick ups as they are dropping me off. It must be busier in Ethiopia. Here, you have to go to the airport queue and wait your turn. I have (once) waited over two hours for a ride out of SEATAC. I rarely bother to get in the queue nowadays and just head back downtown empty. Every market is different. The company is the same, and it sucks. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:25:20 PM EDT
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Basically, supporting Uber fucks local businesses. Fuck anyone that tells you otherwise. The same cab ride at 12:15 Am on a Saturday night and you're drunk that would cost you $23 costs you $80 when Uber is surging (bars closing), yeah it only cost you 8 to get out there, but you're still out 46 bucks extra for the night. Casinos run on this type of behavior. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:28:13 PM EDT
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I have a family member that does Uber as their primary job and they are making ends meet. Not something I would want to do but it is doable.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:28:24 PM EDT
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It must be busier in Ethiopia. Here, you have to go to the airport queue and wait your turn. I have (once) waited over two hours for a ride out of SEATAC. I rarely bother to get in the queue nowadays and just head back downtown empty. Every market is different. The company is the same, and it sucks. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. This. My drivers are usually accepting pick ups as they are dropping me off. It must be busier in Ethiopia. Here, you have to go to the airport queue and wait your turn. I have (once) waited over two hours for a ride out of SEATAC. I rarely bother to get in the queue nowadays and just head back downtown empty. Every market is different. The company is the same, and it sucks. I've ubered in the Seattle area. Drivers seemed pretty busy then too. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:29:30 PM EDT
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Wait until they get their 1099. Yup. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:29:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: uber sucks, I keep my account active, because Saturday nights, when the college is in session, results in a lot of rich kids making dumb drunken decisions to call an Uber instead of a cab. Uber is surging late night, and you can make $70 on one 20 minute trip with a minivan, which is uberXL. My van doesn't even roll unless this kind of money is at stake, or Uber is about to cancel my account for inactivity, but you really can't choose the hours you work if you want to make real cash and not deal with penny ante bullshit. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:31:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've ubered in the Seattle area. Drivers seemed pretty busy then too. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. This. My drivers are usually accepting pick ups as they are dropping me off. It must be busier in Ethiopia. Here, you have to go to the airport queue and wait your turn. I have (once) waited over two hours for a ride out of SEATAC. I rarely bother to get in the queue nowadays and just head back downtown empty. Every market is different. The company is the same, and it sucks. I've ubered in the Seattle area. Drivers seemed pretty busy then too. Are you really going to try to tell me what conditions are like as an Uber driver in the town where I drive? LOL. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:31:44 PM EDT
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You haven't driven in my market, so your b.s. flag is b.s. on its own. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Last I heard uber drivers kept 80% of the fare and uber got 20%. Example, from my house to the nearest airport it's about an $80 uber fare, the driver keeps about $64 out of the $80 and completes the trip in an hour or less. And then he drives all the way back empty, or he waits an hour or two in the airport waiting queue, if there is one in your airport. Neither has jal777 so I'll raise the ante 
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:31:53 PM EDT
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I know a guy that is an Uber driver. He's also quite proud of the fact that he's a "100% disabled vet". Also couldn't wait to tell everyone that now that his daughter is 18 she qualifies to be his "caregiver" and she is now getting $2000/month for that, on top of paid college. Modern welfare at it's finest, all while he's getting paid for his hobby of driving people around. You just described the majority of individual unemployablity veterans. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:32:17 PM EDT
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For some of these people that's considered good money I suppose. I wonder of their insurance even covers this. Doubtful. USAA has a special coverage that's available in less than 50% of states Otherwise, you have periods of no coverage while driving |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:35:32 PM EDT
