>driving Lyft >pick up this Black dude at his house >roundtrip to the smoke shop >in the parking lot, there’s this South Asian kid >driving a top-down convertible BMW >kid’s…
Author: zeemonkey
I am an English professor who drives for Lyft in Tallahassee, Florida.
>driving Lyft >I pick up this lady named Luck >I say, “Hey, people out here are looking for you, ya know” >hardy har har >lady says “yes” very small >“I’m…
>driving >not for Lyft >cruising through Bonifay >it is a strange place, Bonifay >there is a perfectly manicured lawn >at one end is a guy with a weedeater manicuring like…
cw, tw: domestic violence >driving Lyft >8:30 on a Monday >get called to a house with two sheriff’s cars outside >two deputies are talking to a Black guy in the…
>driving Lyft >I finally catch my unicorn at 7:10pm on a Thursday >he does not come in a form I expect >my unicorn is a teenager >a Black kid >no…
>driving Lyft >my next passenger calls me >I didn’t even know they could do that >guy says “I got a weedeater, is that ok?” >yes, praise him >it is good…
>driving Lyft >pick up this Black dude with impressive dreadlocks >he says he likes my Prius >I say “Yeah, it’s a good car to have with these high gas prices”…
>driving >not for Lyft >I have a new car >a 2018 Prius >which means I also have a new and very visible Lyft sticker >I stop for gas in BFE…
>driving >not for Lyft >interstate 95 has three northbound lanes through Florida and Georgia >at the South Carolina border it shrinks to two lanes >it stays that way for like…
>driving Lyft >somewhere off Holton Street I pick up Mike >Mike, his wife, and their son are very large people >front seat is off limits because Covid >they must all…