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ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 9:03 pm
to drive down my driveway tonight to pick up my nephew and his girl friend for fear of getting shot.

Can't make this shit up.


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Sorry  
Jim Bur(n)t : 12/31/2018 9:11 pm : link
But if u live a shady or known high crime spot... Wouldnt blame my man... Sure you & ur fam are very good people, but "fool me once..." is def understandable.
Is your nephew Jayson Williams?  
Ryan : 12/31/2018 9:18 pm : link
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Ok. A little background.  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 9:23 pm : link
JJ Grey and Mofro are playing down the street in a podunk bar called the Buckingham bar which is a mile north of my property. Everyone on the road has acreage and all are gated. It's 600' back to my house. I was the only gate open for a long ways. My nephew had to walk down and talk him into coming in to get his gf. We have damn near a zero crime rate.

So I don't know that I should be happy that we have the reputation of taking care of ours or not.
RE: Sorry  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 9:24 pm : link
In comment 14242152 Jim Bur(n)t said:
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But if u live a shady or known high crime spot... Wouldnt blame my man... Sure you & ur fam are very good people, but "fool me once..." is def understandable.


Neither.
RE: Ok. A little background.  
madgiantscow009 : 12/31/2018 9:32 pm : link
In comment 14242169 ctc in ftmyers said:
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JJ Grey and Mofro are playing down the street in a podunk bar called the Buckingham bar which is a mile north of my property. Everyone on the road has acreage and all are gated. It's 600' back to my house. I was the only gate open for a long ways. My nephew had to walk down and talk him into coming in to get his gf. We have damn near a zero crime rate.

So I don't know that I should be happy that we have the reputation of taking care of ours or not.


Ft. Myers has quite a bit of crime.
Why do you want to shame the driver for being safe?  
NYG27 : 12/31/2018 9:36 pm : link
Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?
Not where I'm at  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 9:48 pm : link
because we all have gated acreage, animals, and have the reputation that we all are armed.

I don't blame him and actually relieved looking at it from that stand point.

My problem is that the Uber is prepaid and taken from an account that my nephew uses constantly. Just saturday from a wedding, Thanks god.

What was anyone going to get from him? Especially in an area of high end properties?
600 feet is a 1-2 minute walk  
UConn4523 : 12/31/2018 9:49 pm : link
not the end of the world. If the Uber driver felt unsafe, that’s their prerogative. Their job is to bring someone to the address, not the front door.
RE: Why do you want to shame the driver for being safe?  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 9:53 pm : link
In comment 14242187 NYG27 said:
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?


What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.
RE: RE: Why do you want to shame the driver for being safe?  
Joey in VA : 12/31/2018 10:03 pm : link
In comment 14242203 ctc in ftmyers said:
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?



What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.
Wait so a dark 600ft stretch of gated animal preserve with well armed Floridians is SAFER than downtown Manhattan? Seriously? You could shoot dude, toss him to the tigers, and bury him in your swamp before anyone knew shit. Not so easy in mid town there pal.
RE: 600 feet is a 1-2 minute walk  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 10:03 pm : link
In comment 14242201 UConn4523 said:
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not the end of the world. If the Uber driver felt unsafe, that’s their prerogative. Their job is to bring someone to the address, not the front door.


You guys don't want dodr to door service for you loved ones?

How about if it's raining,sleeting,or snowing? let them suffer I guess.
Now you are just trolling  
UConn4523 : 12/31/2018 10:07 pm : link
if you consider a 600 ft walk in light rain “suffering” than I don’t know what to tell you.

Their job isn’t to drive you to your doorstep. If they do, great, if the only want to go to your driveway, so be it. Suck it up and walk down your driveway.
Do you still have...  
Ryan : 12/31/2018 10:08 pm : link
....the 13ft MAGA billboard up next to the gate?
RE: RE: RE: Why do you want to shame the driver for being safe?  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 10:11 pm : link
In comment 14242209 Joey in VA said:
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?



