Last night ar Reagan there was a 4 minute Uber-X wait, but my driver texted me that he left his app on by mistake and wanted me to wait 15 minutes so he could go to the bathroom. Right...
Why would he even think of doing this?

How many cars have you gone through over the past 3.5 years? What's the odometer on your current ride? How many more miles do you think you will go in this car? How do you know when it's time to buy a new car?

Also, what's your strategy for buying a new car? I assume you pay all cash and get something 5+ years old with low mileage.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's your zodiac sign?? Awesome AMA, btw!!

Virgo, of course! Does it fit me?

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Yes, it does. Non judgmental, nice, good with money/numbers and frugal. Thank you for answering, this is the best AMA on dcum. Good luck buying your dream home!

Anonymous wrote:What's your zodiac sign?? Awesome AMA, btw!!

Virgo, of course! Does it fit me?

What's your zodiac sign?? Awesome AMA, btw!!

OP earlier I suggested you should write a blog but now I think you should write a dating advice column.seriously you have great and practical advice. Waaaay better and entertaining than Carolyn Hax any day.

Anonymous wrote:Did you give me my very first Uber ride ever exactly one week ago today (last Friday), around 11am, from Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington into DC near Farragut West? You thought I had lost my driver's license or something, but I had just been to court to beat a ticket.

It seems like there are similarities in your lives/histories/use of Uber/Lyft . . . and for what it's worth, if this was you you were quite handsome imho!

Hmmm, wasn't me, but it's nice to hear there are other hustlers out there, lol

Anonymous wrote:OP, this has been great.

I do wonder where you live that your rent is to cheap!

I live in Fairfax County in a walk-out private basement apartment. That should narrow it down a bit, lol. I have lived here for almost 9 years, and lived all over Northern Virginia before then. My landlords upstairs are a REALLY nice family. I do believe my rent is going to put their two kids thru college, lol. I pay $600/month, utilities included. They've only raised the rent once, from $500 in 2010-ish. I have a spot to park and wash/work on my car and it's in a really nice neighborhood. The only CON: Terrible traffic in practically all daylight hours. I rarely ever drive in my own neighborhood.

I found it on craigslist. It was the first place I looked at.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy Grandma's ham, OP! You are lucky to have her.

You were asked way up thread about waiting for women to get inside their homes before driving off. You gave the right answer and I appreciate that. Not all of us guys were raised by wolves.

My question is sort of related. If I'm on a first date or I've met a woman I like at a party, I'm not comfortable being overly intrusive in asking her street address. I will, though, ask in general terms where she lives.

If I want to Uber her home, is it OK for me to use the app to "drop a pin" into the middle of her neighborhood or town for drop off? Silver Spring, Arlington, Tenleytown, whatever?

My thinking is after I put her in the car, she may privately communicate to the driver exactly where she's going. Is this cool? Will her privacy be maintained and will it cause any grief for the driver?

Really appreciate the thread, OP.

Not OP but if you order in your account, the receipt will show locations on map. Not to the address but pretty close to where drop off was.

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^This is pretty much correct. There's zero way to keep the destination address unknown if you order an uber for someone. A smooth way to do it would be, "Hey, I'll get YOU an uber home, just put in your address," then hand your phone to her. If she isn't creeped out by you she'll do it, and then just slip it back in your pocket when she hands it over.
OR
You could just put her in the car, leave the destination blank in the app, and she'll tell the driver where to go. But you'll still get the email receipt.

DON'T just drop a pin anywhere. That'll only lead to confusion for everyone involved.

Also, this is gonna be a wild tangent, and I'm so sorry before I start, I'm not picking on you specifically (it's a whole bunch) but this is a real problem in DC, so...why are you buying your dates an uber home? She's a grown woman in DC, she knows how to get home. Personally, if I'm buying an uber for a lady then I'm going to be along for the ride with her. I might not suggest it on the first or second date, but it's totally appropriate later on. And by then the address isn't even awkward. If she likes you and is into you, then she'll put in the effort to see you. You don't have to "flash the cash"...everyone has $12 here. This is not "impressive" behavior by you...this is lame, lame, lame. And I see it all the time. Yes, a man can find his match if he puts the effort into it, but some ladies won't be so lucky because between this beta behavior on one end and complete boorish or obnoxious behavior on the other, there really is a smaller-than-normal pool of decent men one would consider "marriage material" between 20-45 in DC. (And to clarify further, that whole alpha/beta "game" neg-talk is terrible too, I'm not condoning that either.)

Be normal, that's it.

Anonymous wrote:Enjoy Grandma's ham, OP! You are lucky to have her.

You were asked way up thread about waiting for women to get inside their homes before driving off. You gave the right answer and I appreciate that. Not all of us guys were raised by wolves.

My question is sort of related. If I'm on a first date or I've met a woman I like at a party, I'm not comfortable being overly intrusive in asking her street address. I will, though, ask in general terms where she lives.

If I want to Uber her home, is it OK for me to use the app to "drop a pin" into the middle of her neighborhood or town for drop off? Silver Spring, Arlington, Tenleytown, whatever?

My thinking is after I put her in the car, she may privately communicate to the driver exactly where she's going. Is this cool? Will her privacy be maintained and will it cause any grief for the driver?

Really appreciate the thread, OP.

Not OP but if you order in your account, the receipt will show locations on map. Not to the address but pretty close to where drop off was.

OP, this has been great.

I do wonder where you live that your rent is to cheap!

Enjoy Grandma's ham, OP! You are lucky to have her.

You were asked way up thread about waiting for women to get inside their homes before driving off. You gave the right answer and I appreciate that. Not all of us guys were raised by wolves.

My question is sort of related. If I'm on a first date or I've met a woman I like at a party, I'm not comfortable being overly intrusive in asking her street address. I will, though, ask in general terms where she lives.

If I want to Uber her home, is it OK for me to use the app to "drop a pin" into the middle of her neighborhood or town for drop off? Silver Spring, Arlington, Tenleytown, whatever?

My thinking is after I put her in the car, she may privately communicate to the driver exactly where she's going. Is this cool? Will her privacy be maintained and will it cause any grief for the driver?

Really appreciate the thread, OP.

Did you give me my very first Uber ride ever exactly one week ago today (last Friday), around 11am, from Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington into DC near Farragut West? You thought I had lost my driver's license or something, but I had just been to court to beat a ticket.

It seems like there are similarities in your lives/histories/use of Uber/Lyft . . . and for what it's worth, if this was you you were quite handsome imho!

Anonymous wrote:No kids? Are you a DCUM lurker? Why?

You have no clue what the demographics of DCUM are, my friend.


Everyone of DCUM, thanks, this was a lot of fun. Thanks for the many, many kind comments and well wishes. I think I got every question answered. If I missed one, please bring it to my attention.

If you have any more questions, I promise you, I will answer them all. This is an AMA after all.

Grandma's cooking a ham for Easter, so I'm heading out of town for weekend. But I will check back in from time to time. Thanks again and enjoy your weekend!

No kids? Are you a DCUM lurker? Why?