Car service, taxi, uber

[webmaster]

While reading this thread and a recent one looking for a water taxi I thought: How about Uber for on the water?

Many of us look for any excuse to take the boat out. Fetch a newspaper or milk? Go to lunch? Take a ride? Go to the laudromat? No problem, we're ready! If anyone needed a ride we'd line up to volunteer.

What if you could earn a little gas money by being a water taxi for all those island residents while finding new excuses to be on the boat? You'd just tell your Liquid Uber app that you're available and those needing rides could see where you were.

If Uber works on land why not on the water? I'll have to write to Uber's suggestion box...or seek some venture capital funding!

[Phantom]

Raises hand for Funding boat (capital) and you write the APP !!

You watch how fast I can get that canvas off !!

Don't you dare tell UBER

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[tc_mike]

Originally Posted by Phantom

Don't you dare tell UBER

Interestingly enough, Uber jokingly announced UberBOAT back in 2015 as part of an April 1 prank.

[eyenotall777]

I witnessed this past Saturday evening 3 College Boys come into JP China trying to figure out how to get back to Dover, NH.

They woke in Dover, NH and decided to Uber up to the lake to hike Mt. Major for the day w/ backpacks and all.

Needless to say, when their adventure ended, they had no way to get back to Dover. They came into JP China asking around and waiting for an Uber response, no reply.

An employee getting off their shift at 9pm offered to provide them a ride back. I actually think the employee was able to leave a bit early to help them out.

[Winnisquamer]

Originally Posted by eyenotall777

I witnessed this past Saturday evening 3 College Boys come into JP China trying to figure out how to get back to Dover, NH.

They woke in Dover, NH and decided to Uber up to the lake to hike Mt. Major for the day w/ backpacks and all.

Needless to say, when their adventure ended, they had no way to get back to Dover. They came into JP China asking around and waiting for an Uber response, no reply.

An employee getting off their shift at 9pm offered to provide them a ride back. I actually think the employee was able to leave a bit early to help them out.

Unfortunately sounds like piss poor planning to me, and that sucks that someone had to go out of their way to save the day. On a positive note I bet they didn't have to park a mile up the road from the Mt Major trail with all the other tourists since they had no car!

I've thought about driving for über numerous times and always decided not to because out of the 100 clients, you get those 4-5 idiots out of that bunch that would get thrown right out of my car pretty quickly.. I have never seen such disrespect as when people deal with cab, bus, train or uber drivers over the last year or so.

[eyenotall777]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

Unfortunately sounds like piss poor planning to me, and that sucks that someone had to go out of their way to save the day. On a positive note I bet they didn't have to park a mile up the road from the Mt Major trail with all the other tourists since they had no car!

I've thought about driving for über numerous times and always decided not to because out of the 100 clients, you get those 4-5 idiots out of that bunch that would get thrown right out of my car pretty quickly.. I have never seen such disrespect as when people deal with cab, bus, train or uber drivers over the last year or so.

They could not have been more than 20yrs old and were actually very nice as well as not being from the area, not even NH perhaps and to know how vastly demographics changes.

Hopefully a learning curve on their part

[noreast]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

Unfortunately sounds like piss poor planning to me, and that sucks that someone had to go out of their way to save the day. On a positive note I bet they didn't have to park a mile up the road from the Mt Major trail with all the other tourists since they had no car!

I've thought about driving for über numerous times and always decided not to because out of the 100 clients, you get those 4-5 idiots out of that bunch that would get thrown right out of my car pretty quickly.. I have never seen such disrespect as when people deal with cab, bus, train or uber drivers over the last year or so.

That's what you're suppose to do when you're 20. A little adventure and some life long memories. The world would be a better place with more people taking advantage of their freedom.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by noreast

The world would be a better place with more people taking advantage of their freedom.

And if people were nice to those who do. These kids were in no danger and put nobody out--at another time and place, namely some logging road crossing in the middle of the AT's Hundred Mile Wilderness, that woulda been me and my friends!

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[garysanfran]

Originally Posted by noreast

That's what you're suppose to do when you're 20. A little adventure and some life long memories. The world would be a better place with more people taking advantage of their freedom.

I can't imagine going through life confined into a tight behavior box. Everything planned in detail, no spontaneity? No thanks!

In the 60's, my friends and I would stick out our thumbs and travel all over the place. We never had to wait more than a couple of minutes to get a ride. It was actually a social thing and we met some very interesting people. I had a Ford van and would ride around with no other purpose than to pick up hitchhikers. They were everywhere.

The times have certainly changed and helicopter parents do their children no favors.

[noreast]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I can't imagine going through life confined into a tight behavior box. Everything planned in detail, no spontaneity? No thanks!

In the 60's, my friends and I would stick out our thumbs and travel all over the place. We never had to wait more than a couple of minutes to get a ride. It was actually a social thing and we met some very interesting people. I had a Ford van and would ride around with no other purpose than to pick up hitchhikers. They were everywhere.

The times have certainly changed and helicopter parents do their children no favors.

Right, The fear of what might happen has distorted reality to where you really can't trust people you should. I generally don't trust anyone. I'm working on it.

[salty dog]

Originally Posted by garysanfran

I can't imagine going through life confined into a tight behavior box. Everything planned in detail, no spontaneity? No thanks!

In the 60's, my friends and I would stick out our thumbs and travel all over the place. We never had to wait more than a couple of minutes to get a ride. It was actually a social thing and we met some very interesting people. I had a Ford van and would ride around with no other purpose than to pick up hitchhikers. They were everywhere.

The times have certainly changed and helicopter parents do their children no favors.

I remember. Had an old VW bus and my buddies and I would drive around and do the same. I remember hitching home from college once, only about 80 miles, but I made it in 3 rides. When's the last time you saw someone hitch hiking? Ya, I can't remember either. I know we're not 20 anymore but the world's a lot scarier place.

[garysanfran]

Originally Posted by salty dog

I remember. Had an old VW bus and my buddies and I would drive around and do the same. I remember hitching home from college once, only about 80 miles, but I made it in 3 rides. When's the last time you saw someone hitch hiking? Ya, I can't remember either. I know we're not 20 anymore but the world's a lot scarier place.

I saw a hitchhiker today on Rt. 3 between Meredith and Center Harbor...First one I've seen in decades.

He wasn't there when I returned 30 mins. later. He may have been carrying a violin case...Wonder what was in it?