adult from nowhere wrote:
Whippet wrote:Going to Only trials in July how do I get from airport to U of O campus.?
You guys realize Uber/Lyft are only slightly different from Taxis that have always existed?
True but they are more convenient and cheaper. Some taxi apps are starting to exist but I can't imagine calling a taxi and wondering when the hell it's going to be there.
wejo wrote:
adult from nowhere wrote:You guys realize Uber/Lyft are only slightly different from Taxis that have always existed?
True but they are more convenient and cheaper. Some taxi apps are starting to exist but I can't imagine calling a taxi and wondering when the hell it's going to be there.
Maybe so, but the guy is acting like they don't exist. A taxi ride would still be easier than renting a car.
wejo wrote:
adult from nowhere wrote:You guys realize Uber/Lyft are only slightly different from Taxis that have always existed?
True but they are more convenient and cheaper. Some taxi apps are starting to exist but I can't imagine calling a taxi and wondering when the hell it's going to be there.
That's impossible. How can rides be cheaper if there is not enough order flow to support Uber drivers aimlessly driving around?
When you order a cab they tell you when they will arrive.
A sign of the times. At restaurants and hotels packs of millenial huddled at the curb for their Ubers for 30 minutes or more, while empty cabs sit in front of them.
Are you serious? Even if you are staying at some cheap hotel by the Eugene airport, on the other side of the city, its only $20 (including tip) each way to Hayward. You can go online and look it up. I haven't ridden a lot of taxis in my time. But if you schedule a time for pick up, I've never known a taxi to be seriously late.
On hotwire, to rent a car in Eugene is only $42 a day. Put it on a VISA card and you won't have to get the additional insurance coverage. VISA covers it.
Whippet wrote:
nor jamin wrote:Take a regular old taxi. I did it 30 years ago and you can do it too. Problem solved.
Really, no public bus or even shuttle, given the impact of this event?
I hitchhiked last time I went to Trials in '72. Not no more.
There is a shuttle that runs to and from the track and the football stadium. There are public buses that go all over town, though I don't know what their airport connectivity is. Rental cars are cheap. Taxis exist.
Never seen this in an actual big city...but I'm sure your a real city slicker!
I was outraged to find out that the Eugene Airport does not have a foot massage kiosk. Does anyone know if there is any place close?
Heroes of the past wrote:
I was outraged to find out that the Eugene Airport does not have a foot massage kiosk. Does anyone know if there is any place close?
But there is a shoe shine stand that does Nike's.
What a thread of ninnies.
You embarrass your fathers.
I hope they don't run out of juice boxes at the meet! They really really wouldn't expect me to just drink water? And out of a water fountain? Maybe I can use an app to get something to be delivered to me in the stands? I really don't know...first no Uber, and now this!
A primer (that's like a FAQ) for the low information visitor to TrackTown:
Taxi cabs are just like Uber or Lyft, only with prices that are more stable and with better insurance coverage and driver requirements. You just phone them and then they come and get you. What a concept.
You might even be able to contact some of them on the Web or via an app, without all the trauma that you youngsters seem to experience with actual voice contact (telephone calls).
Or simply wear tie-dye and late 1960s hippie clothes and put out a thumb.
4th of July weekend. Rental car prices are absurd.
polevaultpower wrote:
There is a shuttle that runs to and from the track and the football stadium. There are public buses that go all over town, though I don't know what their airport connectivity is. Rental cars are cheap. Taxis exist.
On any street corner in Eugene, you can get every PED known and unknown to man, but no Uber.
unequipped, aren't you? wrote:
A primer (that's like a FAQ) for the low information visitor to TrackTown:
Taxi cabs are just like Uber or Lyft, only with prices that are more stable and with better insurance coverage and driver requirements. You just phone them and then they come and get you. What a concept.
You might even be able to contact some of them on the Web or via an app, without all the trauma that you youngsters seem to experience with actual voice contact (telephone calls).
Or simply wear tie-dye and late 1960s hippie clothes and put out a thumb.
I live in Portland and going out on the weekend was a nightmare before Uber and Lyft. Way too few taxis in the city, on a Friday or Saturday night if you tried to call they would rarely be able to give you an ETA of when someone might be able to get you. Several times I waited 1-2 hours when the bars closed to get a taxi home, and dispatch would have no idea when our ride would arrive. Now I never wait more than 10 minutes with Uber and Lyft, and yes it's cheaper outside of surge hours. They've made it a much safer and convenient city to live in.
Hopefully the taxis can keep up with the massive influx of people in Eugene at the trials..
You're the out of touch one wrote:
unequipped, aren't you? wrote:A primer (that's like a FAQ) for the low information visitor to TrackTown:
Taxi cabs are just like Uber or Lyft, only with prices that are more stable and with better insurance coverage and driver requirements. You just phone them and then they come and get you. What a concept.
You might even be able to contact some of them on the Web or via an app, without all the trauma that you youngsters seem to experience with actual voice contact (telephone calls).
Or simply wear tie-dye and late 1960s hippie clothes and put out a thumb.
I live in Portland and going out on the weekend was a nightmare before Uber and Lyft. Way too few taxis in the city, on a Friday or Saturday night if you tried to call they would rarely be able to give you an ETA of when someone might be able to get you. Several times I waited 1-2 hours when the bars closed to get a taxi home, and dispatch would have no idea when our ride would arrive. Now I never wait more than 10 minutes with Uber and Lyft, and yes it's cheaper outside of surge hours. They've made it a much safer and convenient city to live in.
Hopefully the taxis can keep up with the massive influx of people in Eugene at the trials..
Okay, whiner, get a job, earn some money, buy a car, drive it to Eugene, then you won't need to worry about not having uber, something that human beings got along without for thousands of years, but somehow can't do without now.
Whippet wrote:
Going to Only trials in July how do I get from airport to U of O campus.?
How do you get from an airport to anywhere ? If you are going to U of O campus you have two options 1) a taxi, and 2) a shuttle. I stayed in the dorms last Trials and the shuttle dropped me off right at the front door of my dorm. I think it was $8. They sell the tickets for the shuttle right near the baggage claim - you can't miss it. It was actually a fun ride even though it was a little cramped as everyone was going to the Trials and we even had a couple competing athletes on our shuttle.
What are you at the airport for? You should have driven you car to Eugene. No airplane, no airport, no shuttle, no uber. Just be self-reliant. Come on, you can do it.
A) because its cheaper than driving a car half way across the country
B) its a 2.5 hour flight each way versus a 2-day drive each way - opportunity cost, bro.
Yows wrote:
You're the out of touch one wrote:I live in Portland and going out on the weekend was a nightmare before Uber and Lyft. Way too few taxis in the city, on a Friday or Saturday night if you tried to call they would rarely be able to give you an ETA of when someone might be able to get you. Several times I waited 1-2 hours when the bars closed to get a taxi home, and dispatch would have no idea when our ride would arrive. Now I never wait more than 10 minutes with Uber and Lyft, and yes it's cheaper outside of surge hours. They've made it a much safer and convenient city to live in.
Hopefully the taxis can keep up with the massive influx of people in Eugene at the trials..
Okay, whiner, get a job, earn some money, buy a car, drive it to Eugene, then you won't need to worry about not having uber, something that human beings got along without for thousands of years, but somehow can't do without now.
I have a great job and am driving down to eugene. I plan on going out and drinking after the meet but don't really feel like drinking and driving. Good advice bro. Also have you ever tried parking around Hayward during a track meet? It's a shit show.