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I delivered pizza once... they only pay min-wage. In a very expensive metro area like Dc. Tips ranged from awful to great but overall, mediocre. It was nowhere near as good as they claim on this forum. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Was talking to a friend yesterday and he was bragging about how he made $70.00 in six hours being an uber driver. He seemed proud that he made that much not doing anything except "driving people around". You couldn't even get me out of bed to make $70.00 over six hours unless I was downright destitute...especially if it involved driving my own car for that length of time. No shit. $11/hr to drive my own car around and cover gas, wear and tear, insurance and depreciation. I made more then that delivering pizza. 2/3rds of that was in cash and I didn't have to let strangers in my car. And it was in 1993 when minimum wage was $4.25/hr. Oh, and free pizza. I delivered pizza once... they only pay min-wage. In a very expensive metro area like Dc. Tips ranged from awful to great but overall, mediocre. It was nowhere near as good as they claim on this forum. I've delivered pizza the past 3yrs as a night job.cleared $235ish on my best night Best single tip was $100 I'm happy if I clear $17/HR after gas but I get 41mpg ish in a beater hybrid Free pizza, laugh as the high school drama from the "insiders" and often get tipped in interesting ways not including a large portion of under the table cash. It's nice to roll the windows down and rock out while basically doing nothing after a day at the office ETA: we used to rape pizza hut's mileage system - I would often make as much in mileage as in tips i.e. $35 each in a 4hr shift |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:39:03 PM EDT
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Kind of the same mentality as people that cut their own firewood. 
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:48:36 PM EDT
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uber figured out how to make billions while paying employees next to nothing But they're not evil because liberal logic. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:50:46 PM EDT
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Uber is running a promotion where you refer a friend who doesn't currently have an account and you both get a free ride. My friends uber'd all over DFW two weekends ago for just the cost of a tip.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:51:08 PM EDT
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I delivered pizza once... they only pay min-wage. In a very expensive metro area like Dc. Tips ranged from awful to great but overall, mediocre. It was nowhere near as good as they claim on this forum. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Was talking to a friend yesterday and he was bragging about how he made $70.00 in six hours being an uber driver. He seemed proud that he made that much not doing anything except "driving people around". You couldn't even get me out of bed to make $70.00 over six hours unless I was downright destitute...especially if it involved driving my own car for that length of time. No shit. $11/hr to drive my own car around and cover gas, wear and tear, insurance and depreciation. I made more then that delivering pizza. 2/3rds of that was in cash and I didn't have to let strangers in my car. And it was in 1993 when minimum wage was $4.25/hr. Oh, and free pizza. I delivered pizza once... they only pay min-wage. In a very expensive metro area like Dc. Tips ranged from awful to great but overall, mediocre. It was nowhere near as good as they claim on this forum. Hopefully arfcoms socialist professional pizza delivery driver will chime in. I'm sure his understanding of economic matters is sound. |
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:54:41 PM EDT
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Shit.....that is not even $15 a hour.
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Posted: 7/25/2016 11:56:10 PM EDT
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<0 nailed it. The drivers/independent contractors(  ) working for Uber right now are just there to enable the transition to driverless cars in the future. It's a great business model. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What is ironic is that the drivers are driving themselves out of a job. Uber is using the drivers to compile data on routes so they they can use driver-less cars in a few years. Uber is nothing more than a huge data collection service. Yeah I am sure "driver-less" cars will be a huge hit with the consumer. Especially after a single well-publicized disaster crash. ) working for Uber right now are just there to enable the transition to driverless cars in the future. It's a great business model. Considering the founder of Uber is pushing hard for it, yeah it makes perfect sense, Fuck Uber. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:00:25 AM EDT
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Have you been to the airport since March, when the queue system went into effect? Are you really going to try to tell me what conditions are like as an Uber driver in the town where I drive? LOL. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This. My drivers are usually accepting pick ups as they are dropping me off. It must be busier in Ethiopia. Here, you have to go to the airport queue and wait your turn. I have (once) waited over two hours for a ride out of SEATAC. I rarely bother to get in the queue nowadays and just head back downtown empty. Every market is different. The company is the same, and it sucks. I've ubered in the Seattle area. Drivers seemed pretty busy then too. Are you really going to try to tell me what conditions are like as an Uber driver in the town where I drive? LOL. Nope. Right place, right time. Know when the surge fares hit. The airport isn't the only game in town. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:10:28 AM EDT
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I allways tip my uber driver
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:12:39 AM EDT
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For many, UBER is a fantastic lesson in EBITDA.
