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Dumbfounded


Last night after a long day at work 12 hours plus I took Uber home. I use the Uber pool option (in that I share the ride) Sure enough since it was late there was another person sharing the ride. I take Uber pretty often so I am used to sharing the ride. Most of the time the other person isn't an issue besides the fact that it is a detour. Now and again there is an issue about who gets dropped off first. I cannot say a rise ever got unpleasant. Then there was last night. This young guy ( he cannot have been more than in his early 30's) gets in. There is no question he's drunk. He immediately leans over changes the radio station. Then he gets on his cell phone and has that turned up really loud. The ride waa excruciating with him eventually turning the radio uo even louder. Obviously this guy doesn't kniw me. He certainly didn't kniw the Uber driver. I found myself thinking that it is pretty hard to detach from this. Obviously I am stuck in this car with this supremely narcissistic person. Then I realised the insanity of this. I have spent my life sitting around persons like this taking their alcoholism personally. I can't take that guy's actions personally. I don't know him. I know plenty of alcoholics. I know everyday I ta ke their actions personally. Very very personally. That Uber ride was really unpleasant. The worst ride I have every had in my.short history of using them. Yet being able to #detach# got me to a really really clear place on my actions Maresie

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Good going maresie, i hope it was a
Short ride. HUGS

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Not short enough for me. I felt sorry for the Uber driver because he waa out of his normal area. And I left him with that jerk in the car!!! Of course I have had more than my fair share of those jerks. I live for them Maresie

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