"My boyfriend bought me a $500 derby hat and then bought a full mannequin for maybe $100 so I could put the hat on top of her head."
He: "I breed reptiles. I can buy a $500 reptile and turn it into 20 reptiles worth $500 each."
I asked the couple married 16 years how they met and she said, "We met in kindergarten." I asked what line he used and then asked, "What do you remember from kindergarten?" He said, "We sat around on the floor reading books and we all got the chicken pox so we had a chicken pox party."
She loves this quote: "Home is where you find people who love you." She added, "When I go back to Chicago, people love me who don't even know me."
The owner of a health insurance business said, "I'm the first one in in the morning and the last one out at night. When I get those $10-20,000 weekly checks, I don't mind the hours."
He asked me what's the secret of a successful marriage and I said one of the things is, "Your partner is going to be better than you at some things and you have to let them win." The former athlete said with a half smile and his wife next to him, "That ain't happening."
I asked the 77 year-old from Italy how she keeps young. She said," I play tennis every day of the week and I don't look at the body, I look at the spirit."
From Kenya he asked me, "What is your sunshine?" I told him it was my wife of 42 years."
The truck driver said about Uber drivers: "Thank you for the hard work you guys do."
He: "The former King of Thailand was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and he used to play the saxophone."
She: "Jackson Hole, Wyoming is the only airport in the country that is in a national park."
She said, "A guy from the UK. told me, 'The Great Lakes in Michigan are inland oceans with fake ID's.'
She: "My friends sent me a cushion cover with a picture of me on it for my birthday, but I'll probably never use it."
Giving me a bill from Qatar for my money museum, she said, "I've had it for eight years and I traded for it with a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos."
He was married twenty years and lost his wife to cancer 17 years ago and he's still mourning her. He said, "I'm completely lost. I've tried everything. She was my best friend, I try to forget, but I can't."
"When we went to Dubai we had two rooms in a hotel and there was a butler serving us. It was a whole different world."
The woman in her 50's was in California a few years back and changed her life. "I was in a very bad abusive relationship and I called up my sister who no one in the family talked to. She was a director for AA and I asked her for help. She saved my life and a neighbor helped me escape. A few years later my sister had breast cancer and I sent her all the money I had, but I lost her three months later. I still miss her."
MORE RIDER COMMENTS
I asked the two accountants how they met and they said, "We met in an accounting class in the UK."
He: "I moved from Alaska to Florida to get as far away as I could from a woman."
From Ukraine he said, "We have to be friendly there."
She told me, "My copywriting business in Minnesota is called, "Freshly Brewed Copy."
He told me, "My two daughters, 9 and 11 have been to 30 countries."
The accomplished woman told me several times, "I'm proud of myself," and she had every reason to be. Her boss said that she makes the people around her better.
His name is Jose Posada and he told me, "My uncle was the former Yankee catcher, Jorge Posada." He was just kidding.
"I was an Uber driver for awhile because I just wanted to talk to people."
I asked her how she got the name Autumn and she said, "My mom didn't know anyone with that name."
I asked the two Red Sox fans a couple questions and one said, "Do you want to know my blood type?"
She: "I've ghost written a book, but I can't tell you about it."
"Eli Manning is the greatest Manning."
He said, "When we went to Disneyland Japan there was one line that the wait time was four hours."
He: "When I worked for an airline I met Timothy Dalton and Michael Jordan."
He: "Bella's Bagels in Colorado Springs recently won "Smear of the Year," and Governor Polis visited them to congratulate them."
I asked how she met her boyfriend and she said, "We met playing intramural kickball."
He: "When the Japanese invaded the Philippines the money they created was also called, "Mickey Mouse money."
"My first football game was a playoff game between the Broncos and the Jets. It was so cold that when I bought hot chocolate by the time I got back to my seat it wasn't hot anymore."
"My son was on the Michigan football championship team. He's an offensive lineman and he's on the draft board and if he has a good year this year he has a chance at the pros."
The Church Bishop said, "We're all brothers and sisters and children of God."
"My insurance business is in 33 states and has 4,5000 agents."
She told me, "Black people are moving from the south to Chicago and Michigan because of racism."
Young woman at a local supermarket who brings groceries out to the car for people said, "We all pool our tips and by Red Bull because we need it getting up this early."
UNIQUE OCCUPATIONS:
Clinical Research Coordinator
Strength and conditioning coaches from Italy
Eye Surgeon from the United Kingdom
Reptile Breeder
Bishop in Church
Former FAA Administrator
Master tennis player from Italy
THANK YOU to the woman who gave me the below bill from Ghana where she's from. She gave me all three of these bills and Ghana is my 75th country represented in my car.
THIS MONTH I PICKED UP PEOPLE FROM:
Italy, Mexico, Kenya, Eastern Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Senegal, Guatemala, Venezuela, Ukraine, Burkina-Faso.
THANK YOU to the couple from Minnesota who gave me the most unusual gifts below from The Four Seasons Hotel- spring water and two butter toffee candies. They were being, "Minnesota Nice."
WHAT RIDERS SAID ABOUT ME AND MY CAR
"This is refreshing. We need more people connecting like this and having your energy."
She was almost completely blind and said, "This ride is wasted on me." When I told her a story about me and my car was published in India, she said, "Are you gobsmacked? I am."
"I've taken a lot of Ubers in my life and this is the best ride I've ever had."
"You have a fulfilling life. Thanks for making sunshine."
"Impressive experience, you look at life differently seeing this."
"This is a one in a million Uber."
"I'm enamored by this."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this."
"This is hilarious."
The older man got out of the car and said, "Love your F'N outfit here."
Getting out of my car the woman told my next riders, "Get ready for an adventure."
He: "I'm usually looking at my phone, but I got some history on this ride."
"You're living your best life."
Young guy, "This is pretty sick. Keep collecting stuff."
"I love your museum."
"Thanks you for making this ride so nice."
The 19-year-old said, "This awesome, awesome. I have to stop saying that. This was a treat."
"I've never seen anything like this."
"You made this fun."
"This is a positive way to live your life."
Picking them up for an hour ride, he said, "You are our angel."
"Thanks, you got my night off to a great start."
"You're one of the most interesting people I've ever met."
"You're showing people the world, how big it is."
"You should do stand-up."
"You are the most awesome Uber driver."
"Are you an angel?"
"This is crazy."
"This is the coolest thing I've ever seen."
"Thank you for the great ride."
"This is the best ride I've ever had."
"I really needed this today."
"We need more people like you."
Looking at the pictures of riders in my car he said, "Are these all your family?"
"This is the most interesting Uber I've ever had."
"Very cool."
"That's crazy."
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