Author Archives: paulhoward

After a long reflection of how many days I’ve driven for Uber and now Lyft. Each day is always a surprise. Not all passengers are the same and people are extremely diverse. The one thing that is more common is … Continued

Another Friday after a week of fieldwork. This post has it all from a spider dance to even fun facts about the capital of Alaska. My initial customer was a guy who works at Panda Express. From Las Vegas Nevada, … Continued

A few Friday’s ago I picked up a regular customer in Blaine. He’s the one who wants to build a wedding venue on his property. I did research for the man, so he could figure out what permits he needs … Continued

It continues to surprise me about the diverse and eclectic mix of people I get in my car. Now my first passenger a truck driver, he was born in Somalia and left his country in 1994 as a refugee with … Continued

After losing my hubcap about a week ago I found a set of four new ones for $32. Unfortunately I couldn’t just buy the one that matched the three I already had. As a throw away society I attempted to … Continued

Snow! Everywhere. I took a risk and discovered I was one of three uber and Lyft drivers that night. It wasn’t that bad, just super busy. I only got stuck a couple of times on a few hills but I … Continued

After a Monday off due to snow. I decided to tackle Tuesday after receiving a text from the Senegalese lady’s son. She required a pickup at around 8.30 pm. Meanwhile Whatcom County is a winter wonderland and no place for … Continued

First bloke of the evening had two stops. He asked me what language do we speak in Australia? I was tempted to say something backhanded like Mandarin, but no I was honest. “English and some schools are teaching indigenous languages. … Continued

Happy New Year and here’s 2020. My first ride sharing of the decade began on Friday the 10th of January. I have been working as an archaeologist in the field in King County. Snow interrupted the work, so I decided … Continued

The last of 2019. What a crazy year. A roller coaster ride full of twists, turns and triumphs. I’m not going to bore you with my reflections of the year, because I’m sure everyone has their highlights and lowlights. I’ll … Continued