Financially it makes sense of your going downtown or to the airport and pick up a few extra bucks on your drive. The money just isn't there for a lot of your trying to be a contracted taxi or towncar service. It's actually more complex to squeeze the same dollars from it than if you're running your own licenses limo company. As a hobby or something to do for fun it makes sense, though. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:23:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yup. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wait until they get their 1099. Yup. A smart guy can figure it out  |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:25:34 AM EDT
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Wow, I'm very blessed I suppose.
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:26:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You just described the majority of individual unemployablity veterans. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I know a guy that is an Uber driver. He's also quite proud of the fact that he's a "100% disabled vet". Also couldn't wait to tell everyone that now that his daughter is 18 she qualifies to be his "caregiver" and she is now getting $2000/month for that, on top of paid college. Modern welfare at it's finest, all while he's getting paid for his hobby of driving people around. You just described the majority of individual unemployablity veterans. Need a caregiver??? |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 12:26:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Nope. Right place, right time. Know when the surge fares hit. The airport isn't the only game in town. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It must be busier in Ethiopia. Here, you have to go to the airport queue and wait your turn. I have (once) waited over two hours for a ride out of SEATAC. I rarely bother to get in the queue nowadays and just head back downtown empty. Every market is different. The company is the same, and it sucks. I've ubered in the Seattle area. Drivers seemed pretty busy then too. Are you really going to try to tell me what conditions are like as an Uber driver in the town where I drive? LOL. Nope. Right place, right time. Know when the surge fares hit. The airport isn't the only game in town. LOL. You think I don't know this? I slay the surge. You may not know this, but until we pick you up, we have no idea where you are wanting to go. Used to happen all the time that I'd get a ride request just before surge downtown that'd take me to the fucking airport, and I'd have to slog all the way back through heavy traffic to the surge zone. Airport runs at regular rates during times when you have to choose to wait an hour in the queue or drive back downtown empty are money-losers for the drivers—especially because Uber riders are all Mr. Pinks.
Nowadays, if surge is imminent, I call the rider and ask where he/she is going. If it's someplace I do not want to go, I cancel the ride. My car is not a charity, and I do not owe any Uber customer a ride in it if it's not to my profit. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 1:31:47 AM EDT
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I'm on my phone so I don't feel like trimming quote trees.
