He: "I was in a pub in Europe and overheard a woman say this, 'I'm going to visit my sister in Texas and we're going to drive to South Carolina, Florida, New York, and back to Texas the same day.' I had to explain to her that it would be impossible to do."
She told me she was in a band in Colorado. "Check us out online and make sure you type in "Girls on Top Band," or your wife won't be happy with you if you don't put "Band" in."
Talking with a young woman who was a very big football fan, I told her that a Green Bay Packer fan took his Packer hat off his head and gave it to me and that's why it's in my car. She said, "I'm a Detroit Lions fan and if you put the window down I can throw it right out the window for you."
She: I was working in a school and my friend and I decided to scare some of the other employees. There was a mannequin head that we hooked up in a closet so when the door opened it swung out. We did get in trouble for that."
She: "One year when I was working at McDonalds an older man gave me a $100 tip at Christmas time, because I always knew how he wanted his coffee."
I asked how they met and he said, "We were both in Vail on the ski slopes but we really met in the hot tub."
She worked for an optometrist in town and I asked her which one? She said, "America's best." I said, "What's his name?" She said, "America's Best is the name of the company."
She: "A lot of people in Minnesota say, "Toodaloo" when they are saying goodbye, because it's less permanent than saying just goodbye."
Barber: "My customer was bragging to me about cheating on his wife and said that we have, 'Barber confidentiality.' I told him there was no such thing and if his wife came in looking for him I'd probably say you might be with your mistress. He became quiet and when I finished his hair he called me an, "Ass_ _ __" and never came back."
He handed me a $100 bill and said, "Do you have some twenties for change? That's okay, keep it. I've been lucky in life."
MORE RIDER COMMENTS
The grandma said, "Babysitting is hanging out at grandma's."
Monica said, "I never met a Monica I didn't like."
She: "I was almost kidnapped as a teenager riding a bike with a friend. Years later a medium told me that it was an international sex ring."
I told the guy from Egypt what passengers have said about the crazy driving in Egypt. He said, "When I go back there in a couple days I just start driving like everyone else."
After 37 years of marriage I asked them what is the secret of a successful marriage and he said, "Communication and compromise." She said, "It's okay to go sleep mad, but in the morning it doesn't seem as important. I always think about how he looked the day we got married."
"My uncle was at a football game watching closely the great empty seat in another section. Before the last quarter he went down there and asked a guy if the seat was taken and if he could sit there for the last quarter. The guy said he could. His wife usually sat there, but he was at her dad's funeral."
I asked how they met and she said, "It was on a blind date in high school. I knew who he was because there were two girls in my class who were talking about him like he was the best thing on the planet. I wanted to date him so could tell the girls I had a date with him."
I asked the husband, a football player in high school, "Did you have a bunch of girls in school that were big fans or groupies?" He said he did, but it wasn't a big deal. However, "My brother was like a man-whore."
I asked the guy if he liked what he did and he said he did and, "Half the people I work with are pleasant to work with and the other half are less than pleasant."
"I once made $10,000 one day on solar panels."
She: "I was named Jamaiqa because my mom was a big fan of Bob Marley."
Telling her that I was celebrating Christmas a few days later with family, she liked the idea and said, "It's Christmas all week."
From Iowa, I had to talk to him about "The Field of Dreams." He told me, "I saw Tim McGraw in concert at the field."
He: "I was lost in high school so I joined the Air Force."
I DROVE PEOPLE FROM THESE COUNTRIES:
Egypt, Nicaragua, Nepal, Togo, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Chile.
UNIQUE JOBS
Philanthropy for Merck
Former paintball referee
Glazer
Pipefitter
Outside fork lift operator in Colorado
COMMENTS ABOUT ME AND MY CAR
"You are giving out joy and love."
The musician said, "Your car is whimsical."
"You have an amazing car. Keep doing what you're doing."
"You're a delight."
"Everything was positive from when I got in the car. You're a positive guy, a light in the world. You have a delightful demeanor."
"Thank you for your stories and the funniest Uber rider I've ever had."
"This was the most impressive Uber I've ever been in."
"You're the best Uber driver I've ever had."
"I enjoyed the conversation with you."
"Keep spreading joy."
Handing me a cash tip he said, "We enjoyed this very much."
"I enjoyed talking to you."
