[bounty17]

Hi All,

For all of u drivers who are asking and wondering what's going on business wise on the streets, I drive uber X/ ubereats and veyo medical transportation 6 days a week.

Now I can only speak for myself but what I've done is drive veyo early in mornings from 4am to about 730am or so. I shut down and go pick up a client of mine and take them to/from work 6 days a week. Then I go home and take a 2 hour nap, get back up, take my step daughter to work and then start doing both uber x /ubereats apps because I've got both apps turned on and I can pick/choose which one is working and what's not.

Now in my opinion, Postmates is a last resort app because to me, they don't pay as much for deliveries as uber eats does and I've always gotta pull out the black credit card to pay for stuff as to uber eats, u verify and go. Don't get me wrong but postmates is good for cashing out your deliveries at the end of the day and getting money into your account in about 4 hours. With ubereats, I'm getting much better tips than postmates.

I used to drive for Door dash but they terminated for no reason and as a driver, under no circumstances, can a driver accept any cash tips from a customer and in my opinion, that's bull****!!!

So in summary, y'all have an idea of what I do out on the streets and I'm not a doctor at all..I take care of my health the best way I can and I go see my family doctor if I don't feel right. But for me, I can't sit around the house or I get bored extremely fast and drive my family nuts. I gotta work and I've gotta pay my expenses or I'll be in trouble with my rent fast. Failure is not an option for me.

I'm determined and persevere to get thru this pandemic and in my opinion, I treat this thing like if I have a very bad cold...take Nyquil or theraflu, take a very hot shower as hot as I can take it and sweat the virus out of my body and rest for 24 hours. This has been the way I've been trained in the military for 26 years and I continue the same practices today. Like I've said before, I can only speak for myself.

I must push and drive on and do what I must to take care of my monthly expenses. Trust me, I've got the greatest respect for those individuals that have lost their jobs or worse, lost their lives/loved ones due to this B.S. virus

Thanks for reading.

Respectfully,
Bounty

 

[Ihateu]

Hi All,

For all of u drivers who are asking and wondering what's going on business wise on the streets, I drive uber X/ ubereats and veyo medical transportation 6 days a week.

Now I can only speak for myself but what I've done is drive veyo early in mornings from 4am to about 730am or so. I shut down and go pick up a client of mine and take them to/from work 6 days a week. Then I go home and take a 2 hour nap, get back up, take my step daughter to work and then start doing both uber x /ubereats apps because I've got both apps turned on and I can pick/choose which one is working and what's not.

Now in my opinion, Postmates is a last resort app because to me, they don't pay as much for deliveries as uber eats does and I've always gotta pull out the black credit card to pay for stuff as to uber eats, u verify and go. Don't get me wrong but postmates is good for cashing out your deliveries at the end of the day and getting money into your account in about 4 hours. With ubereats, I'm getting much better tips than postmates.

I used to drive for Door dash but they terminated for no reason and as a driver, under no circumstances, can a driver accept any cash tips from a customer and in my opinion, that's bull****!!!

So in summary, y'all have an idea of what I do out on the streets and I'm not a doctor at all..I take care of my health the best way I can and I go see my family doctor if I don't feel right. But for me, I can't sit around the house or I get bored extremely fast and drive my family nuts. I gotta work and I've gotta pay my expenses or I'll be in trouble with my rent fast. Failure is not an option for me.

I'm determined and persevere to get thru this pandemic and in my opinion, I treat this thing like if I have a very bad cold...take Nyquil or theraflu, take a very hot shower as hot as I can take it and sweat the virus out of my body and rest for 24 hours. This has been the way I've been trained in the military for 26 years and I continue the same practices today. Like I've said before, I can only speak for myself.

I must push and drive on and do what I must to take care of my monthly expenses. Trust me, I've got the greatest respect for those individuals that have lost their jobs or worse, lost their lives/loved ones due to this B.S. virus

Thanks for reading.

Respectfully,
Bounty

I can respect that..be safe mate...one thing we can all agree upon is that this bloody virus is awful..

 

[68350]

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I'm fortunate to be able to park it and not expose myself or family to anything via driving strangers around. We're ordering almost everything online, drop outside the door. We ordered McD's/Uber Eats a few days ago. It's close by so figured it would at least not be cold, which it wasn't. But holy crap $54 for 3 of us. For McDonald's. smh

I don't think you can "sweat the virus out" of your lungs...

 

[Ihateu]

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I'm fortunate to be able to park it and not expose myself or family to anything via driving strangers around. We're ordering almost everything online, drop outside the door. We ordered McD's/Uber Eats a few days ago. It's close by so figured it would at least not be cold, which it wasn't. But holy crap $54 for 3 of us. For McDonald's. smh

I don't think you can "sweat the virus out" of your lungs...

Uber eats is bloody expensive. I order a sandwich that cost me 20 quid..i was like UE, are you mental.

I will be joining the ranks soon after this quarantine rubbish and in hope to start making money. The UI is a bloody joke yea, and though im jumping through all the hoops, i rather take control with my life and not wait for what ifs yea.

 

[NothingLeftToLose]

I feel ya. This week I'll run out of money so next week I'll be driving. I've tried looking for a ' real ' job but it's been nothing but silence or rejection. ( Uber isn't a resume builder? Who knew? ) Obviously unemployment checks won't show up for weeks. Thanks, Feds! S**t != together. I didn't want to sit on my a$$ and collect a gubmint check anyway. I'm actually looking past this thing and trying to figure out how I'm going to make things work into the Fall. To Uber or not to Uber, that is the question.

