Author Archives: paulhoward

The day started with me going to get my brakes done. Nazaar is a mechanic in Blaine. He does work for cheap because it’s just him. He occasionally gets help from a bunch of his mates kids. He was going … Continued

As I ventured out and waited patiently for my first customer I thought I’d restock the water and sweets. Front has been fine because people like to be chauffeur driven. I got to the back seat, oh look a taffy … Continued

As I have experienced driving people around in the past few weeks I’ve noticed and loved the personal interaction I’ve had with many different people. Then it occurred to me that Uber is looking at self driving vehicles. Fully automated, … Continued

My first passenger, her name was Marissa needed to be picked up at sports center where the AAA baseball field is located. I arrived and went to ring her, it was immediately hung up. “I’m deaf ” was the message … Continued

With a total of 19 trips it was an extremely busy night. The night started with me turning my app on at Fairdinkumhaven. Nothing in this area for a change, so I made my way to the north. Slowly to … Continued

Such a slog. So many short trips and not enough trips. I was spoilt yesterday with so many long journeys around Whatcom County. First ping was Mary. She was an Uber Eats customer. Had to get her food from the … Continued

The day that I met another Aussie. In fact I met him at the end of my day. First passenger was Nate. Him and his wife had to go Lynden to a storage facility. My gosh. Lynden is deep. It’s … Continued

The day started with me washing and vacuuming my car for my new passengers. Cars get so filthy don’t they? I mean hair, dog fur, chips, dirt, dust, and Hi Chew wrappers. It builds up exponentially! First customer was Amber … Continued

Last night. Was extremely fruitful Fridays. I had gotten way more than I had ever in Uber. Started off slow and then it turned into a boulder tumbling, full of money. The app failed to work because for some reason … Continued

Slowest of the slows. Thinking it was the rain. The first gentleman was called Guy he wasn’t that interesting at all, but asked about Ubering. Next gent was Hector it was his first time using Uber in his life. Preferred it to a taxi. … Continued