She: "I have one more Super Bowl ring than Jerry Jones. (Owner of the Dallas Cowboys) I inherited two of them from my mom and aunt who worked in scouting with Gil Brandt." (Legendary Cowboy scouting director)
He: "My family was renting a really nice house here for $5,500 a month. You could fit thirty cars in the driveway." (I saw the picture, it was a compound, not a house)
Getting into my car he didn't say anything for a minute and then said something no one has ever said, "Sorry, my mouth was full of cupcake."
She: "Here's the best quote-Jerry Jones is an asshole." (He's not well-liked)
Couple: "We live on Kodiak Island on the south coast of Alaska and our retirement home is in Hawaii."
Talking about eating some of the wedding cake from our family wedding, he said, "I ate the cake with chopsticks, you can eat a lot of things with chopsticks."
She: "Growing up my family always called me Barbara Walters because I asked so many questions."
She: "I just came back from Las Vegas and saw three concerts, because I love music. I saw Janet Jackson, Donny Osmond, and Coldplay."
He: "Embrace the good-you can change the outcome."
He: "When I got out of the military and we were going to get married I only had one shirt and one pair of pants." She: "That's why you kept asking me to go shopping."
She: "I learned how to drive when I was eight or nine years old driving a tractor over 80 acres."
He: "When they approved pot here, (Colorado), rents went up over 100%. They put the money into real estate."
He: "I'm doing some private security for Deion Sanders which is pretty cool."
He: "I was in advertising for a Dutch computer firm and they asked me if I would sell computers for them. I half jokingly said I would if they doubled my salary. They did and I sold computers for ten years."
He: "I proposed to my wife on stage during a Widespread Panic concert at Red Rocks." (In Colorado)
Only in this country a few years, the man from Vietnam said, "I love everything about America."
MORE RIDER COMMENTS
The 25 year-old guy who served a couple years in the military, said, "I feel like I've lived a whole life."
She: "The benefits of having a dog far outweigh the inconveniences."
He: "When I was in my twenties I washed windows in skyscrapers for ten years. I wasn't scared to do it, but I would be now." (In his fifties)
She: "My dog's name is Wazee."
He works for Meow Wolf which is an immersive art museum. He said, "The owner picked those two names out of a hat and that's how he got the name."
Leaving Colorado after three years to go back to New Mexico where she has a number of nieces and nephews, the young woman said, "I'm ready to be that Auntie."
"I think the mountains here help connect people and it decompresses you."
Having moved to Brighton, CO six months ago, she said, "It's small, but it has everything you need.'
She: "Some of the casinos in Colorado have hot tubs on the rooftops."
He: "We're here from Canada for the 'Street Fighting' video tournament."
From Colorado: "I went to Oregon recently and the air was cooler than here, it was great."
From Texas: "It's like a breath of fresh air here in Colorado."
NEWEST BILL
Special thanks to the young man from the United Kingdom who gave me the below bill from Indonesia. It is my 66th country to be represented in my car and my first bill from Colorado. The bill is worth only twelve cents here, really.
AND FROM FRANCE
The two Frenchmen were vacationing through the western states and wanted a picture with me. They sent it to me and said, "Thanks for the sunny side. Best regards." I replied, "Merci beaucoup." I sent them the picture hanging in my car and said, "You're the only Frenchmen who can say they were in an Uber in the USA and you're still there."
"WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT LIVING IN COLORADO?"
"I'm much more active here-it's been a great blessing."
"I like the nature and secondly the people."
"The mountains in Colorado are mesmerizing."
"It rains more here than it used to."
UNIQUE OCCUPATIONS
Safety Manager for Coca-Cola
Geologist from South Africa
Formerly in the film industry, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Manager of a mushroom grove
Former high-rise window washer for 10 years in Denver
Physical Therapist in France
Sports Videographer from the UK who travels the world
Retired Special Forces twenty years for the Army
Private security man for Deion Sanders
COMMENTS ABOUT ME AND MY CAR
Just before getting out of my car, she said, "I'm almost about to cry."
"It was great to be in the coolest Uber in the country."
The young woman was at a loss for words about my car, "It's like...wow!
"This is gorgeous."
"You are a beautiful person."
"This is the best Uber ride ever."
She: "I decided to take this flight back home to Arizona because I had a bad night last, thank you so much for this ride."
"This is like traveling the globe."
"You are an incredible person."
"This is amazing."
First Uber ride: "This was very enjoyable."
The woman from South Africa said, "This was a brilliant journey."
"I've never seen anything like this.'
"Would you ever sell all of this money?"
"I enjoyed the ride."
"You are very kind."
"I love this."
"I really enjoyed talking with you."
"You are great, it is so amazing."
"I like what you've done with this."
"Thanks for the great Canadian story."
"Your next book should be about retirement."
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