I carry an alarm, pepper spray, and a switchblade, but I know that if anyone was to pull a gun on me, a knife ain’t gonna cut it.

I have entertained the idea of getting a compact gun just in case.

I plan on going to the shooting range this week just to get a feel for it.

Do any of you ladies carry when you’re doing rideshare? And if so, what would you recommend to a beginner?

I drive Lyft and today I asked one of my passengers what his zodiac sign was.

He wouldn’t tell me. We kept talking and a little later I asked again. He still wouldn't tell me and said he wasn't going to tell me until the end of the ride. He also said, “Good things don't come easy, right?”

To which I replied, "No, some good things do come easy. That’s just something people tell themselves when they're going through it, to make themselves feel better about the fact that they’re going through it."

He laughed and goes, “Well, with that logic... you've gotta be a Virgo. That was a very Virgotypical answer.”

I thought that was absolutely hilarious. It’s that obvious huh? 🥴

EDIT: He was an Aries

EDIT AGAIN: I’m leaving this up, exactly the way I wrote it. If you can’t laugh at what was very much a fun and innocent conversation then that says a lot about you. He favorited me as a driver and tipped me on top. He obviously didn’t mind.

Since I started driving for Lyft, I have met so many interesting people.

I've gotten great restaurant recommendations, music recommendations, life advice, and even made a couple of friends. I've also given some advice and pointed people towards helpful connections.

I also run a business on the side, so when it comes up in conversation, it’s a great opportunity to hand someone my business card.

Tonight, I just had one of my favorite experiences. I met 2 girls around my age. We clicked immediately and they invited me to the rave they were headed to. I was just getting ready to end my shift, so I took it as a sign and went. It was my first rave and let me tell you… I had a great time! 😌

Moral of the story: network, network, network! You never know what type of valuable connection you can make!

I have pet rides turned off, but after 300+ rides, I finally had my first pax try to get into my car with a dog and then tell me it’s an ESA.

When I questioned it, he started telling me about how another driver supposedly got deactivated last week for refusing to take his animal. I ended up taking him because it was only a 5 minute ride, but the whole interaction irritated me.

What I don’t understand is this: if you’ve already had problems with drivers not wanting your animal in their car, why not just order a Pet ride and avoid the drama altogether?

His response was, “I have an ESA. I shouldn’t have to pay extra.”

Okay and? There are a lot of things people shouldn’t have to pay extra for, but welcome to reality. If paying a couple extra dollars guarantees a driver who already knows and accepts that you’re bringing an animal, why keep creating the same conflict over and over?

I know now I could’ve just canceled once I pulled up and realized he had an animal, but I didn’t see the dog until it was too late. That’s alright. Fool me once, shame on you. Won’t happen again. I will cancel next time.

If you can’t afford an extra few dollars for your ride, you can’t afford your stinky animal.

I've only been doing Lyft for about 2 months and I've already put roughly an extra 5000 miles on my car.

It got me wondering what everyone else's numbers look like.

How many miles do you typically put on your car per week driving for Lyft? And since you started driving, about how many total miles?

I live way out in the boonies, so it takes me about 35–40 minutes just to get to the areas where I actually want to drive. Once I’m out there, going home to eat really isn’t an option until I’m ready to call it a day.

I’ve thought about packing a cooler, but I’m kind of on the fence about it.

I try to keep my trunk as empty as possible. And every now and then I get 4 passengers, and I already have my purse and giant water bottle up front, so adding a cooler just means having to constantly move stuff around whenever I need that extra seat.

Do you guys pack food? Stop somewhere and buy lunch? Live off gas station snacks?

If you do bring a cooler, what do you usually pack that holds up well in the car all day?

I’ve been curious what other drivers do when it comes to music.

Personally, I just play my own music. It’s mostly chill stuff, nothing super loud or controversial, and honestly I’ve gotten a lot of compliments from riders about it. I’ve had quite a few people ask what song is playing or tell me they like the vibe.

Do you guys play your own playlists, use a generic background playlist, stick to the radio, or just drive in silence?

And if you have a killer Spotify playlist, don’t be afraid to share the link! I’m always looking for new music. (:

So I just got back from a road trip to New Orleans, I’m from Virginia (where weed is legal). On my drive back I stopped at a hotel in Norcross, Georgia around 2 a.m. after driving for 9 hours.

I checked into my room, dropped my suitcase off, then went to my car to smoke before bed. While I’m out there, there’s this couple nearby having a loud ass argument, and shortly after that a cop pulls into the parking lot. I just thought he was here for them, so I didn’t really think much of it.

Well a second cop pulls in not too long after that and they both do a round around the building. Next thing I know, one cop car pulls up behind my car with lights on while another cop is at my window shining a flashlight in my face. When I tell y’all my heart dropped to my ass. And as I roll the window down, smoke pours out like I was in one of those damn stoner movies.

One of the cops starts telling me I can’t “loiter” in my car even though I literally had only been sitting in it for about 10-15 minutes. But apparently Norcross has some anti-loitering thing because of drug trafficking issues. But where I’m from, people sit in their car at all hours of the day and night, and no one bothers them, so again I didn’t think too much of it.

Then he of course proceeds to say he smells weed and asks to search my car. I said yes because at that point there was no point denying anything and in GA smell is enough cause for them to search. I told him there is weed and paraphernalia in there and he says “Honestly we don’t really care about weed, we’re looking for harder stuff.”

Next thing I know, I’m now surrounded by THREE cops like I’m freaking Pablo Escobar, instead of a young girl who’s just tired from a road trip.

They then start telling me that in Georgia, the weed pens alone could be felonies, plus the scale, and the other paraphernalia.

But then the “cool cop” says to me “Since you were cooperative, we’re not taking you to jail.” And instead of confiscating everything, they broke the weed pens and made me dump my bud out onto the concrete and stomp on it while they watched.

At the very end one of the cops asked if I had any questions and I was just like “No, I just wanna go to sleep.” The cop says “Alright understandable, go destress.” Then one of the other cops laughed and goes “How’s she supposed to destress? You just took all her weed.”

Like come on dude… you guys just TRAUMATIZED me… way too soon. 😔

BUT HERE’S THE REALLY INTERESTING PART THOUGH.

The next morning I realized the “cool cop” had somehow “missed” one of my weed pens in my center console. (I had a total of 4 and they took 2 of them.) Then I checked my purse, which had been in the backseat nowhere near my weed stuff, and somehow my grinder had magically ended up inside it with weed still in it. My other weed pen was also still sitting in the side pocket. I’m still shook. I guess he really was the cool cop?

TL;DR: I drove from Virginia into Georgia. Got a hotel at 2 am and went to go smoke in my car before bed. Ended up being surrounded by 3 cops, got told my weed pens/paraphernalia could be felonies in GA. But they told me they weren’t worried about weed, mostly the harder stuff. So instead of confiscating my stuff, they broke the weed pens and just had me stomp my bud out on the ground, and I got to keep my other stuff.