Forker, you sound like you've got it down. You know how to work it. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 3:55:32 AM EDT
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Kind of the same mentality as people that cut their own firewood. Cutting your own firewood is good exercise. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 4:58:32 AM EDT
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Yeah I am sure "driver-less" cars will be a huge hit with the consumer. Especially after a single well-publicized disaster crash. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What is ironic is that the drivers are driving themselves out of a job. Uber is using the drivers to compile data on routes so they they can use driver-less cars in a few years. Uber is nothing more than a huge data collection service. Yeah I am sure "driver-less" cars will be a huge hit with the consumer. Especially after a single well-publicized disaster crash. It's coming. Mile for mile they are way safer than cars driven by humans. It's just a matter of time. And not much time. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 5:05:58 AM EDT
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???WTF??? I cut my own wood, I enjoy it. Its fun, cutting, splitting, stacking and burning and I get to manage my woodlot for wildlife. I'm retired so I have all the time in the world. A chain saw, used lawn tractor, trailer and a splitting wedge didn't cost me over $2500. Cost for gas, oil, chains, and bar oil are not more than $40 a year if that. $2500 initial investment $50 yearly expenses = cheap heat.How does that compare to buying a car and driving it for bout min wage return/hr? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kind of the same mentality as people that cut their own firewood. ???WTF??? I cut my own wood, I enjoy it. Its fun, cutting, splitting, stacking and burning and I get to manage my woodlot for wildlife. I'm retired so I have all the time in the world. A chain saw, used lawn tractor, trailer and a splitting wedge didn't cost me over $2500. Cost for gas, oil, chains, and bar oil are not more than $40 a year if that. $2500 initial investment $50 yearly expenses = cheap heat.How does that compare to buying a car and driving it for bout min wage return/hr? I would think that a lot of people who cut their own firewood do it for the exercise, and because they have trees on their property that require maintenance. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 5:07:03 AM EDT
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Wood buggas around here drive for miles, beat up their $30- 40- 50,000 trucks, winches, cables, 2 or 3 saws and maybe you come out ahead as long as you don't get yourself hurt. Not every one can do it in their leisure on their own property. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Kind of the same mentality as people that cut their own firewood. ???WTF??? I cut my own wood, I enjoy it. Its fun, cutting, splitting, stacking and burning and I get to manage my woodlot for wildlife. I'm retired so I have all the time in the world. A chain saw, used lawn tractor, trailer and a splitting wedge didn't cost me over $2500. Cost for gas, oil, chains, and bar oil are not more than $40 a year if that. $2500 initial investment $50 yearly expenses = cheap heat.How does that compare to buying a car and driving it for bout min wage return/hr? Wood buggas around here drive for miles, beat up their $30- 40- 50,000 trucks, winches, cables, 2 or 3 saws and maybe you come out ahead as long as you don't get yourself hurt. Not every one can do it in their leisure on their own property. Bugga? What is this bugga? |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 5:10:54 AM EDT
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Uber gives a 1099 that says it pays you for the gross fares, not the fare left after Uber takes its 20-25 percent (depends on when you signed up), so if you do not notice this and deduct the Uber fees, you are paying taxes on money that you never were paid. It's a very sleazy company. It could well be the most ethically challenged company in the US. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How is the 1099 reported? work is slow - Obama says the economy is great right? I've been unemployed for two months now and was thinking about trying UBER to supplement UE. But earning income will F up my mighty $247 a week. If the 1099 isn't reported except to the IRS at years end I would be OK right? And before anyone jumps my ass - UE is paid for by employers in TN, its not a .gov "handout". It just gets collected from the employer and paid out by the state. Uber gives a 1099 that says it pays you for the gross fares, not the fare left after Uber takes its 20-25 percent (depends on when you signed up), so if you do not notice this and deduct the Uber fees, you are paying taxes on money that you never were paid. It's a very sleazy company. It could well be the most ethically challenged company in the US. That seems right to me, in a bookkeeping sense. As long as they break down what the fees were so you can deduct them. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 5:13:06 AM EDT
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Basically, supporting Uber fucks local businesses. Fuck anyone that tells you otherwise. The same cab ride at 12:15 Am on a Saturday night and you're drunk that would cost you $23 costs you $80 when Uber is surging (bars closing), yeah it only cost you 8 to get out there, but you're still out 46 bucks extra for the night. Casinos run on this type of behavior. Maybe, but cabs, at least where I live, are awful, unreliable, and expensive. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 6:16:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe, but cabs, at least where I live, are awful, unreliable, and expensive. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Basically, supporting Uber fucks local businesses. Fuck anyone that tells you otherwise. The same cab ride at 12:15 Am on a Saturday night and you're drunk that would cost you $23 costs you $80 when Uber is surging (bars closing), yeah it only cost you 8 to get out there, but you're still out 46 bucks extra for the night. Casinos run on this type of behavior. Maybe, but cabs, at least where I live, are awful, unreliable, and expensive. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 6:58:46 AM EDT
