The Uber app says I completed 3 trips today. I made a little over $110.00.

The reason(s) I do not drive for Uber on New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day anymore.

My first New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day 2018 – 2019 driving for Uber was awesome! I always drove at night at that time anyway. I was waiting all night to see the difference and there were definitely more “Geronimo” rides (long trip +45 minutes) but other than that, I didn’t notice much of a difference. At like 12:05 AM ET on 01/01/2019 I was at Isla Del Sol by St. Pete Beach and it was undeniable/it popped off! I couldn’t believe my eyes, surges were everywhere, and they were crazy high too, like 20-40 bux! (That is what the rider pays before the ride even starts) In those days there was no upfront pricing or trip radar, you didn’t find out where the rider was going until the Uber driver started the trip. So I went and picked up a rider and they were going like 30 minutes North to Clearwater. I drove them and dropped them off and the surges were now 30-60 so I drove and drove until about 4 AM ET. I did pretty well that night (for an Uber driver anyway) So the next year (2019 – 2020)

          I was salivating over New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day. I drove again and the surges were way less like $15.00 was the highest surge. So I drove and drove until like 4 AM ET. I did okay but not at all like the previous New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day that I remembered so well. Then I drove again the next year 2020-2021 and the highest surge was like $5.00 and the riders were saying when they tried to request a ride using the Uber rider app, they and everyone wherever they were were all getting the same message “there are no drivers available” (This was in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, which is very busy 24/7 and I also checked St. Pete beach and the surges were even less there.)

I picked up several riders that night and they were all saying the same thing to me. They were thinking that it was somehow my fault. So I got back to Manatee County that night at like 4 AM ET. I cut driving short that night and will never drive another New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day for Uber. Spring Break is way better and it is a week long. Remember this: Everything you see in the Uber driver app or the Uber rider app is controlled by Uber. What they pay out to the drivers is an expense, their profit (Uber is out to make a profit) is basically everything after they pay their drivers and employees and expenses. So if they have to pay out less to their drivers, that increases their profits. Uber is out to make more money for their shareholders, not their drivers!

The Uber driving app says I completed 7 trips today. With tips, I made a little over $165.00. It is now about 7:40 PM ET. I just got home in Manatee County. I just took my daily vitamins and I am writing this blog post from my IPhone 7 Plus. Which is pretty cool. I do this every night that I drive. When I am finished with this post, I will ride the Peloton for 20 minutes, take my daily tablespoon of EVOO, and then I will really be done working lol.

The Uber driving app says I took 3 total trips today. I made just short of $65.00 in the app. 2 of my trips were to and from Tampa International Airport to and from St. Pete Beach. My last trip was from the Don Cesar Luxury Hotel to Downtown St. Petersburg, FL.

The Uber app says I took 3 trips today. I made a little over $75.00, which I know sounds little right? It is, then we are also supposed to pay mechanics, also the .55 that they’re charging riders. Was a “temporary fuel charge” You see when the money flows towards the drivers and away from Uber, it’s just temporary but money flowing towards Uber is permanent. Anyway, I just thought That I forgot to blog so I grabbed my old IPhone 7 Plus and I am blogging from bed lmao! This is a relatively new thing. This was not possible when I was a kid lol. I think that Mobile device’s are pretty cool but I never, ever put mine up to my ear/head! These things transmit and receive pretty much in microwaves and what does humanity do with microwaves?

Today I took a Gironomo (Long Trip 45 in the Uber App) from a prominent hotel on Treasure Island
to Orlando Airport (MCO). The last time I went there was a couple weeks ago from Tampa Airport (TPA)
Waze did the exact same thing to me at the very last turn. It directed me to the complete wrong place.
I knew though not to turn down Hienzmannn or whatever you call it because the last time it did that it
fubarred the entire trip kind of. Because I made that mistake already, I knew not to do it again.
That dude did what a lot of riders do, he said he was going to tip me right away but he didn’t.
his plane was originally leaving MCO at 3:45PM I got him there at 3:09PM. While we were headed to MCO he got a message
that the 3:45PM trip was delayed until 7PM. He was at the airport for several hours with time. He did what he did.
I have made that trip many times. I just drop the passenger off and drive back empty.
Since I don’t drive at night anymore and I start driving at noon now. Because of Dumb (Don’t get me started on this subject!)
I just came directly home which is in Manatee county Florida. Today was pretty cold for Florida.
Last Christmas it was 75 Degrees we use Farenhight (The imperial system) in America. Today it was 41.2
this morning when I left for Pinellas County. That is very cold for Florida. Tomorrow 12/25/2022 it’s supposed to get
down in the ’30s. I tell people that I have been in Florida my entire life when it gets a single degree below 60
I start to freeze. I told someone from Colorado once and they were like “oh that’s adorable” that is funny! I am a
wimp when it gets cold lol.

Update: This person did tip me on 12/26/2022. I was tipped heavy too $19.32 (I consider anything over $10.00 to be a heavy tip) for this ride.

I am at lingr restaurant for the first time ever! The food here is awesome. I can definitely see myself coming back here. There were no available tables so I am sitting at the bar. The staff are all really nice here too. This place is really modern kinda like an Apple store but with alcohol. The food is awesome too. I just had some spicy chili garlic dumplings, they were so good, I even drank the juice lol. I am such a pig! I also ordered the lions main shrooms.
Umm, it was very good.

This is definitely the type of place I would bring a date or in my case, anyone I would want to impress!You have to pay big prices for anything that’s really good.
I don’t like that, but it is just the way it is.

The thing about lingr that almost put me off is that there are no prices on their website, so here they are.

I had the wok-fried Florida fresh catch at Markt Price. Among many other things lol. I pretty much just ate everything, like always lmao. There was this soup like stuff at first and I was lucky my waitress told me how to consume it, because I truly had no idea that you just sip it right out of the little bowl thingy it was in.

The Uber app says I helped 3 people today. I made a little over $70.00 dollars.
I was thinking it would be so much better if I were to earn just over $7000.00 dollars instead lol.
I chose to drive full-time for Uber though so it is up to me to earn more. “I made this bed, now I have to lie in it.”
Last night my mother wanted to go out after dark and ride around and see Christmas lights so we did. We stayed close to the house
it is crazy what people put out for Christmas the electric bill alone is enough to stop me from putting lights outside for Christmas lmao.