Are there any local taxi companies you could call if this happens again?

Good thought, Bookwoman. What a pain, Lucille! an unplanned adventure.

Wow. Is Uber available? I know not all paces have car services.

I was surprised while touring U of Mass with my DD, cars service wasn’t available.

Sometimes drivers drive for both Uber and Lyft. I've experienced times when one system works very well and the other less well. It's probably a good idea to have both available.

The supplementary health insurance that I had (I have a different company now) would pay for a certain number of Lyft rides per year. My only problem was that when I went to Santa Monica Blvd & 20th St in Santa Monica and wanted to enter and exit the building on 20th St, I could not get the driver to pick me up on 20th St instead of Santa Monica Blvd, where it is much more difficult to pull over and stop. The entrance to the building that I used is on 20th St, and I could get let out there but not picked up there. I eventually learned that I was going to have to wait on Santa Monica Blvd and force the driver to stop in heavy traffic with unhappy drivers behind him.

My brother uses Über.

I switched to Uber after being abandoned at the airport by Lyft...twice!

My friends Uber, ordered in advance, never showed up for a trip to the airport. She had to drive herself and use short term parking. Then she got covid while away and was gone almost two weeks Her parking bill was $500 dollars but fortunatelt the parking authority took mercy on her..

I cant believe you walked home. Were your eyes dilated? Your new bike sounds cool.

I think it is a good idea to have Uber also. I recall years ago I had some issue when trying to register for Uber but I am going to try again.

I thought you meant in a different way...

We had hit/miss Uber the other night. We live where there is a high presence, so that was no issue. It was the night we went out in slinky shoes and long gowns. Hoped to be driven around like princesses. Didn't expect it.

First one really wasn't our knight in shining armor. HORRIBLE driver (it was my child's Uber app and choice, and justly chose to tip a $1). Turned right instead of left to leave the neighborhood. Left is obviously the way out. Right was into what was the Dupont plant (still industrial plant). Why would he turn that way? Ran lights, cut in front of cars, slung us everywhere, car was in questionable shape, kept his phone app open talking the entire time to what must've been wife with small child (cuteness on that one though!) as the conversation was in another language that I don't speak so I can't confirm it, the venue was on the corner of 3rd and Demonbreun, but he asked if he was in the right place on a street that had neither of those in the address???, and it was a sketchy street he turned down.

Opposite going home. Nice, clean, sumptuous car. Absolute gentleman, knew where he was going. And when we told him it was a delayed Christmas celebration, turned on Christmas music. Tipped $7. Kiddo has told everyone about that music everywhere we've gone. Takes so little to be nice, doesn't it?

Both of these were in the $4-5 range of typical tips, given the fare amount and distance.

I cant believe you walked home.

I'm doing all I can to see that it doesn't happen again. My only choices were to continue to wait for a Lyft driver, or to wait for later in the day when a family member could pick me up. It was totally unexpected, I didn't even think that a Lyft driver might not be available during the day.

The Zizzo should arrive in about a week. It has 20 inch wheels like many of the folders, and weighs 23 lbs.

How far did you have to walk?

I've only used Lyft twice and that was last month so I didn't have to drive to and from the airport. I had good drivers both ways. I tipped them well.

How far did you have to walk?

It was only 3 miles, I feel like such a wuss complaining (I am over my self pity, I gave myself the rest of yesterday), but I wasn't wearing walking shoes.

Three miles is a long way in the wrong shoes. You aren't a wuss. At all.

Ouch! Sorry about that. It is a long walk in the wrong shoes and if you are not in that frame of mind.

Just outside the box. I wonder if you have any neighbors who you could pay to drive you?

I like how a bike can be an option. It could not for me.

I guess you don't have traditional car service in your area.

What about Access-a-Ride type of service? Or look into senior centers, if nothing else but suggestions of what others might do.

I'm so sorry that happened. We live up North of town and rides don't go that far North. Our old garden truck wouldn't start. We tried calling an Uber and got no-one-in-the-area. Luckily the truck eventually started.