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Sunday, August 16. 2015

Uber

Used Uber twice today in NYC. One time, driver took 3 minutes to show up. Second time, one minute. It's like having your own black car. Cars spotless, new, a/c blasting. Drivers polite. Cheap too.


And speaking of cultural interests and highbrow, lowbrow, and all that, I should mention how packed the Metropolitan Museum of Art was today. You even had to stand in a line to leave.


Rambling here, but, speaking of the Met, last time we went was to see the Sargent show. Went to look at something else today. However, our NYC friend has a link up about Carmencita who Sargent did a stunning portrait of. A Spanish dancer captivates 1890s New York.


Watch her dance. Good grief. I can't dance a lick, but I can dance better than she could.

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 18:47 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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I watched the clip and I am confused. That was dancing? It looked like my great aunt Ethel after a few too many at a family reunion.
#1 James on 2015-08-16 19:28 (Reply)
Not sure we should take your word for it. Could you post a video of yourself dancing in clunky high heels and a dress?
#2 chuck on 2015-08-16 19:40 (Reply)
Mrs feeblemind used Uber in the SF bay area. She and 3 other persons rode and it was twice as high as a taxi as they were all charged the same rate as opposed to sharing the rate in a cab.
#3 feeblemind on 2015-08-16 23:20 (Reply)
"Mrs feeblemind used Uber in the SF bay area. She and 3 other persons rode and it was twice as high as a taxi as they were all charged the same rate as opposed to sharing the rate in a cab."

So Uber is strictly "one passenger, one fare"? I guess that might mean adopting an SOP:

If it's just you going to X Street, call Uber.

If it's two or more of you going to X Street, use a taxi.
#3.1 JJM on 2015-08-17 09:13 (Reply)
Unless she was scammed, that certainly is certainly the way it appears.
#3.1.1 feeblemind on 2015-08-17 09:30 (Reply)
It should have been one fare, regardless of how many were in the car. There were four of us yesterday and there was one fare. I would if each of those people made a separate request on the their Uber app?
#3.1.2 Mrs. BD on 2015-08-17 13:11 (Reply)
In Mexico you can get a ride from guys driving a two passenger trike kinda scooter. My first ride I didn't ask how much and it was $5. My second ride I asked first and settled on $3. All my subsequent rides were $2 if I was willing to walk away. All your leverage in this type of "contract" is before you accept the ride.
#3.1.2.1 GoneWithTheWind on 2015-08-17 18:23 (Reply)
Dancers often look awkward in old films. Part of it is the low frame rate of the camera. The oldest ballet films show the same problem and those dancers were trained.

But certainly standards improved all through the 20th Century.
#4 KTWO on 2015-08-17 00:09 (Reply)
I suspect each of the people had separate uber requests, so got billed.

With one request, it's one fare.
#5 Bird Dog on 2015-08-17 15:07 (Reply)
That "dancing" is just old time pornography.

The whole point was to wiggle about and flash ankles and calves.
#6 Fred Z on 2015-08-18 09:33 (Reply)

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