08/19/2025
I... can't believe that just happened.
As you know, I don't Uber on Mondays, because Monday is my self-care day. But I'm lower on cash than I would like, so I went out, hoping for the best.
I got a ride request to a local bar, and the rider called me through the app to let me know he was actually at a different (nearby) residential address, and the app wouldn't let him change it.
I said, "No problem, I'll find ya! Thanks for letting me know."
I found him easily, and when he got in he apologized like a zillion times. I said it was no big deal. Then he asked if we could change the drop-off spot.
Again, fine. It was slow and he was nice and apologetic, so it was really no big deal. He did try to change it in the app while I was heading to where he wanted to go, but his phone died right before it went through.
He apologized another zillion times, and I just laughed and said it was fine.
This is when it got crazy.
He offered to buy me a drink to make up for it. This is very common for my riders to ask me to come in and have a drink with them at the bar where I drop them off. I always just say no... but this time I decided, for whatever reason, to make a joke.
I said, "Tell you what... you give me a hundred bucks to cover the rest of my Uber night, and I'll come in with you." I was completely joking.
But... this mother-effer said, "Okay!" and actually effing peeled $100 in twenties out of his wallet and handed it to me.
Well... I'm a woman of my word, so I parked the car and went into the bar with him, lol.
(Now, before y'all yell at me for doing something foolish - I know these bars. I've been in all of them a hundred times with Boyfriend for pool tournaments and whatnot, so I know which ones are safe - which is most of them - and I'm familiar with most of the bartenders - and regular patrons - because of that, too. This was one of the busier and classier ones I was quite familiar with.)
I was in there for maybe two minutes (I immediately texted Boyfriend just to let him know what was going on). I ordered a water, which the bartender lady sneered at me for (which I'm very used to, haha), and never brought. So I was just awkwardly standing there for a couple minutes.
I think my rider felt bad, then, because he told me I could go and get back to Ubering if I wanted to.
So, I left with the agreement that I would come back in an hour to take him back home.
I took a few more rides, then returned to the bar promptly an hour later. He was inside playing pool, thanked me for coming back to get him, but said he would probably be there for a while longer. I apologized and said I couldn't stay long because I had to get home to the dog (man, I love using that little p**p as an excuse, sometimes, haha).
I asked him if he was ok with just calling for an Uber to get home, because I might not still be available whenever he was ready to leave.
He agreed, and then apologized a bunch of times AGAIN, and offered to buy me a drink. I declined and said I just needed to get home to the dog. He then handed me another $20 bill "as an apology for [his] nonsense", and told me, with a smile, to go home and take care of my dog.
I gave him a quick bro-hug, said it was nice to meet him, clocked him a solid fist-bump, thanked him, and told him to take care.
Then I came home to the dog - who was very happy to see me.
And that $120 cash is going straight into the Mama Mouse Moving Fund.
💜
