AlreadyShrugging

AlreadyShrugging t1_j1zr0o1 wrote

I drive Uber and in the past 48 hours I’ve had about a dozen or so of my customers feel the need to continue their nasty fights with their spouse or significant other in my car.

Shouting from their house's front door with the person standing by my car getting in, using me as a captive audience to vent. One dude even decided to call my passenger after we’d gotten a block away just to continue the fight they had in progress.

Next customer to drag that into my car is getting kicked out.

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AlreadyShrugging t1_j1kw2fd wrote

We’re standing here, watching the fireworks someone is shooting off from our window. At the same time, the “Neighbors” app is blowing up: Is iT gUnShOtS?!??

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AlreadyShrugging t1_j1igrwo wrote

I think working today should be a voluntary thing. There’s enough people who would volunteer if respectfully asked and offered double pay that we can keep things running enough.

Everyone should be entitled to guaranteed time off.

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AlreadyShrugging t1_j08ii31 wrote

I’m from Oregon where slot machines are ubiquitous in bars and restaurants. Even Denny’s there has “poker rooms” filled with slot machines.

For some reason that just doesn’t hit nearly as sad as having them in gas stations. The machines in Oregon are tightly regulated and run by the state lottery. There’s rules in place that prohibit the machines being displayed visibly from the street among other regulations. There’s no “skill” legal bullshit either.

I don’t even like the machines in Oregon, but they’re worse here.

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AlreadyShrugging t1_izf2wbo wrote

Has anyone else ever wanted to rent a wood chipper for an afternoon purely for cathartic stress release? Feed it scrap wood and bask in the whirrrrrrrrrr?

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