>driving Lyft >I ain’t in the best of moods already >I pull up to Baby WalMart >we call it Baby WalMart because it is inexplicably smaller than the other three…
Author: zeemonkey
I am an English professor who drives for Lyft in Tallahassee, Florida.
>driving Lyft >there is much construction on Pensacola Street >as I thread the orange cones >I see a porta-potty lying on its side in the middle of the road >I…
>driving Lyft >it is late night party time in Collegetown >pick up three very large college dudes in front of Township >one says “Hey Uber, drive down here and let…
>driving Lyft >I am called to the VA to pick up Michael >he calls me again before I get there >says to come right up front and he will be…
>driving Lyft >pick up a guy at the airport named Zaytoven >yes >like Beethoven >but with a Z >Zaytoven >Yeah? Well, fuck you >all names are made up
>driving Lyft >stop for lunch at Captain D’s >the car in front of me turns the wrong way down an access road >just as another car turns down the road…
>driving Lyft >I get a phone call on my way to a pickup >guy says he represents a company that helps veterans >says if I drive this passenger to a…
>driving Lyft >pick up this older Black lady >she is quiet for most of the ride >then she says “So you’re a retired cop?” >wat >I say “Oh no, no…
>driving Lyft >it is well past midnight on the Southside >I am crawling through a labryrinthine trailer park >my passenger tries to guide me, but even she is stymied by…
>driving Lyft >when I arrive at a pickup location, a timer starts, and I am required to wait five minutes >at some point during that five minutes, if I do…