Uber question (1 Viewer)

[Cowboysfan8]

Wife down loaded the app, says it seems easy. Put in the address and time and they show up.

Going to a concert tomorrow in another city , planning to uber from hotel to concert and back. My question is how are they going to find us after the show if there’s thousands of people there trying to leave?

 

[Galileo]

Many venues have a designated area for Ubers and taxis and such. Just ask a parking attendant. If the venue is in a convenient area, you may be better served walking away from the venue a little ways and then make your call.

 

[dkp993]

As @Galileo said above many (most large venues) have a designated area. Also within the app you have the ability to communicate with your driver (both text and call). I was at an airport a few weeks ago and it was crazy busy so I was not standing directly in the pick up area. I called the drive (via the number provided in the app) and told him where I was. Super easy.

 

[Senor Schmutzig]

I tend to follow Galileo’s advice and find a spot that is a little ways away from the main crowd. Also verify that the Uber car is the correct one by checking the license plate AND the name of the driver (they will usually verify your name as well).

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Yeah, you gotta walk a block or two away from the crowd or just wait it out.

I don’t know that area but in my experience, stadiums aren’t always built in the greatest parts of town. Here in the nations capital, a few blocks away and you might as well be in Beirut.

 

[Chemical X]

in some areas, like event venues, uber requires you to wear clothing distinctive, like a costume. maybe bring a horse head or devil horns and tail and let uber know in advance.

 

[Mitchie]

If they ask you to ride in the trunk, politely decline.

 

[Drunken knight]

If they ask you to ride in the trunk, politely decline.

excuse me. is your name Chow?

 

[Drunken knight]

NSFW

 

[massraider]

in some areas, like event venues, uber requires you to wear clothing distinctive, like a costume. maybe bring a horse head or devil horns and tail and let uber know in advance.

He's going to a concert, so a horse head might not be practical.

I think rhinestone cowboy hat is the shark move.

 

[Snoopy]

Be aware that they may ask for a high fare due to demand for rides to/from the concert.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Thanks guys

Heading to Hershey Pa so I’m THINKING it’s not ghetto ish outside the stadium but I really don’t know

From the looks of the forecast we may be sporting ponchos

 

[belljr]

Thanks guys

Heading to Hershey Pa so I’m THINKING it’s not ghetto ish outside the stadium but I really don’t know

From the looks of the forecast we may be sporting ponchos

Lol. I'll be at Hershey this weekend. It's literally in the parking of the amusement park. I'm not sure what the policy is for Uber during concerts because to get to that point of the stadium you will have to get by a parking booth. I'm guessing they will take the chocolate world fork and drop you around there somewhere.

 

[massraider]

Thanks guys

Heading to Hershey Pa so I’m THINKING it’s not ghetto ish outside the stadium but I really don’t know

From the looks of the forecast we may be sporting ponchos

When you book an Uber, there's a real time map, showing the car's location, and the make model and license plate are displayed, so you can easily find the car. You'll maybe have to wave them down if there's a crowd. You open the door, and state your name so the driver knows you aren't a carjacker, and that he has the right fare. I got in the wrong car once in London, that was fun.

Also, you can often book in advance, which you might want to look into.

 

[massraider]

Thanks guys

Heading to Hershey Pa so I’m THINKING it’s not ghetto ish outside the stadium but I really don’t know

From the looks of the forecast we may be sporting ponchos

Lol. I'll be at Hershey this weekend. It's literally in the parking of the amusement park. I'm not sure what the policy is for Uber during concerts because to get to that point of the stadium you will have to get by a parking booth. I'm guessing they will take the chocolate world fork and drop you around there somewhere.

Uber to Park? - Hershey Forum - Tripadvisor

Answer 1 of 7: Does anybody know if I can Uber from my hotel to Hershey Park and/or Chocolate World? Will the parking attendant make us pay for parking to enter the lot or is there a drop-off point? And if there's a drop-off, how far from the entrance...

www.tripadvisor.com

This may be outdated, just ask staff when you get there. They have a system, and everyone knows it, whatever it is.

 

[belljr]

Chocolate World ftw - that about a 3 minute walk to the stadium maybe 5

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Chocolate World ftw - that about a 3 minute walk to the stadium maybe 5

Is it safe to assume this is a nice area to be walking around in the dark?

 

[ghostguy123]

Chocolate World ftw - that about a 3 minute walk to the stadium maybe 5

Is it safe to assume this is a nice area to be walking around in the dark?

If not there, then nowhere is safe.

 

[massraider]

Chocolate World ftw - that about a 3 minute walk to the stadium maybe 5

Is it safe to assume this is a nice area to be walking around in the dark?

Do I have this right? You are attending The Chicks/Ben Harper concert tonight, in Hershey, PA. (Not the Guns N Roses show tomorrow)

I would steer clear of open spaces, someone might spring a craft fair or a farmer's market on you.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Chocolate World ftw - that about a 3 minute walk to the stadium maybe 5

Is it safe to assume this is a nice area to be walking around in the dark?

Do I have this right? You are attending The Chicks/Ben Harper concert tonight, in Hershey, PA. (Not the Guns N Roses show tomorrow)

I would steer clear of open spaces, someone might spring a craft fair or a farmer's market on you.

Fair enough

 

[belljr]

Chocolate World ftw - that about a 3 minute walk to the stadium maybe 5

Is it safe to assume this is a nice area to be walking around in the dark?

You might be fighting with hopped up 10 year olds on a sugar high but other than that .....

In all seriousness there is nothing there but parking lot. There isn't any site seeing. It's not in a city.

