OT -- Uber
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I don't know but it's a huge pain in the ***. If you're not in the cotton district on a game weekend, you have no shot at getting a cab. We had to sit in the lobby of Harvey's and wait for a waiter to get off and pay him for a ride home - cab companies (all 2 of them) wouldn't come that way.
Hell, I had trouble getting a cab on a Tuesday from the Bin. They blamed it on the baseball game and the high volume of calls they got from an early season Tuesday night game where it was 40 degrees outside. All 800 people at the game must have needed a cab.
It's almost like the city wants you to drive so they can collect DUI money.
Hell, I had trouble getting a cab on a Tuesday from the Bin. They blamed it on the baseball game and the high volume of calls they got from an early season Tuesday night game where it was 40 degrees outside. All 800 people at the game must have needed a cab.
It's almost like the city wants you to drive so they can collect DUI money.
As always blame the students when it's really the blue hairs in charge who are really at fault here
How are they at fault? Uber isn't against MS Laws, I took them in Jackson a few weeks ago. All a student has to do is sign up. I'm sure they could make several hundred bucks on game weekends; I don't even want to think about surge pricing at 9pm on the Friday before a football game.
Here's the link:
Drive With Uber
Here's the Lyft One as well:
Drive With Lyft
Here's the link:
Drive With Uber
Here's the Lyft One as well:
Drive With Lyft
Wrong
State Insurance Department regulates ride share companies, not local governments.
State Insurance Department regulates ride share companies, not local governments.
You're right. That's the case now. But Jackson enacted a city ordinance covering things before the state acted.
I tip if I get them to make out of the ordinary stops, like the liquor store/gas station for more alcohol based supplies.
It apparently has changed some now. Friend is an Uber/Lyft driver in Dallas and he's been told it's okay for Uber drivers to accept tips now.
You can't do it with the app - has to be in cash, or at least the last time I checked there was no option on the app. I've tipped a few times... usually if I've got a bunch of luggage they load / unload, or if we run into crazy traffic and it takes a lot longer than they probably expected. For instance, I'm going to tip the guy if he charges me $20 for a trip that should've been less than 30 minutes but takes an hour because we get stuck in traffic due to a wreck
Not true at all. I talked to City of Starkville officials about this earlier this year. They are all for it, but Uber coming to Starkville is not in their control. Uber has to see that there is a need in the area before expanding service. The fastest way for Uber to start service in Starkville is for residents to download the app on their phones. If Uber sees that there are X number of users in Starkville, they will add service.
I had an Uber driver tell me
that if you don't tip you probably won't get a good rating from the driver.
Kind of shady...I wish they could just build it into the app if they're going to expect it. I thought that was the reason uber was created...the have a completely cash-less transaction.
that if you don't tip you probably won't get a good rating from the driver.
Kind of shady...I wish they could just build it into the app if they're going to expect it. I thought that was the reason uber was created...the have a completely cash-less transaction.
I'm pretty sure the tip capability is in there now. I updated it last time I traveled and think I remember that being part of the update. I keep the app uninstalled or off unless I'm traveling or I'd look it up now
I have never tipped an Uber driver and my rating is just fine. I think someone was running a game on you.
I tip occasionally... couple of weeks ago uber driver kinda pulled U Turn so he wouldn't be blocking traffic and it was kinda the only way he could get close to us... Police pulled up wrote him a ticket for it... meanwhile the cop ran his DL and it came up that the driver had a CC license. Police officer waited 40 minutes for backup to show up. 3 more cop cars show up with all their LED lights blinding everybody. I ask the guy question why he is holding us didn't really answer at first so i ask politely again then Police officer got a little smart with me and my girl for no facking reason at all told me to STFU. Luckily the backup officer wasn't a racist A-hole all juiced up on roids and told him to write the dam ticket so we could be on our way. ( shout out to police that are not A-holes) it was a 45 minute ordeal and there was a surge that started happening after we'd already gotten into the car... I felt bad for the guy so i left him a nice tip 25 dollar tip. He probably missed 2 or 3 rides during surge pricing because of some jackass cop with an ego.
Sounds to me like you're the racist *******. All full of assumptions, stereotypes, n stuff.
You ever find out what the big deal was for a simple traffic violation? What does racism have to do with everything?
That's not all that's required. Uber has to decide to make the service available in the city.
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