What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.

Wait so a dark 600ft stretch of gated animal preserve with well armed Floridians is SAFER than downtown Manhattan? Seriously? You could shoot dude, toss him to the tigers, and bury him in your swamp before anyone knew shit. Not so easy in mid town there pal.


Hah. Apparently are cops are much more trained that yours are. Yes I have relatives who are NYPD. Yes, everyone has a gator pond in their back yard just as everyone in Va. shoots deer out their back window.
That's what you get  
dank41 : 12/31/2018 10:14 pm : link
for having a long ass driveway. Ain't nobody got time for that!
RE: Do you still have...  
Ssanders9816 : 12/31/2018 10:16 pm : link
In comment 14242212 Ryan said:
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....the 13ft MAGA billboard up next to the gate?


😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The point is  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 10:17 pm : link
who is going to rob an Uber driver who doesn't take cash?

Why would he be shot?

My entertainment for NYE.

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ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 10:20 pm : link
In comment 14242216 Ssanders9816 said:
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....the 13ft MAGA billboard up next to the gate?

That's at the exit on the interstate. Don't be silly now.



😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I would imagine if your nephew  
GmeninPSL : 12/31/2018 10:41 pm : link
uses Uber often and he had a good rating that would be enough for door to door service and driving up a long driveway. I've never used Uber but have friends who drive for extra money and they always talk about the feedback so I don't see why the driver had an issue as long as your nephew had no red flags?
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Larry in Pencilvania : 12/31/2018 10:44 pm : link
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not the end of the world. If the Uber driver felt unsafe, that’s their prerogative. Their job is to bring someone to the address, not the front door.



You guys don't want dodr to door service for you loved ones?

How about if it's raining,sleeting,or snowing? let them suffer I guess.


Oh please it's not snowing or sleeting in South Florida. You'll live
RE: I would imagine if your nephew  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 10:58 pm : link
In comment 14242231 GmeninPSL said:
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uses Uber often and he had a good rating that would be enough for door to door service and driving up a long driveway. I've never used Uber but have friends who drive for extra money and they always talk about the feedback so I don't see why the driver had an issue as long as your nephew had no red flags?


He does't and tips good. Had a DUI years ago, like 22, and drives for a living. Will not drive if he's smelling a drink.
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Joey in VA : 12/31/2018 10:59 pm : link
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?



What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.

Wait so a dark 600ft stretch of gated animal preserve with well armed Floridians is SAFER than downtown Manhattan? Seriously? You could shoot dude, toss him to the tigers, and bury him in your swamp before anyone knew shit. Not so easy in mid town there pal.



Hah. Apparently are cops are much more trained that yours are. Yes I have relatives who are NYPD. Yes, everyone has a gator pond in their back yard just as everyone in Va. shoots deer out their back window.
Yeah I live in the 2nd richest county in the country, we don't pot shot deer in the backyard anymore there big chief driveway. And it's "our cops are much more trained than yours are" and they aren't. Go find Fairfax County in VA and let's compare it to Ft. Myers and see who the hill billy is.
I have no problem with the Uber driver  
Mike from Ohio : 12/31/2018 11:03 pm : link
looking out for his safety. Just because you don’t understand why anyone would attack him because he doesn’t carry cash doesn’t mean he should assume he is safe everywhere.

I think most people would feel safer in front of a hotel in Manhattan than driving down a long driveway in rural Florida.
Classic  
BigBlueShock : 12/31/2018 11:12 pm : link
Talk about first world problems...

“Can you believe it? I had to walk to the end of my driveway to catch a ride!”.

-Soft ass, entitled Floridians
Fairly certain there’s some way to turn this into an Eli thread...  
trueblueinpw : 12/31/2018 11:14 pm : link
Is Eli done? I don’t think so, but maybe the Uber driver not going down the driveway is the last datapoint in the equation?
This is so spot on!  
NYG27 : 12/31/2018 11:24 pm : link
Mike from Ohio said:
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I think most people would feel safer in front of a hotel in Manhattan than driving down a long driveway in rural Florida.


