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izzou:
Yeah, I know

But when I see some old men my father's age selling this stuff, I just feel they do it to survive.

It's hard making decisions in this country sometimes

I can relate boss, just kidding, I've given into piracy long ago, dayz of waiting by the radio for favourite song, just to record... Well artist pay today to have dia music on selections

nwizu042:
Do you download or you buy tapes?
If tapes, where do you source for them.
P.s. this guys in traffic never seem to have the right ones

Download, I play music through USB/Bluetooth

But I save music on 500g hard disk, barely any music u won't find on it

izzou:
I don't know oh. Maybe it's that Adapter dey usually buy

Elantra has this default aux cord slot.

And I usually buy CDs from stores and hawkers. Not that I cant download the song, but at least I'm helping a man survive

Helping piracy abi

ofime123:
opay thank u for today did just two trip on bolt not work on uber again opay has taken over

Please show us d way nah

stephenponti:
I am in the woman compound right now the security man there said that about 6 drivers has come to the compound complaining about the same thing that 4 soldiers have even come to look for her but she instructed the security man tell everybody looking for her she is not around. The security man is leading me to meet the lawyer the caretaker of the house.
i ll keep u updated

I see war coming, she have no option but to send that money. That was how I picked a girl (Olosho to say) from Igbobi to Alausa yesterday ard 8:30pm. Got to her house, she begged me to wait, she only want to change her cloth and procced to charity road. Since I'm going to ogba, I felt Ohk. Took her like 40 mins to change (Just jeans and top o). As we are proceeding, she receive a call and ask us to turn back, sighting her boyfriend said they should meet at club as excuse. ohk! I took her back home to change cloth to her presumed club fit, but on our way I start boiling and make her understand I can't wait again I have to end the trip... Before I knew it, dis girl try to open fire on me, ehn! She does not have any money on her, she is banking on the guy to pay. Weakness too over me and I have to step abit above her by changing d narrative to explanation while waiting to release full hanger on d said guy, but baba show up with Venze and iPhone 11, that was how he intimidated Pope even after transfer, I can't say show me the details.

But ladies, how do u ppl walk ard late night, no ATM, no penny in ur purse, una strong oo...

izzou:
Some times, I usually play them without their permission. If they don't complain, we enjoy am together

Most times, my stereo is either on CD player or aux. I only listen to Jimi Disu on 97.3 or Ore and her gang on 91.3

Nah soh... I want to port to Ocar, u ppl should pleasw show us d way. Is d BVN necessary? Cos I don't think I can drop that for any1, not even her

izzou:
Lol. I remember a day I played Tracy Chapman for a rider. The woman was just flowing and said I reminded her of her young days

Funny enough, I was watching Jay-Z videos on YouTube days ago. I like riders that love classics... Biggie, Nate Dogg, Nas, Lauryn Hill, Naughty by nature, and so on

All these Gbese and Ayiiiii dey tire me quick

Serious motivation to drive. Last night I was so tired at lekki and have to drive to mainland, got a trip to shomolu and it was a 65mins trip... I gently arrange my India Arie and John Meyer compilation with d mindset that I'm not going to give into rider 97.3/98.5 or I'll tell em straight, I'm using d music to avoid sleeping while driving. Fortunately he got along and we both enjoyed d ride. I think riders should give drivers dat space to b able to play dia choice music once in a while (not always), just as a source of motivation for dem.

izzou:
You didn't pay for a DJ . Chineke nna

But for me, the rider has the choice to songs. When I was driving an elantra, I always offered the aux sef.

It's just for a while. When they get down, I change back to my Jay-Z, Buju banton or Tracy Chapman

I hope u r ready for Jayz 50th Birthday next week? I'm going to Brooklyn live I remember d day I played Tracy album for a rider, she just rest her head well and slept off while singing. Peaceful ride to destination, madam wish the trip was longer. Not too many riders enjoy good music, but for now let's parte after parts

Gentlelife50:
Lol, see how I was dragging the bolt icon down to get the complete number thinking it was my own.

The Bolt icon won't drag with finger boss, use a metallic object to drag it.

izzou:
Haq Haq Haq

I'm sure Uche can't match u, when it comes to learning on dis job.... I know is 10 naira per mins, but I've never taken time out to figure out an hour, pathetically I'm with a rider that plead to take more than an hour of my time, I oblige cos its a return trip and once I make 10k today, I think dats enough for me.

izzou:
Still on the trip sir

It charges the rider #10 per minute. You'll have to spend 10 minutes before it add #100

One hour is #600

Bros u study uber/both for school?

tojahh:
Exactly how I handle people. Females especially


Below is the extract of the mail I just received. It echoes again, Safety First! Put your safety first! Please you before others while on a Bolt Trip.


Oya na

Its either I come or she go, no fuss atall.

fasa199:
Thank you izzou, those fela shrine riders know they can always go scot free. I will stop looking for trip there. Picked some guys yesterday at 3am to unilag on a surge of 1.7 ended trip and fare was 3700 niggas gave me 2800 saying it’s all the money they have that I followed the long route by using 3MB or I even cheated. I just weak collect the 2800 make the others slide.

