rosies

Drove a Nigerian dude to the airport and he was concerned about all the extra security thanks to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. The guy made me wait over a half hour so I tacked on some waiting time, good thing too because he apparently never heard of tipping.

Can you 'tack on waiting time' at your job? It's a good benefit you should try it.
Then there were two ladies at the mall headed to the Marriott. Their English was very good and I really thought they were British but they started speaking Russian so I asked them, "Is that Russian"? They said yes how did you know and you know you can tell by the sound and the rhythm and whatnot.
A lot of guys at work are picking up second jobs. One guy started delivering pizza. I might have to make a move like that or pick up more hours.

mmx

Your humble narrator did dispatch New Year's Eve and it was statistically and otherwise the busiest night of the year. Emotionally draining as that was we (I) returned Friday night to drive. Only did five runs, the first was a woman of about 35 años who was heading to a friends apartment to play Uno and drink beers.

So, she asked to make a stop at the Green Apple which is a convenience store except that it is called Red Apple.
Lady, you mean Red Apple.
She likes green apples better and likes to call the store that too.
Next up was a man on his way to work at the main Post Office in Boston. He wasn't scheduled but apparently 60 people called in sick so he figured he could use the overtime.
Then my next ride was a girl visiting her boyfriend who is shipping out in a few days to fight the, ummm, who are we fighting this time? Oh yeah the ones who believe in that other invisible man in the sky, not the real one. Right.
Got into a bit of a dispute with the next rider who thought I was charging him too much but flat rates are what they are and this ain't no swap meet. Guess he bought it, best tip of the night.
Lastly but not leastly: a couple headed out for a couple cold ones to ring in the new year. Again.
Anyway, it was very nice chatting and I'll try harder next time.