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I talked to a guy that kills it in SF but he has to live in Oakland  what exactly is "kills it" in money terms? |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 7:02:57 AM EDT
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How does one get another $2000 to be a caregiver for a disabled vet?? He is driving for uber so why would heNeed a caregiver??? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I know a guy that is an Uber driver. He's also quite proud of the fact that he's a "100% disabled vet". Also couldn't wait to tell everyone that now that his daughter is 18 she qualifies to be his "caregiver" and she is now getting $2000/month for that, on top of paid college. Modern welfare at it's finest, all while he's getting paid for his hobby of driving people around. You just described the majority of individual unemployablity veterans. SS disability will pay for a "caregiver" even if that person is family. I think the whole point is that he doesn't really need one but his level of disability is high enough that he qualifies for a caregiver. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 7:02:57 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/26/2016 7:10:56 AM EDT
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No shit. $11/hr to drive my own car around and cover gas, wear and tear, insurance and depreciation. I made more then that delivering pizza. 2/3rds of that was in cash and I didn't have to let strangers in my car. And it was in 1993 when minimum wage was $4.25/hr. Oh, and free pizza. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Was talking to a friend yesterday and he was bragging about how he made $70.00 in six hours being an uber driver. He seemed proud that he made that much not doing anything except "driving people around". You couldn't even get me out of bed to make $70.00 over six hours unless I was downright destitute...especially if it involved driving my own car for that length of time. No shit. $11/hr to drive my own car around and cover gas, wear and tear, insurance and depreciation. I made more then that delivering pizza. 2/3rds of that was in cash and I didn't have to let strangers in my car. And it was in 1993 when minimum wage was $4.25/hr. Oh, and free pizza. Yep, this right here. I've had part time gigs delivering pizza before. Once in college and once as a supplement to my normal job. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again, even at my age, 48. Something about a chick answering the door in a towel after just getting out of the shower will do that. 
I didn't fo. 
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Posted: 7/26/2016 7:11:48 AM EDT
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Kind of the same mentality as people that cut their own firewood. huh? I am 60 years old. I cut firewood and can probably work most of you "younguns" into the ground. Everything is not about money. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 7:45:36 AM EDT
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Uber is where they are because the economy is that bad. When people are working minimum wage jobs they need another way to supplement their income and monetize their time. If we weren't following elitist globalist policies our economy would be much better and Uber wouldn't exist
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Posted: 7/26/2016 9:44:08 AM EDT
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Basically, supporting Uber fucks local businesses. Fuck anyone that tells you otherwise. The same cab ride at 12:15 Am on a Saturday night and you're drunk that would cost you $23 costs you $80 when Uber is surging (bars closing), yeah it only cost you 8 to get out there, but you're still out 46 bucks extra for the night. Casinos run on this type of behavior. Maybe, but cabs, at least where I live, are awful, unreliable, and expensive. It's not just where you live. It's all over America Last time I took a cab some sour smelling one eyed Serbian AAA commander (that last part is just a guess) ran up the bill because he couldn't understand where I wanted him to take me and me yelling at him while pointing to Google maps didn't help. I called the number on the car that guy didn't speak English either, then I got the run around for a while and got bored. |
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Posted: 7/26/2016 9:44:19 AM EDT
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Since I double tapped, another taxi story.
I land in Dallas catch a cab to meet some people for lunch. Look on the side of the cab it shows all the Cards they accept, which includes my visa. Get to where I'm going, give the dude my card. " Ohh I don't take cards." "Your car says you do, so if you want to get paid you will " " My machine is broken, I haven't reported it broken " I tell him to take me to an ATM . He tried to leave the meter running but I put a stop to that. I go get cash, he tells me he" doesn't have change " So I run into a stop and rob get one to exact change. Make him take me to my destination pay him. No tip. Had nearly the same exact thing happen to me in LA too. Except the guy stunk so bad I had to leave the windows open the whole ride |
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