3 Gini? D devil will not succeed us. Boss do u have spare life? Abi e get wetin u rest ur hope on? Seriously day/night is not certain, but don't push ur luck to far. Let's sight a case of a mother and son here, I'm sure no mother will b able to sleep knowing her son is still outside hustling by such time and if it is wife? either she has given up on her husband. The money is not worth 1s life boss

donfortune48:
The best answer to this message is ....OK.

I don't dignify such ppl with response, best to let d silence eat her up

ncnerio:
And somehow some people aguement is you have to go anywhere a rider request or leave the platform even though the platform give you the leaway to excise that right withing a certain limit. Tipical Nigeria things. It has to happen first before they act. A pothole has to tumble a tanker ór contena first before it is recognised as a pot hole. One has to blow up a pipeline and make all sorts of threats with AK47 first before the government calls you to the table and offers peanuts of the national cake cos doing it peacefully labels you a terrorist and lands you in jail. The young man just lost his life while hussling and all the so called partners has is a phone number... But what do I know? The young man obviously dint press the SOS botton cos if he was given the chance to the police would have been there withing 5minute. All he has to do was wait or maybe stall the guys for 5minute. Like someone said 15 years old car for a Life and some people feel once you you are on the platform you have know right whatsoever to refuse any trip. I leave around badagry and 5am at festac where I log on and got a request almost immediately. Rider called and said he was heading to badagry where I was driving from. Withing me I said not on Uber platform even though that where I reside for the now. Politely told rider I cant and am very sure am not the first person to have told him that. Going to badagry that morning means I am definitely blowing back empty for sure till I get back to festac cos Uber coverage area starts from tradefair under bridge. A driver has so much details with the our so called partners and all they have about the rider is just a phone number that might even be stolen. God help us in this country cos at the end that what we always say. All drivers be guided... You don't like the rider contenance or destination decline. The gateman opens the gate and you are ask to drive in... Decide if you want to or not. At the end of the day it all bout you. Most of this our partners rules and regulations are meant for sane eviroments even at that they still encounter issues. This guys are here to make money and will exploit every loophole given to them. Use your brain wisely. We don't want to loose anyone on this huslling again please. Decline if you must.

Nice one boss, today have been somehow for me (Tyre deflated when descending eko bridge), so down to quote, but dis ur message woke me. On sat I got a request;

Me: Good day ma, I got a request from you blah blah blah
Rider: Yes, use the app to locate me
Me: OK ma, where r u going?

She cut the on me, I just gently end the trip after 3 mins with no fuss. She called back, I ask who's dis and cut d phone before she respond. The thing really get to her, dat she kept calling to air her mind, I just place her on busy... I hope she find solace in d msg she sent, cos d msg only crack me up.


I've been thinking of the best way to approach this business dis season, not just ready to massage any1 ego.

eherbal:
this pope191 na the original gentlelife .nigga dey submit jejely

Boss I cant k*ll myself #Yolo

adsmaster:
Integrity!
Yeah I understand where you coming from and I think these same message should be passed across to them too. You do a review it takes time to reflect, what do you do? Do you pin the rider down or ask the rider to wait till the review comes out..

I did a review once after I ended a trip and it shows 700 naira, review didn't reflect till the next day and the rider has gone. The rider only paid what she saw but after the review came taxify took there 20% on the reviewed price after I told them rider paid 700 niara.

All they said was they have sent message to the rider to pay the balance that if rider didn't pay they will compensate me. Up till these moment rider hasn't paid taxify didn't compensate me.

Since they have decided to allow us settle our issues that's what we are doing my friend. So you see they don't keep there words hence they too don't have integrity

The things wake me when I read it. Lemmi b watching from afar.

eherbal:
the local rice na we own.it will get better with time. If we no patronise our products,who will?
As for that upstream guy,who's now installing DStv,I believe he's in the wrong thread. Let him take his nuisance to the proper place and stop forcing his twisted thoughts on us here.his cry for help is irritating

I know, but if Buhari is using our annex hospital, I don't think its bad to eat annex rice on Xmas

eherbal:
so you're now a DStv installer? That's a big leap from the "upstream sector". You're finished bro.your pride just doesn't let you in on it. Your next upgrade is the community recharge card seller.youre using your hands to reveal your fake life and lies.i told you you'd be the undoing of yourself here.
Continue with your I am this I am that, hallucinations,by the time reality sets in, you'll be chief inspector of a public toilet. Humble yourself to be honoured.

This fight seems like forever can u people just suspend it, let Anthony Joshua and Ruiz Jr finish dia fight first. Ruiz just remind me of sometim... Pls which of the rice is Bolt going to give drivers as end of d year gift, local or foreign rice? Cos I don't lyk dis local rice

deedee44:
Afolabi awosanya off agbaoku?

