Grumpy Old Man
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I hate almost everything about televised rugby. The dribbling build up, inane crosses to players and coaches, terrible in match commentary and the utter lack of analysis afterwards.
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Uber
(Before I start Mrs Boo took the wind out of my GOM sails when, sitting in a 6th floor apartment having a quiet in Cotton Tree, looking out over the Alexandra Headland beach across towards Mooloolaba, and whinging about getting a ride from the water front restaurant on the Maroochydore River that hey we've got it good, we're not in Ukraine, or Lismore, or south west Sydney ... so fuck it first world problems ... )
But Uber.
First time I've ever used an Uber (Ms BooJr does it all the time), and worked brilliantly to get to dinner about 5 mins away.
Impressed. This techno shit works.
Getting home though ...
Hook up on the Uber app. Dude is 5 mins away. Cool. Track on the app. Wait on fulla you've gone past us! Oh, ok ... you're on a job and you'll get us next, cool ... hang on why are we looking for another driver? Oh ok, got a driver here in 5 ... Wait! What? Why are we looking for another driver... another... another... 7 fucking drivers!
So I rang a cab and he's here in 5 minutes.
Fuck this Uber shit where they can ditch you. Accept a job and honour it you fluffybunnies.
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@booboo I HATE Uber. Refuse to use. It's a good front-end app, but everything else sucks.
Your driver is 7minutes away! The fuck he is.
7 means 13 every time.
$10 fare tonight, no way, surcharge! That'll be $27 please!
I call my local cab company whenever I can.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo I HATE Uber. Refuse to use. It's a good front-end app, but everything else sucks.
Your driver is 7minutes away! The fuck he is.
7 means 13 every time.
$10 fare tonight, no way, surcharge! That'll be $27 please!
I call my local cab company whenever I can.
Always had an issue with Uber v Taxi given the cost and regulation of a taxi license. Am leaning towards sticking with the cab companies.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo I HATE Uber. Refuse to use. It's a good front-end app, but everything else sucks.
Your driver is 7minutes away! The fuck he is.
7 means 13 every time.
$10 fare tonight, no way, surcharge! That'll be $27 please!
I call my local cab company whenever I can.
You want to try Ola then if you think Uber are a pain. They're probably worse.
But then cabbies are often piston wristed gibbons too. On a holiday to Sydney one time I once had one drop me a km in the opposite direction of where I wanted to go because the ride was too short.
And even though I'm in the city it's usually quicker for me to get an uber than a cab.
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@machpants said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
First time I've ever used an Uber (Ms BooJr does it all the time), and worked brilliantly to get to dinner about 5 mins away.
Miss BooJr, you need a new way to describe your daughter on the fern
Hmmm .... don't know what you mean ...
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@machpants said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
First time I've ever used an Uber (Ms BooJr does it all the time), and worked brilliantly to get to dinner about 5 mins away.
Miss BooJr, you need a new way to describe your daughter on the fern
Hmmm .... don't know what you mean ...
It might be an initials thing...
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
(Before I start Mrs Boo took the wind out of my GOM sails when, sitting in a 6th floor apartment having a quiet in Cotton Tree, looking out over the Alexandra Headland beach across towards Mooloolaba, and whinging about getting a ride from the water front restaurant on the Maroochydore River that hey we've got it good, we're not in Ukraine, or Lismore, or south west Sydney ... so fuck it first world problems ... )
I've been living here 6 years now and I still think people just make random names for places.
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@bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@machpants said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
First time I've ever used an Uber (Ms BooJr does it all the time), and worked brilliantly to get to dinner about 5 mins away.
Miss BooJr, you need a new way to describe your daughter on the fern
Hmmm .... don't know what you mean ...
It might be an initials thing...
What initials?
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@bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
But then cabbies are often piston wristed gibbons too.
My old man is a cabby. Can confirm.
He's not based in Sydney was he? This twat that dropped me a km away was an Arab dude ... probably a bit young to be your old man though.
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@machpants said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
First time I've ever used an Uber (Ms BooJr does it all the time), and worked brilliantly to get to dinner about 5 mins away.
Miss BooJr, you need a new way to describe your daughter on the fern
Hmmm .... don't know what you mean ...
It might be an initials thing...
What initials?
@bones @Machpants especially after editing ...
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@nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo I HATE Uber. Refuse to use. It's a good front-end app, but everything else sucks.
Your driver is 7minutes away! The fuck he is.
7 means 13 every time.
$10 fare tonight, no way, surcharge! That'll be $27 please!
I call my local cab company whenever I can.
You want to try Ola then if you think Uber are a pain. They're probably worse.
But then cabbies are often piston wristed gibbons too. On a holiday to Sydney one time I once had one drop me a km in the opposite direction of where I wanted to go because the ride was too short.
And even though I'm in the city it's usually quicker for me to get an uber than a cab.
I'm all walking/public transport if I can. Loving the light rail in the city lately.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@booboo I HATE Uber. Refuse to use. It's a good front-end app, but everything else sucks.
Your driver is 7minutes away! The fuck he is.
7 means 13 every time.
$10 fare tonight, no way, surcharge! That'll be $27 please!
I call my local cab company whenever I can.
You want to try Ola then if you think Uber are a pain. They're probably worse.
But then cabbies are often piston wristed gibbons too. On a holiday to Sydney one time I once had one drop me a km in the opposite direction of where I wanted to go because the ride was too short.
And even though I'm in the city it's usually quicker for me to get an uber than a cab.
I'm all walking/public transport if I can. Loving the light rail in the city lately.
Oh, I walk everywhere, occasional Uber. Haven't used the light rail since pre-pandemic (or any other public transport) but might do if they make it free in the city as mooted
.Also, if they had the Dulwich Hill line running up George St (the lines are there) I'd use it more as I could jump on at Paddys and get up to work - especially in these endless rains we're having.
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@nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
@nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
But then cabbies are often piston wristed gibbons too.
My old man is a cabby. Can confirm.
He's not based in Sydney was he? This twat that dropped me a km away was an Arab dude ... probably a bit young to be your old man though.
Oh sure you racist fuck, cos all lebos live in Sydney eh?
