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This is so so crazy but I have to try. A thin cardboard box that has a paint by number kit inside it was left on top of my car when leaving the PetSmart on Telegraph. The box is about 24x20x1. The painting is not important.

What is important is all the documents from my son‘s Scout camp that were also inside. I put them inside that box for safekeeping and when we rearranged all the luggage inside our car, it got left on the roof.

If anyone is in the area and sees such a box in that parking lot or in the street nearby, I would do anything to have the contents shipped to me. I live in Chicago. I am now a 5 hour drive away.

Thanks for reading, I haven’t much hope but the people in Detroit are so wonderful, I know there’s got to be a chance.

EDIT: this would have been around 2pm on Saturday the 4th

Looking for a roofer or roofing company that serves Dearborn, any recommendations?

Had a few of our customers suggest we post on here for the impending heat wave and storms this weekend, if you lose power this weekend and are in need of dry ice please stop by and see us! We will be open from 9-9pm on July 3rd and 10-7pm on July 4th, thank you!

I’m posting this as a genuine safety warning to other riders in the Detroit area. I had a terrifying Uber experience yesterday, and despite reporting it in detail through the app (including safety concerns), Uber has not taken meaningful action. As far as I can tell, this driver is still able to accept rides.
From the start of the trip, the female driver was extremely aggressive and in a bad mood. She completely ignored me when I tried speaking to her and took multiple personal phone calls, treating me like I wasn’t even there.
She kept all the windows fully rolled down the entire ride. I have long hair (she is bald) and spent most of the trip physically holding it down because it was whipping around violently. She could see how uncomfortable it was making me but refused to close any windows.
The driving itself was genuinely frightening and dangerous:
• Swearing loudly (“motherfucker,” “bullshit”), repeatedly throwing her hands up, and hitting the steering wheel while the car was moving
• Texting while driving
• Rolling through stop signs without stopping
• Unsafe lane changes without checking
• Repeatedly slamming on the brakes hard
• Missing multiple exits, which caused her to become visibly furious
The trip took over 45 minutes longer than expected due to the bizarre route, and I missed an important appointment. By the end, my heart was racing and I felt legitimately unsafe. The combination of distracted driving, road rage, and total disregard for passenger safety was one of the scariest rides I’ve ever had.
I’ve reported this thoroughly through Uber’s Help section and safety options, but they’ve been unhelpful and the driver appears to still be active on the platform. This is why I’m sharing it here — I don’t want anyone else to go through what I did.
If you get a ride with a driver matching this general description (black female in 50s or 60, jeep cherokee, named Toi) in the metro Detroit area, please stay extra alert, report immediately if anything feels off, and consider alternatives if possible.
Has anyone else encountered something similar lately? Any advice on how to get Uber to actually address serious safety reports?
Stay safe out there, everyone.

Edit to add that I did silently contact Uber Support within the first 10 minutes, but they did not respond until after the trip had ended.
The ride was supposed to be under 15 minutes, it took over an hour to be dropped off. Zero traffic. She drove more than 45 minutes past my destination. She took the highway instead of the normal route and repeatedly refused to take available exits. Each time she passed an exit, she became increasingly agitated, then continued driving farther away from my destination. For over 50 minutes, she remained on the highway despite multiple opportunities to exit and correct the route. I do not know why I never received a notification asking if “everything is okay” per usual, and I do not know how to add a screenshot on reddit.

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