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Hurricanes and rides.

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So only a few months with Uber and never been in a hurricane. Anyone have an Uber strategy for hurricanes? Come on you experienced peeps... What's the best plan... Stay safe people's!
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Stay off the road..... .65 cents a mile and .8 cents a minute is not worth it. Your risking your car and safety of your life and passengers. Flooding is very prominent out here and many roads are just impassable. Especially if we get a good hit from Irma.
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a lot of the dumb drivers will get their car flooded out.
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Ridiculous topic.....
I do not see the ridicularity. A novice driver asked a valid question. If we confirm Hurricane Irma is coming to my town, I'm closing shop and deadheading North.
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I have been through several hurricanes here in Florida and in North Carolina starting from the late 80's. Stay away from the beaches and coastline at least a day in advance. Flooding from excessive rain will be the worst part for drivers. Depending on where and how the hurricane hits Florida will determine how it will affect us on the roads. We are already having shortages of drinking water in some areas. I suspect we will have shortages of gasoline especially if we have power outages so fill up now and stay filled up if you can. Gas supply is already having problems because of Huston being hit by Harvey. My guess is some areas will run out. Err on the side of caution and stay out of the bad rain when it comes. It may take some time after the rain stops for the roads to be safe.
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I do not see the ridicularity. A novice driver asked a valid question. If we confirm Hurricane Irma is coming to my town, I'm closing shop and deadheading North.
Duh

Gas will be either $4 a gallon here (Not worth Ubering) or will be sold out by the weekend. Uber On....
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Duh

Gas will be either $4 a gallon here (Not worth Ubering) or will be sold out by the weekend. Uber On....
Not here in Florida....

It is around $2.69 most places...

Just make sure if you drive...

To keep it at least half full..

And only drive a high water vehicle...

My SUV will do at least a foot or better...

I have rescued many a flooded driver...

We are under a state of emergency here...

That should keep a cap on prices...

Rakos
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Do not drive. Save your gas. I just went through Harvey, and both Uber and Lyft turned off surge. Also gas stations will be out of gas for days. There are still a few gas stations that don't have gas. Hopefully Uber and Lyft suspend service like they did here. Not worth it.
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So how long did they suspend service...?
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I do not see the ridicularity. A novice driver asked a valid question. If we confirm Hurricane Irma is coming to my town, I'm closing shop and deadheading North.
Yes aa novice driver asked a question and seasoned drivers told him, it's not worth the risk or the money. Especially at 65 cents a mile. Gas by next week will cost close to 4 dollars a gallon.
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So how long did they suspend service...?
About 3 1/2 days
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Did they give you notice...

And how did they finally do it...

I'm driving next few days so need to know...thx

Rakos
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No notice. I guess they were watching the news when they were reporting that most roads and highways were flooded.
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How y'all gonna drive when there's no gas lol
How y'all gonna drive when there's no gas lol
That's easy...go electric...8>)

Rakos
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Just for everyone's info: Pinellas and Hillsborough county schools has already announced closure Thursday and Friday. If that means something to you, plan accordingly. If not, carry on and be safe.
Just for everyone's info: Pinellas and Hillsborough county schools has already announced closure Thursday and Friday. If that means something to you, plan accordingly. If not, carry on and be safe.
It means I have 4 boys at home to drive me nuts all day instead of the normal 2 babies.
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How y'all gonna drive when there's no gas lol
just stay off the roads..besides trying to get gas is near impossible...you're not making money on this, and like others have said you're putting everyone at risk. also, people are driving like madmen. its a full moon, and within a few minutes I have seen multiple drivers blowing red lights tonight...
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just stay off the roads..besides trying to get gas is near impossible...you're not making money on this, and like others have said you're putting everyone at risk. also, people are driving like madmen. its a full moon, and within a few minutes I have seen multiple drivers blowing red lights tonight...
Lol I watched 2 red light runners Wednesday morning. One of them went through like a second after the red, wasn't even close.
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