u/Auntie_Venom

I hope it’s not behind a paywall. There’s a Change.org petition to save the beer that we chuckle at.

I’m new to the sub, and I’ve read a lot of the cons here along with some good stories.

But I figured I’d ask if there were any suggestions or things to look out for or to take advantage of as a newbie.

As the title says, I live in a host city and several teams that aren’t even scheduled to play here have selected our area as their home base because of the training facilities, so the teams and their fans will be here for the whole tournament less a few days for travel and competition. The city has a shuttle system set up for airport trips and for regional sightseeing as well as obviously to the stadium for games. But there’s a whole lot of places the shuttles won’t be and they aren’t running 24 hours… I figure there’s a lot of fans that won’t be using the shuttles anyway which leaves a lot of opportunity.

I own my vehicle outright, a Jaguar F Pace Premium. From what I read I won’t qualify for Uber Black because the interior isn’t all black. The seats are beige leather and the rest of the trim is black. The car is black, and the rear seats are heated. I did get a waterproof seat cover for the back seats but it’s nylon and looks awful with the black clips. But I’m terrified of people scratching up or damaging my pristine beige seats… I also have Weather Tech floor mats to help keep the interior clean. I’m unsure what I can do to protect the interior of my vehicle while still making a good experience for riders. My other car is a Mustang so it doesn’t qualify at all since it doesn’t have 4 doors.

I planned on getting some back seat organizers for tissues, bottles of water, mints/candies and providing USB C and Lightning charging cords for the charging ports in the rear center consoles.

I’m a female, and would love to know some best practices to make the most of driving for Uber to make a few extra bucks while our city is inundated with football/soccer fans. Also, despite my own thoughts on my appearance, I also know I’m not hideous and look younger than I am - 40s, I get hit on often by men and women older and younger than me - so I know my safety is a risk, especially when picking up drunks is involved. So I’d appreciate any insights regarding that as well.

I wasn’t planning on signing up for Lyft too since I only plan on doing it two months at the most, with some leading up to and after the World Cup. I don’t think there will be any shortage of riders to make up for the usual gaps to sign up with Lyft too.

I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but I’ve tried making egg drop soup a lot and I can never get the flavor I crave from the kind I get at Chinese restaurants. I’ve tried every “authentic” or “family” recipe I can find. I’ve got the egg technique down, I can’t get the flavor right.

How do I make the golden goodness I love so much?