[Jennyma]

Agreed, I cant imagine not accepting a 45+ min ride. I might get 1 of those evry weekend. Those sort of rides are usually $60+ dollars.

I got a ping for a 45+ ride on a day it was raining in LA and people in la do not know how to drive in la. There were cars on shoulders of the freeway with pick up trucks. Everything that says don't drive today. I had a bill and I needed cash soon.

Anyway I see a 45+ and I'm like oh no I can't drive distances but grab it quickly thinking in this weather picking up from Culver City could be 45mins to Santa Monica, Torrance or downtown. It was the middle of rush hour. I arrive at a hotel and after I hit arrive I check address something andrews st. I check my gps and it's like 5 miles away, something like 15 minutes. I'm like okay good, I decide never mind, this not day to drive, glad it was wrong.
The pax texts me he is on his way down with about 2 mins left. I stop for a minute thinking I saw a dr and not a St. Andrews drive. I quickly plug in hoping it's not a rough area. It says 1 hour and 56 minutes.

It's in Chino Hills, I'm thinking gotta cancel but they are at my door and get in. It's a young couple, can't be more than college age. A black guy and white girl, and I'm not about to cancel in there face. I'm nervous about driving this far on wet roads and bothered that I will have to dead mile this time back. I just hope at this time it stops raining.

We head off, they are fighting, it's tense in the car. He has his music and told her to face the window and not look at him. About an hour in she makes a call. She says her mom is drunk. Her father is on now and she explains she has been in the car for an hour and a she is on her way. As we get closer to our exit, I hear we are just in and out. Get the gifts and then come in back in the car.

She is telling him to stay in the car and I should be parked a few houses down. Now I see the fighting and only care that this not then end? We keep going omg. I need this to be over. How am I going to find out there destination if this is the first stop. I'm not going further east. We get off freeway and he says, go to that McDonald's. I'm like that's it. We're not doing a drive thru. I can say that, end ride and they can get another for rest if trip. I ask, is that where you want me to end the trip. He says yes unless you want ride back to LA. yes I do.

So we were a round trip, I didn't have to deadmile. They guy was dropped off at McDs while she went with me in car to home. I don't even care that I waited 10 minutes for her to come back out. I needed the break. She comes out with some bags, Dad waves to me and says thanks. The return trip updated the ride and only 56 minutes back. Pick him up and no traffic or rain as we speed back to the hotel as they discussed her gifts and that her grandma missed her over the holidays. I guess they may have had a stop over for a flight. Not sure but it was weird. Just grateful didn't have to deadmile on base ride, 3 hours, $100 and I was done for day.

 

[Jennyma]

Good story. I got a Lyft line Sat 3:30AM. I was thinking this will be my last for the night. I was pissed it was pool & not regular ride. I had no way of knowing it was 45+, because it was Lyft line. Pickup 1st Pax & immediately head over to pickup 2nd Pax. I was tired and ready to drop these two off & go home. Nope, 1st Pax is to Yonkers NY, 2nd is to Patterson NJ. Ride was 1 hour 20 mins. After Lyft took their fees, Ride was $95 plus $10 Tip. (42 Miles)

I picked both Pax up in Manhattan.

Was yours surged, because that is not bad for 42 miles and just under an hour and a half. Did you have to dead mile it back home?

Mine was 101 miles and took just under 3 hours. $105 after commission and the kids did not tip. I agree with others who have said it should state mileage. 30mile+ or have increments in time 45+, 60+ 90+.