Since I’ve started writing about my experiences driving with Uber and Lyft, I wanted to share some stories with you guys. One of the most common questions I get asked when a new passenger gets in my car is: “have you ever had any crazy passengers?” Which my res
ponse usually is : “not really, I tend not to work the ‘craz
y hours’.” Which is true, I choose not to work weekend 
nights; so for the most part all my experiences are pleasant and I get to deal with normal/sober people. However, I have a small handful of random
stories and I would like to share them with you for kicks.
Some of these people include: the pregnantlesbian prostitute, the foot guy, and the Old School Rocker who owns a chicken and duck. If any of these sound fun to you, read on.
The pregnant lesbian prostitute: This is a long story, so i’ll tell it in bullet points.
- 8am- Pick up: Burbank – Destination: Palmdale
- Young woman enters my car after being escorted by a young man “friend”
- 15 minutes into the ride, woman asks if I have any “bags” which i knew immediately to pull over… she was going to puke.
- She returns to my car stating “I should get a pregnancy test… this is the 3rd day in a row” – I offered her water, hand sanitizer and napkins.
- the ride continues
- She opens up and tells me about her young son who lives with her parents “back home” (She had to be about 19 yr old)
- Woman argues loudly to her girlfriend on the phone for 20 minutes
- Woman opens up about the abusive relationship she’s in…
— completely intrigued, i go over the facts in my head… She may be a prostitute based on phrases said on phone to girlfriend… she has a son… she has a girl friend.. she may currently be pregnant… WITH WHOS BABY!?–
- I tried to give her advice by telling her a few stories of my personal bad relationships.
- She exited my car thanking me, and saying her and her girlfriend were “OVER”
The foot guy: Simple story… This man took his shoe off in my front seat (socks still on) and gave himself a foot rub…… glad my car makes you feel comfortable sir!
The Old Sch
ool Rocker who owns A duck and chicken: I drove up to this guys house and he texted me that he would be out shortly. When he got to the car, he apologized for making me wait and explained that he had to feed his chicken and duck.
I could not make this sh*t up!
Of course, my goal is to always be polite and non-judgmental. So, I simply smiled and said “not a problem.” We continue talking and he explained to me that he bought the chicken and duck for his niece and nephew for when they come over to visit. I literally had to hold myself back from cracking up laughing because that was the funniest thing I’ve ever heard. What ever happened to good old fashioned cats and dogs? I know we’ve been in a drought, but thats no excuse. :Pause for laughter:
He continued to chat with me about “back in his day” when he was in the music biz, and how cocaine was much more pure. Before he left my car and entered the Guitar Center, he made sure to tell me that i should be careful in the music industry because cocaine isn’t as good as it used to be. Nice guy.
The nail clippings: Nice lady chatted with me the whole 20 minute ride. I
was hearing a “clipping” sound, but ignored it, as few passengers have nervous ticks or habits where they make weird sounds, fiddle with phones etc. As she got out of my car, i pressed “5 stars” and 2 seconds later, look back and saw at least 6 finger nail clippings on the seat and floor of my car… I continued to contact LYFT and ask if i can RE-Rate her… It was disgusting and she received her 1 star…
The flirt who left His number – Guy and friend entered my car and asked to be shown around Beverly Hills. (I thought, I am no where near a tour guide….. but sure why not?) The guy in the back seat spoke little english so I chatted with the one in the front for the full hour i drove them in cir
cles so they could take photos of mansions. An hour later I dropped them off in Hollywood at the W Hotel. He tipped me $15. The Next day I got a new comment on my Uber app with details leading me to believe it was “that guy”. He left his number at the bottom of the comment. NO I didn’t call. The next week the comment was gone. I am pretty sure Uber deleted it. Can’t knock the guy for trying.
The dog shit guy – I had a pool ride with 3 passengers. the 3rd guy got in and smelled like literal dog poop. No one said a word. No one lowered one window. We will always share that experience. It was horrible.
The creepy guy – He sat in the front seat. Normally this means you want to chat. (Or get car sick like me) 5 minutes into the ride, he started looking around the front of the car suspiciously and asked if I had anything in my car for protection. I was so upset by his rude and uncomfortable questioning that I turned my head, looked him dead in the eyes, and said “WHY YOU LOOKIN FOR IT?” I needed to show him I wasn’t one to mess with. Thankfully we were right around the corner from his destination. He proceeded to ask me for my number before he left my car…………. NO. CREEP.
The second timer lady – believe it or not i’ve had 2 maybe 3 repeat passengers, which is crazy in a city like Los Angeles. This lady got in my car and said “I remember you! How’s dancing and your music going?” I was shocked she remembered details about our conversations months back. Kind of cool.
Fans -I’ve had a handful of people actually follow my social media and listen to my music. One of my music videos has a comment that says “Hey that was my Lyft driver!” Super funny. I’ve also had passengers ask me to pull the car over just to listen to my music. And once, a youtube personality filmed me and posted it on her vlog as her rapping uber driver. Always a fun time.
The sleepers – I love when people fall asleep in my car. It is the funniest thing ever. One day I was driving pool and actually took a snap chat because everyone in th
e car was asleep and it was too funny not to. #Guilty
famous ones
– People tend to forget that I can hear every phone conversation had in my car. I’ve been able to go “oh wow thats so and so!” Based on their phone conversations. J Coles manager was in my car once. Even Brian Henry before the hit tv show Atlanta aired. He was super nice.
The best friend – Super nice girl wanted me to come hang out with her after the ride. Told me “this is where I’m staying! Come visit whenever! I’ll be here for 2 more weeks” She facebook friended me.
I have also had both Kermit and Thor in my car LOL. Real names. Real people.
Feel free to share your stories! Are you an Uber driver with passenger stories? Or a passenger with weird driver stories? A
lso, If you are curious as to what it’s like driving for Lyft or Uber, don’t hesitate to ask! I have done a few blogs on it already.
Love you even though I don’t know you,
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