^You should not and don't have to wait at the IAD lot. There are many places you can drive to. Take the exit to Reston Town Center. Go to Vienna. Go to Merrifield. Go to Tysons. Don't drive back on the highway.
Where are you getting 2.5 hours from? It takes an hour max to Dulles. You're doing it wrong if you're deadheading back on the highway and 66. Head east going through the places mentioned above. And even if you deadhead back it shouldn't take 90 min, probably 45 min. So more like 35.00/1.75, putting you at $20/hr, much better than rush hour city driving. You're also doing it wrong if it only takes 20 miles from NW DC to Dulles.
And it's not a crappy ride. A lot of us would happily take that ride. A crappy ride is from DC to Arlington going through 395. A ride going through 16th st. A ride going through New York Ave. A Union Station ride to Georgetown. Any ride to Georgetown.
Don't be such an a-hole by being so condescending. You didn't read my post.
I said waiting at IAD was not an option.
I said that picking up rides in that area has not worked out for me in the past. The last time I dead-headed back at 5pm it took 90 mins. The beltway, the Gw parkway and 66 are at a stand still.
Quit projecting your experience onto mine.
And finally, not sure why you think that a local (who's in a hurry, btw) would tolerate some inefficient route to IAd. It was 20 miles -I checked.