Comment Re:To hell with taxis... (Score 1) 295
> the amount of cheerleading for Uber is ridiculous
Or maybe Uber is that much better than the old days (10 years ago Taxi situation)? Seriously, when I hear person after person rave about how a service or restaurant is good or convenient, I give it a try. So I tried Uber, and it was wonderful. Now I've had better and worse Uber rides, I'm no Uber shill. But over all it simply is better than Taxi service was 10 years ago, it solves ALL my main complaints.
Now I've heard the Taxi services admit they had dropped the ball and they are addressing their issues, I even heard they have Smartphone apps now. Well to some extent: screw them! I'm loyal to Uber now. Taxi's made their bed, they can lie in it and die as far as I'm concerned. As long as every time I call an Uber it shows up on my smartphone and I can watch it approach me - I'm ordering Uber. Now, if Uber service starts sucking as bad as Taxis did then I'll evaluate my choices again at that point.
Or maybe Uber is that much better than the old days (10 years ago Taxi situation)? Seriously, when I hear person after person rave about how a service or restaurant is good or convenient, I give it a try. So I tried Uber, and it was wonderful. Now I've had better and worse Uber rides, I'm no Uber shill. But over all it simply is better than Taxi service was 10 years ago, it solves ALL my main complaints.
Now I've heard the Taxi services admit they had dropped the ball and they are addressing their issues, I even heard they have Smartphone apps now. Well to some extent: screw them! I'm loyal to Uber now. Taxi's made their bed, they can lie in it and die as far as I'm concerned. As long as every time I call an Uber it shows up on my smartphone and I can watch it approach me - I'm ordering Uber. Now, if Uber service starts sucking as bad as Taxis did then I'll evaluate my choices again at that point.