 

[beer 30]

Is it safe to assume this is a nice area to be walking around in the dark?

You'll be ok boomer

 

[nirad3]

Thanks guys

Heading to Hershey Pa so I’m THINKING it’s not ghetto ish outside the stadium but I really don’t know

From the looks of the forecast we may be sporting ponchos

When you book an Uber, there's a real time map, showing the car's location, and the make model and license plate are displayed, so you can easily find the car. You'll maybe have to wave them down if there's a crowd. You open the door, and state your name so the driver knows you aren't a carjacker, and that he has the right fare. I got in the wrong car once in London, that was fun.

Also, you can often book in advance, which you might want to look into.

I wouldn't do this on Uber. Lyft, yes. Uber, no. Uber sucks with the advance bookings. If the driver cancels, it's on YOU to rebook so you're stuck scrambling for a new driver. Lyft will automatically rebook you if the original driver cancels.

 

[John123]

Make sure you know what the cost is before you take the ride:

Uber CEO stunned by $52 fare charged for 3-mile ride in NYC: ‘Wow!’

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was stunned to find out that a 2.9-mile ride in NYC cost $51.69, including tip. He blamed the pricey fare on surge pricing and inflation.

nypost.com

 

[wlwiles]

If you find yourself standing on a crowded curb waiting for your Uber, it'll be easier for you to spot the car than it will be for the driver to spot you. As everyone else said, you can see and verify the make and model and license plate of the car. But to help the driver spot you in a crowd: next to the driver's info of your reserved ride there's a button you can press in the Uber app that will bring up a particular color and make it full screen on your phone. You're supposed to hold that screen up in the air so the driver can spot you. The color is unique to the area and to the driver, so you're holding up a purple phone screen and the driver is looking for purple, and nobody else will be using purple at that time. So the driver approaches the designated pickup spot and can spot you faster by your color. Then still confirm the driver's name and your name once you get the door open.

 

[belljr]

Whatever you do, don't tell him you'll be standing next a giant chocolate bar. That'll have them running around in circles

 

[Cowboysfan8]

18 row center

Ask me anything

Opener in 15….

 

[belljr]

18 row center

Ask me anything

Opener in 15….

Did you need to dodge the tram car?

 

[Cowboysfan8]

18 row center

Ask me anything

Opener in 15….

Did you need to dodge the tram car?

The girl that checked us in at hotel told us Uber charging 48 tonight to Stadium, she brought us for 25. Dropped right behind stage on that highway

Idk what the tram car is except wildwood lol

 

[belljr]

18 row center

Ask me anything

Opener in 15….

Did you need to dodge the tram car?

The girl that checked us in at hotel told us Uber charging 48 tonight to Stadium, she brought us for 25. Dropped right behind stage on that highway

Idk what the tram car is except wildwood lol

Lol nice. And it's exactly the same as the one in wildwood. It drives you from the park to the parking lot.

 

[belljr]

I'll be there at 9am tomorrow. I'll say hello

 

[Cowboysfan8]

The concert ended last night and we were part of the sea of humans trying to get out of the stadium. We eventually got out the closest gate to the stage while Susie waits til the last minute for everything is trying to get us an Uber back to hotel

I had asked a security guy earlier where he thought we should try to get picked up and he said “chocolate world, it’s right over there”. Which is cool but we couldn’t see over there because we were in the stadium. My wife says “the Uber is behind a green trolley”. Of course there’s a million cars going in every direction and I have no idea where the green trolley is.

I took her phone and clicked “be right there” so he doesn’t leave and look over to my right about 100 yds and there’s a green trolley just sitting in the open with a silver Hyundai behind it. The driver told us he goes there all the time and has never been waved into that area before lol. We made a dash for it, confirmed the license plate and it’s our guy.
I still have no idea how it worked out like it did, we should’ve bought a lottery ticket after. Total **** luck that we found him, especially that fast. He zoomed outa there like a pro and dropped us at our hotel in 5 minutes. I don’t think it was 15 total minutes from the last note played on stage until we were at our room lol.

Oh, and the ride was like $7. I tipped him
$5. Obviously checkin girl saw us coming

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

The concert ended last night and we were part of the sea of humans trying to get out of the stadium. We eventually got out the closest gate to the stage while Susie waits til the last minute for everything is trying to get us an Uber back to hotel

I had asked a security guy earlier where he thought we should try to get picked up and he said “chocolate world, it’s right over there”. Which is cool but we couldn’t see over there because we were in the stadium. My wife says “the Uber is behind a green trolley”. Of course there’s a million cars going in every direction and I have no idea where the green trolley is.

I took her phone and clicked “be right there” so he doesn’t leave and look over to my right about 100 yds and there’s a green trolley just sitting in the open with a silver Hyundai behind it. The driver told us he goes there all the time and has never been waved into that area before lol. We made a dash for it, confirmed the license plate and it’s our guy.
I still have no idea how it worked out like it did, we should’ve bought a lottery ticket after. Total **** luck that we found him, especially that fast. He zoomed outa there like a pro and dropped us at our hotel in 5 minutes. I don’t think it was 15 total minutes from the last note played on stage until we were at our room lol.

Oh, and the ride was like $7. I tipped him
$5. Obviously checkin girl saw us coming

I love it when a plan comes together.

-Lieutenant Colonel Hannibal Smith

 

[belljr]

Glad you dodged the mean streets of "the sweetest place on earth"..

It's a zoo here today. We usually go last week of August when no one is here. Stupid college

Glad it worked out

 

[belljr]

I'm getting a mini free concert. Wife and kid in line for a coaster. I'm getting guns & roses sound check. Welcome to the Jungle just finished