5/366 being normal
Jan. 5th, 2020 08:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ironymaidenC's birthday was this weekend, so we made a trip to Capitol Cider. it's so nice to have a meal out and not have to ask questions about the menu or make special requests or only eat certain things.* we shared a flight of barrel-aged ciders while we ate a fruit and cheese plate, then another glass of cider paired with our entree, and dessert. it was lovely.
we indulged in a Lyft there and back again; we had an interesting conversation with our driver on the way out about the economics of driving full-time. he's a single parent and feels that being self-employed is the only way to make it work. he leases his car on a plan that is specifically for rideshare drivers - he swaps it out every 80,000 miles and all vehicle maintenance is included in the fee. they also will immediately issue him another car if he gets in an accident. he says that he certainly wouldn't use a car he intended to keep with this job, that wear and tear is brutal.
it occurs to me that the expectation of how cars are to be used is that they're driven in short bursts and then sit for hours and hours, with the occasional road trip. imagine doing a road trip at least five days of every week, but almost entirely in stop-start traffic. no, not great for the car.
*their kitchen is gluten-free and also free of peanuts and tree nuts. AND they mark things on the menu that are free of eggs. we only care about the gluten but we know folks with other concerns.
we indulged in a Lyft there and back again; we had an interesting conversation with our driver on the way out about the economics of driving full-time. he's a single parent and feels that being self-employed is the only way to make it work. he leases his car on a plan that is specifically for rideshare drivers - he swaps it out every 80,000 miles and all vehicle maintenance is included in the fee. they also will immediately issue him another car if he gets in an accident. he says that he certainly wouldn't use a car he intended to keep with this job, that wear and tear is brutal.
it occurs to me that the expectation of how cars are to be used is that they're driven in short bursts and then sit for hours and hours, with the occasional road trip. imagine doing a road trip at least five days of every week, but almost entirely in stop-start traffic. no, not great for the car.
*their kitchen is gluten-free and also free of peanuts and tree nuts. AND they mark things on the menu that are free of eggs. we only care about the gluten but we know folks with other concerns.