+1
It’s also funny because I’d rather be dropped off  
UConn4523 : 12/31/2018 11:24 pm : link
downtown Manhattan than just about anywhere. It’s incredibly safe. I had an Uber driver take me back to a friends place after a wedding and he had a windy private road that wasn’t lit. I was shocked the Uber driver kept going. I would have been fine with him kicking me out which he eventually did with 100 feet to go. I put my phone flashlight on and found the house, you know, like anyone can do.
As someone who drives for Uber part time  
fireitup77 : 12/31/2018 11:28 pm : link
I would cancel on your rich entitled ass too. I had the same situation tonight in Morris county. Pulled up to a multi million dollar house. Rider takes all five minutes of the wait time then calls me and wants me to pull in the driveway. Against my better judgement i did. Take his rich entitled ass on a minimum fare ride. Drop him right in front of his rich friends door. Guess what.....no fing tip.

Why didn't your nephew offer a cash tip up front?
As someone who drives for Uber part time  
fireitup77 : 12/31/2018 11:29 pm : link
I would cancel on your rich entitled ass too. I had the same situation tonight in Morris county. Pulled up to a multi million dollar house. Rider takes all five minutes of the wait time then calls me and wants me to pull in the driveway. Against my better judgement i did. Take his rich entitled ass on a minimum fare ride. Drop him right in front of his rich friends door. Guess what.....no fing tip.

Why didn't your nephew offer a cash tip up front?
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madgiantscow009 : 12/31/2018 11:30 pm : link
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?



What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.

Wait so a dark 600ft stretch of gated animal preserve with well armed Floridians is SAFER than downtown Manhattan? Seriously? You could shoot dude, toss him to the tigers, and bury him in your swamp before anyone knew shit. Not so easy in mid town there pal.



Hah. Apparently are cops are much more trained that yours are. Yes I have relatives who are NYPD. Yes, everyone has a gator pond in their back yard just as everyone in Va. shoots deer out their back window.

Yeah I live in the 2nd richest county in the country, we don't pot shot deer in the backyard anymore there big chief driveway. And it's "our cops are much more trained than yours are" and they aren't. Go find Fairfax County in VA and let's compare it to Ft. Myers and see who the hill billy is.


lived in Fairfax County for a bit. Much worst things than hilly billys there.
Actually the  
ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 11:31 pm : link
driveway is well lit. That's the funny part. I could understand if it wasn't a pretty much a straight shot with everyone waving that this is it with my nephew walking out to the road to finally get him.
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ctc in ftmyers : 12/31/2018 11:52 pm : link
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?



What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.

Wait so a dark 600ft stretch of gated animal preserve with well armed Floridians is SAFER than downtown Manhattan? Seriously? You could shoot dude, toss him to the tigers, and bury him in your swamp before anyone knew shit. Not so easy in mid town there pal.



Hah. Apparently are cops are much more trained that yours are. Yes I have relatives who are NYPD. Yes, everyone has a gator pond in their back yard just as everyone in Va. shoots deer out their back window.

Yeah I live in the 2nd richest county in the country, we don't pot shot deer in the backyard anymore there big chief driveway. And it's "our cops are much more trained than yours are" and they aren't. Go find Fairfax County in VA and let's compare it to Ft. Myers and see who the hill billy is.



lived in Fairfax County for a bit. Much worst things than hilly billys there.


Brother lived in Culpper. Know here Fairfax is. Know what the problems are up there.

Grew up 25 miles from downtown Manhatten.