Lazy driver's everywhere there is one woman that sell garri around dia, once I nack d garri for hot sun, the next tin is to position sleep.

ofime123:
guy is not about positioning is about luck this job even if u position properly and people refuse to request what will u do. well u guys call it positioning I call it luck and Gods favour. that is why is good to have multiple app so that if one no come others will come in as much as uber don't give me 3% again I do take trips on uber or ocar even indriver have took trips on their app.

My Oga I somewot agree with u, but we still can't take position away from Both. I have a place I like ard opebi because dia is a tree I use as shade, but deep within I know I am doing myself, because I'll sleep well and tired of sleeping, unless I'm lucky enough to get trip on time. Position is when u find urself ard Awolowo rd ard 4/6pm, if u don't get trip during dis hours, just go back to village, gather all d elders and ask dem questions.

izzou:


He finally found his purpose in life

Izzuo oo

Tenny05:
Go back to your Ex. you are defending him already.

you are soh on point, I can't help but feel for the new guy she is using as leverage. You honestly don't deserve that guy for still putting up with your ex (sharing advice or not), just stick with your ex and let the new guy breath some air of freedom. #Greediness

drmikeadams:
. Is it not better to just do d hackney permit and lasdri for peace of mind Lagos and extortion sha

There is no such tin as peace of mind in Lagos state. What we have is called, survival of the fittest. You have to let your brain be at work with ur head always and pick your battles well.

ofime123:
see surge on opay and I dey island now

Please is dis tin car or byke? I'm nor understanding

izzou:
God bless the pope

I remember when I said I don't use phone holders. Some said it was pride, but I had a feeling then that uber work go soon turn goldmine

As you get familiar with routes, don't hang phones. When you start a trip, scroll through the map to know the suggested route, and keep your phone. If anyone stops you, tell them that you aren't an uber driver. Simple.

Na corolla people dey at risk sha. Every corolla is a potential suspect

Amen boss

Phori:
Hello guys.. Pls watz d issue with v.i.o harassing uber drivers for LASDRI and Hackney permit... Do i need such document to drive in lagos?

I was at dia office to renew papers on Wednesday, one of dem ask me, if the papers r for uber? I just look at her, smile and said no. Bolt/Uber generate income like any other commercial vehicle, so they are supposed to use the red plate number which is meant for commercial purpose that uses the LASDRI & Hackney permit. When next you sight them, put your phone out of reach any other questions outside your papers r irrelevant and you should treat it as such, irrespective of riders sitting position.

@Izzuo and Niti, let me assume you've try to squash the matter, tough you are still shaking your head. have u try to figure out how Godwin Okeke, Cosmos Maduka & other transporters stated dia journey? We keep saying means to end! Means to end!! Yes I agree to some point, but focus and discipline is d key here, a footballer that lack discipline will end up begging for food as Udeze, Taribo & co what happened to them and how they are fairing or is football not a suitable career again? We need to get off dis bench, uber, bolt can fold, but transportation will remain forever till d body can't function driving for long again. If you feel like improving as a soul, just do that at bay and let other people live... We all cant b a writer, not even all scammers suicide scamming, for every wizkid wanna be, dia are thousand wasting in oblivion today. I've grown pass riders or anyone trying to put the job down, I hear d complain of people every other day, I see how people struggle to get by, check the guy in traffic with heavy load on his head forcing himself on motorist to buy his goods and a driver may go home with 5/10k net profit in a day... All I see here is someone not appricating what put food on his table and it is an unhealthy way to live life from the end view while neglecting the flow of journey.

NB: I hope u know d numbers of cooperate buddy that r selling dia valuable and relocate dia family oversea. That may b d end point for most ppl here wit d way dis country is going.

izzou:
I wonder how maintenance on brand new cars will be sustained on ridiculously low fares

I wonder

No problem, if driver can take 5/10k home.... Ocar, uber or bolt. No wahala then

ndubuis:
Heard the advert today on radio. Opay is bad News for all. They are coming to take a huge chunk of the market shares, brand new cars, cheaper fares. Guys, brace yourself up for a tougher 2020. I know eventually Opay Cars will fall by the way side as greed and business do not mix.

For me, It's becoming clearer that this ehailing thing is never a place to invest ones whole life and money on. You gotta learn how to diversify in order not to be met with surprises. Opay is here to further mess things up.

Yea! I told Tojahh dat today, everybody need to brace up, but believe me this thing won't last for long, if dia bus can't shift danfo than nothing will happen. Branding a car for such business, makes it commercial, area boys will frustrate them, local government touts will stop them for branding permit, VIO for commercial permit, all this on 200. Let's just fold hands and see how these things turn out.

izzou:
A very stupid strategy.

If they would be buying their own cars for this, then a lot of uber drivers would be in serious trouble.

How boss, dis tin can not work, cos repair will b on dem. What they are trying to do is to draw customer first and Nigerians r not really d loyal type, if Zpay favours them tomorrow, deh will port.

donfortune48:
So bro.

People experience such under that bridge around Toyota everyday. I can't remember the last time I passed through that route.

I prefer going through ajao estate 7&8.

Wot is our government doing regarding that? We just have leaders that don't care.