Tuesday, April 22, 2025

RIDER APPRECIATION WEEKEND

This weekend will be my last weekend of Uber driving in South Carolina.  I have given over 15,000 rides and I have learned so much, laughed so much, and entertained so many people in my two vehicles.  The people in the Charleston and Myrtle Beach areas and all the tourists I've driven have been incredible.  It won't be easy leaving and knowing that I won't be driving them ever again, so I wanted to have a lot of fun with my last two days and give my riders an experience they will never forget.

When I was a kid, I went to Yankee Stadium with my dad on Fan Appreciation Day.  The Yankees were playing the Red Sox and they had Home Run Derby between the two teams.  It was a lot of fun and I've told many of my riders that I remember that day.

On Saturday, I will in Myrtle Beach and on Sunday I'll be in the Charleston area.  On each of my side doors will be a sign welcoming my riders to Rider Appreciation Weekend.  I will have an autograph book that they can sign or make any comments in.


Riding with me with this weekend will be over 150 of my past riders.  I have money from 65 countries and an additional 20-25 countries displayed.  I will have pictures of 30-40 riders in my car and another 15-25 things that riders have given me.  Each ride will get an envelope from me with a personal message from me and also a small gift. On each envelope it will say thank you in another language, just like all the bills I have in my car.

Lastly, I will have hanging 17 special, short comments that riders have said to me that show their kindness, generosity and humor.  These are my top six of those comments:


"I'm almost crying, I love being in your car"

"This blows all the marbles out of my pockets."

"I know funny and funny is you." (This one is for my kids)

"I'm a better human being after taking this ride."

"I'll remember this forever."

"This is like a time-traveling machine."


The local television station WBTW, channel 13 interviewed me about my final weekend and she went live with the story twice last Thursday in front of our house after doing the interview in the morning. The interview will also be on the rideshare YouTube show, "Show Me The Money" tonight which I have been on before.

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