RE: As someone who drives for Uber part time  
ctc in ftmyers : 1/1/2019 12:02 am : link
In comment 14242271 fireitup77 said:
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I would cancel on your rich entitled ass too. I had the same situation tonight in Morris county. Pulled up to a multi million dollar house. Rider takes all five minutes of the wait time then calls me and wants me to pull in the driveway. Against my better judgement i did. Take his rich entitled ass on a minimum fare ride. Drop him right in front of his rich friends door. Guess what.....no fing tip.

Why didn't your nephew offer a cash tip up front?


Ordered on his phone? He didn't get to pick whos's picking him up. Actually Uber sent him driver from where they were going which was close.




If a guy is scared, he is scared  
Vanzetti : 1/1/2019 12:04 am : link
He is probably thinking why should I risk my life for 12 bucks an hour. Lots of people have irrational fears. After 911, Idaho had the most calls about spotting terrorists to the FBI per capital. Twin towers were just a ruse, the real target is the dollar store in Boise.



And Uber gives you the opportunity to rate him poorly
And did you consider the liability to the driver  
fireitup77 : 1/1/2019 12:04 am : link
If something happened while on your property? What happens if the rider falsely accuses the driver of hitting something? It happens every day and uber always sides with the rider. There are plenty of reasons why the driver cancelled.
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madgiantscow009 : 1/1/2019 12:04 am : link
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Or did you just want to talk about how safe your property is with BBI?



What's safe? Downtown Manhatten? We know thats a lie.

What's your point? If an Uber didn't show up within 3 blocks of your hotel no matter where would you just say oh well, we'll walk.

I don't think so.

Wait so a dark 600ft stretch of gated animal preserve with well armed Floridians is SAFER than downtown Manhattan? Seriously? You could shoot dude, toss him to the tigers, and bury him in your swamp before anyone knew shit. Not so easy in mid town there pal.



Hah. Apparently are cops are much more trained that yours are. Yes I have relatives who are NYPD. Yes, everyone has a gator pond in their back yard just as everyone in Va. shoots deer out their back window.

Yeah I live in the 2nd richest county in the country, we don't pot shot deer in the backyard anymore there big chief driveway. And it's "our cops are much more trained than yours are" and they aren't. Go find Fairfax County in VA and let's compare it to Ft. Myers and see who the hill billy is.



lived in Fairfax County for a bit. Much worst things than hilly billys there.



Brother lived in Culpper. Know here Fairfax is. Know what the problems are up there.

Grew up 25 miles from downtown Manhatten.



also lived in Matlacha Isles during a 4 year stint in SW Florida.
How long ago?  
ctc in ftmyers : 1/1/2019 12:13 am : link
Hell, I remember 4 deputys being on shift at night for the whole county.
RE: How long ago?  
madgiantscow009 : 1/1/2019 12:18 am : link
In comment 14242297 ctc in ftmyers said:
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Hell, I remember 4 deputys being on shift at night for the whole county.


2004-2008. Then the recession ended my career as an environmental scientist.
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ctc in ftmyers : 1/1/2019 12:22 am : link
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Hell, I remember 4 deputys being on shift at night for the whole county.



2004-2008. Then the recession ended my career as an environmental scientist.


That sucks. Could nave used your experise with the algae blooms last year. After 12 Happy New Years
I'm with the OP on this  
Ron from Ninerland : 1/1/2019 3:06 am : link
I guess I'm in the minority. I drove for Uber this last summer so I'm sympathetic to drivers, however it sounds like this driver is being a lazy dick. If he perceived the neighborhood as being unsafe he was under no obligation to accept the ride. What if a driver is being asked to pick up someone who's mobility is impaired ? Asking a driver to come up to the doorstep is a perfectly reasonable request .
RE: I'm with the OP on this  
fireitup77 : 1/1/2019 5:15 am : link
In comment 14242350 Ron from Ninerland said:
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I guess I'm in the minority. I drove for Uber this last summer so I'm sympathetic to drivers, however it sounds like this driver is being a lazy dick. If he perceived the neighborhood as being unsafe he was under no obligation to accept the ride. What if a driver is being asked to pick up someone who's mobility is impaired ? Asking a driver to come up to the doorstep is a perfectly reasonable request .


