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Happy Thursday, my dears and my darlings. Earlier this week I vaguely mentioned a scary thing that happened while on a Lyft ride. I have reported it, and all these days (and multiple messages) later,
has not reached out. So I am going to tell my story here. Right now.
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A witch, probably.
@kellybarnhill
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I had a pretty harrowing Lyft experience last night that has left me shaken, and afraid. Fortunately, I get to distract myself today with school visits and marvelous kids with their giant questions. Small mercies.
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And while I'm doing it, I would really like to hear from other people about rideshare trips gone terribly wrong. I didn't realize before Sunday how very, very vulnerable we are in these cars with strangers. But we are. And I'm not sure the convenience is worth it.
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On Sunday evening, May 5, I arrived at the Houston airport. I wasn't in a huge hurry to get to my hotel, so I actually first checked to see how long it would take for a public transportation trip. (Too long. Two and a half hours. What the heck, Houston? Fix yr public transport)
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I hailed a Lyft. The driver arrived at 7:34. He was a personable fellow - youngish, handsome, smiled easily - and I didn't feel uncomfortable at all getting into his car.
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The first thing he did was complain that the directions that the app gives him were "not the best way". I told him I have had similar gripes with google maps - always favoring packed freeways over zippy, pretty parkways. I ignore it a lot.
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I didn't realize that he was actually telling me that he was intending to go off-route. I didn't realize that he was actually telling me that he was intending to turn the app off. But he did do both of those things. He asked if he could stop for gas. "Fine," I said, and meant it.
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