 

[68350]

I'd rather be working. Just not worth the risk to self and family here.

 

[Ihateu]

I'd rather be working. Just not worth the risk to self and family here.

Totally understandable.

 

[Suldmoe]

Hi All,

For all of u drivers who are asking and wondering what's going on business wise on the streets, I drive uber X/ ubereats and veyo medical transportation 6 days a week.

Now I can only speak for myself but what I've done is drive veyo early in mornings from 4am to about 730am or so. I shut down and go pick up a client of mine and take them to/from work 6 days a week. Then I go home and take a 2 hour nap, get back up, take my step daughter to work and then start doing both uber x /ubereats apps because I've got both apps turned on and I can pick/choose which one is working and what's not.

Now in my opinion, Postmates is a last resort app because to me, they don't pay as much for deliveries as uber eats does and I've always gotta pull out the black credit card to pay for stuff as to uber eats, u verify and go. Don't get me wrong but postmates is good for cashing out your deliveries at the end of the day and getting money into your account in about 4 hours. With ubereats, I'm getting much better tips than postmates.

I used to drive for Door dash but they terminated for no reason and as a driver, under no circumstances, can a driver accept any cash tips from a customer and in my opinion, that's bull****!!!

So in summary, y'all have an idea of what I do out on the streets and I'm not a doctor at all..I take care of my health the best way I can and I go see my family doctor if I don't feel right. But for me, I can't sit around the house or I get bored extremely fast and drive my family nuts. I gotta work and I've gotta pay my expenses or I'll be in trouble with my rent fast. Failure is not an option for me.

I'm determined and persevere to get thru this pandemic and in my opinion, I treat this thing like if I have a very bad cold...take Nyquil or theraflu, take a very hot shower as hot as I can take it and sweat the virus out of my body and rest for 24 hours. This has been the way I've been trained in the military for 26 years and I continue the same practices today. Like I've said before, I can only speak for myself.

I must push and drive on and do what I must to take care of my monthly expenses. Trust me, I've got the greatest respect for those individuals that have lost their jobs or worse, lost their lives/loved ones due to this B.S. virus

Thanks for reading.

Respectfully,
Bounty

Since you are still driving and not asking for UI make sure you look into applying for the Paycheck Protection Program. From what I gather starting Friday you can apply for the program and what you get will be based off the profit from your 2018 or 2019 schedule C.

 

[bounty17]

Since you are still driving and not asking for UI make sure you look into applying for the Paycheck Protection Program. From what I gather starting Friday you can apply for the program and what you get will be based off the profit from your 2018 or 2019 schedule C.

Thanks for the info...where do I go for that?

 

[68350]

Thanks for the info...where do I go for that?

GOOGLE it, lol.

 

[Suldmoe]

Thanks for the info...where do I go for that?

You can go to treasury.gov to get details on the program. You apply for the loan/grant at your bank (assuming they are SBA qualified).

 

[Rocknrlk]

My wife is benefiting from that SBA program. She is working for a pet sitting business part-time and they just got their grant. In order to not pay it back, they have to continue paying their employees. We could never qualify for UI, so this is a nice surprise.

 

[BillyBob444]

You can go to treasury.gov to get details on the program. You apply for the loan/grant at your bank (assuming they are SBA qualified).

For what it is worth I was watching YouTube this morning and a truck driver was trying to get a loan thru that program and the money it is all gone as of Saturday. He had the lady from Wells Fargo on while he bloged

 

[DamnIWouldlikeaREALjob]

Wells Fargo is limited in providing SBA loans because of their past BAD behaviour. Try a different bank.

 

[BillyBob444]

Wells Fargo is limited in providing SBA loans because of their past BAD behaviour. Try a different bank.

You must have a reading problem. I WAS NOT applying. Watching a truck driver trying to get a loan. The lady on the phone flat out told him all the money is gone NOW. Try back later she said

 

[DamnIWouldlikeaREALjob]

Then tell your friend to try a different bank. The SBA money is not all gone...yet

 

[Suldmoe]

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For what it is worth I was watching YouTube this morning and a truck driver was trying to get a loan thru that program and the money it is all gone as of Saturday. He had the lady from Wells Fargo on while he bloged

According to CNBC the SBA has only approved $38B as of this afternoon. Wells Fargo is capped at giving $10B worth of SBA loans. They his their cap on Saturday. The SBA has a list of over 2400 lenders qualified to handle these loans. We as independent contractors still have to wait until Friday to apply for the program, and would have to decide between the PPP program and UI. For most of us UI will pay more, however if you apply for and use the PPP you can still drive and earn.

 

[bounty17]

I can respect that..be safe mate...one thing we can all agree upon is that this bloody virus is awful..

Thank you

 

[bounty17]

I can respect that..be safe mate...one thing we can all agree upon is that this bloody virus is awful..

I understand and in my opinion, I think the media and all government officials have blown this thing way out of proportion. I can understand of a person has underlying health issues, that's gonna cause any person to have a harder time getting healthy. I'm a fighter and I simply must push and drive on. I thank u for your concern my friend.

Respectfully, bounty

 

[68350]

I'd rather be working. Just not worth the risk to self and family here.

I should add, there are 2 members of my household, myself included, who are in high risk groups regarding serious complications if infected, including the possibility of death. The days of being/feeling invincible are long gone.