Boomer, I agree. My experience with Uber has been far superior to that with taxis (elsewhere). I am confounded by the negativity

PS. Did you ever play football in Cinti? Your name sounds familiar.

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I hear you, but I am a girl. Just one of millions and millions of us Boomers.

Not negativity, just the facts. You claimed that Uber would pay more than most part time jobs here but that doesn't appear to be the case based on the link I provided. I just don't see a market with so many cars and golf carts. It is too bad that you have the view point that differing opinions is synonymous with negativity. That in of itself is a fairly negative way to think.

Do you know the pay for Community Watch or golf ambassador?

Yes, I do. Do you know what the likely average Uber pay per hour will be in The Villages after paying for Uber commissions, and car and insurance costs? There is also the possibility of damaging your car and/or personal injury. Uber has no "skin in the game". The drivers bear all the costs and risks for low pay. The Villages is not NY or SF so don't bother quoting numbers from cities that bear no resemblance to The Villages.

I agree about the Internet. That's why I get the print edition of TOTV delivered daily. ::jester::

I read the article (most of it, anyway). The article doesn't state how the calculations were made or what the assumptions were. For instance, what is the "hour" assumption. Is it the time you are available, which could include your personal shopping time, or TV watching time, etc? Or is it the time from when you are called to when you drop off your passenger? That could be a huge difference. This article does read a bit like a hit piece, imo.

I am surprised someone in TV hasn't signed up for this. How would your auto insurance handle this in the event of a claim. Would they disallow it because you did not have a commercial license and were not insured as a commercial business?

What is a hit piece?

Not a hit piece at all - just a reset of the unrealistic claims by Uber. The author actually drives for Uber in NYC. When per hour calculations are done, it is typically from when the driver is notified to pick up a fare to when he drops them off.

A "hit piece" is a the nonsense label someone puts on an article when they don't agree with the author or, more likely, didn't understand what the author was really saying.

I don't have a dog in this fight. Uber is a curiosity to me. Sorry to disappoint you, but that's what it reads like to me. That's why I posted "imo". Based on your definition, hit pieces don't exist, only in the mind of the reader. Somewhat naive, IMO.

hit piece
an attempt to turn public opinion against someone/something through the appearance of objective reporting or editorializing.

Laughable. By your own admission you didn't even read the whole article but labeled it a "hit piece". My definition of "hit piece" was specific to your comment about the article. LOL ...

One does not necessarily have to read a complete article to gather enough evidence to determine its direction...unless, of course, you are a little slow. :wave: