New Story Every Week
(Due to COVID-19 I had to get a job at a local grocery store which means I won’t be able to post stories as frequently as normal. I will still try once a week, but it won’t necessarily be wednesdays. Stay safe everyone!)
Albertson’s Shenanigans
For those who do not know, I have been working at my local Albertson’s for emergency cleaning and disinfecting. Some of my tasks include disinfecting empty shelves, bathrooms, the breakroom, checkstands and carts. On the night of the 18th, I was assigned to cleaning carts as customers take them into the store. During the last…
Rogue Trader
You may have heard of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) a tabletop fantasy, pen and paper Role-Playing Game (RPG) system where you roll dice to determine whether you bludgeoned the side of an Orc’s head or miss entirely leaving your character wide open for a counter-attack. There is another RPG system I have been playing for…
Current Uber Situation
Due to the COVID-19 quarantine here in San Diego County I had to swtich from Ubering to working at a local Albertson’s. Every Albertson’s is hiring a lot of manpower to clean and disinfect the store during open hours. It gets monotonous some days but at least I have a job. But I have been…
Hammered Luggage Retrieval
Before I start with my Uber story I hope everyone reading this during quarantine is doing well, staying safe and washing your hands. This story happened just as COVID-19 entered the states and the state of California had not given a Stay-at-Home order yet. They were an amusing drunk pair of friends. They had flown…
My Worst Rider
I have been saving my ‘bad’ stories for after my English class and today is the day I share a pretty negative story. I like to think I am a very patient individual. Giving people the benefit of the doubt even at my own detriment. The rider I’m about to talk about stretched my patience…
Poker Roulette Experience
I have only worked service jobs. Thanks to that experience, I tend to go above and beyond for riders when I can. This gets me praise through tips, comments or the badges on the app showing me that I was a ‘Late Night Hero’ or that I have ‘Excellent Service’. One such night, I picked…
The Disappearance
My usual Uber time starts around 8PM and ends between 2:30AM-4AM. I choose the night ‘shift’ because there are a lot less drivers after 12AM and my A/C is broken. The night shift is where I get most of my stories from. With good stories ending with a $300 tip from a lucky casino winner…
‘Are ya hungry?’
Before I start with this week’s story, I wanted to say that using this blog to talk about my Uber driving stories feels nice. So nice that I decided my experiences driving for Uber will be the main topic of this blog, hence the name change. I don’t know how long I’ll be keeping this…
The Driver’s Perspective II
The story I shared last week is my favorite Uber experience so far. But I do have plenty of others. A lot of those stories are short encounters with certain characters or conversations that intrigue me in one way or another. Since they are less significant than a $300 tip or almost witnessing a domestic,…
The Driver’s Perspective
I am an Uber driver. It’s how I pay my bills. When I started, I was nervous about what encounters I might have, especially when I thought about some of the horror stories from the news and social media. But I quickly learned that riders usually keep to themselves, especially when travelling alone. And while…
Introduction
Hello! My name is Brandon Montgomery McMillan and I am currently a student at California Institute of Arts & Technology (CIAT). I am starting this blog to post my ENG101 homework, to have an outlet to express myself, and to better my writing skills. I admit, I have no idea what I’ll post about later…
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