I had that happen to me last week. Pulled up and a 50 something lady tells me she can't walk and needs help getting in the car. I'm sorry but I'm not laying hands on anyone. Uber isn't an ambulatory carrier. There are services for that and it's not Uber.
RE: Ok. A little background.  
Fred-in-Florida : 1/1/2019 6:00 am : link
In comment 14242169 ctc in ftmyers said:
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JJ Grey and Mofro are playing down the street in a podunk bar called the Buckingham bar which is a mile north of my property. Everyone on the road has acreage and all are gated. It's 600' back to my house. I was the only gate open for a long ways. My nephew had to walk down and talk him into coming in to get his gf. We have damn near a zero crime rate.

So I don't know that I should be happy that we have the reputation of taking care of ours or not.


Hey CTC How ya been!

Haven't seen you post in a while. I know you were under the weather for a while! Sounds to me like that Uber driver was being a bit lazy.

Happy and Healthy New Year!
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section125 : 1/1/2019 6:41 am : link
In comment 14242361 fireitup77 said:
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I guess I'm in the minority. I drove for Uber this last summer so I'm sympathetic to drivers, however it sounds like this driver is being a lazy dick. If he perceived the neighborhood as being unsafe he was under no obligation to accept the ride. What if a driver is being asked to pick up someone who's mobility is impaired ? Asking a driver to come up to the doorstep is a perfectly reasonable request .



I had that happen to me last week. Pulled up and a 50 something lady tells me she can't walk and needs help getting in the car. I'm sorry but I'm not laying hands on anyone. Uber isn't an ambulatory carrier. There are services for that and it's not Uber.


fire it up...yep there's a handle that sounds like a reputable driver. Sounds like your ratings must be high. Some pretty weird takes.
if you're so safe  
fkap : 1/1/2019 6:42 am : link
how come you live barricaded behind security fences with a weapons stash?

I think this falls under the 'first world problems' meme.
RE: if you're so safe  
section125 : 1/1/2019 7:19 am : link
In comment 14242369 fkap said:
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how come you live barricaded behind security fences with a weapons stash?

I think this falls under the 'first world problems' meme.


#1 - real world is not Manhattan
#2 - rural Florida has a sheriff's dept for police protection, not a cop on every corner like NYC. Local police in rural Florida recommend firearms for personal safety because response times are slow due to the size of the patrol area per car
#3 - fences in Florida are as much a landscape treatment as a passive defense.
#4 - the south and midwest are different culturally than the NE or WC when it comes to guns
Shocked Go Terps  
aimrocky : 1/1/2019 7:48 am : link
Didn’t chime in on this thread slaughtering the Giants.
RE: Shocked Go Terps  
section125 : 1/1/2019 7:54 am : link
In comment 14242389 aimrocky said:
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Didn’t chime in on this thread slaughtering the Giants.


Gate kept him out....
you should be  
tomjgiant : 1/1/2019 8:20 am : link
waiting at the gate.
RE: you should be  
UConn4523 : 1/1/2019 8:37 am : link
In comment 14242407 tomjgiant said:
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waiting at the gate.


Correct. I’ve had some really bad Uber drivers but their job isn’t to airlift you door to door. For the paltry wages they make their job is to take you from one address to the next, safely. It isn’t their job to navigate an estate just to find the front door. They arrived at your address as soon as they reach the driveway.

I had a 40 ft driveway and I’d say it’s 50/50 with Uber drivers pulling into it. I always told them it was ok to pull up to the curb. The less they have to be on your property the better because they can’t be at fault for any bullshit.

It’s common sense.
Maybe he was afraid of alligators  
JohnF : 1/1/2019 9:03 am : link
Uber driver spots Alligator
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