Screw Uber

I wake up today, stomach still full from dinner. Look out the window it's teeming rain. Running late it's 7:50 and creeping. Fuck commuting, I want Uber. Gets there 3 minutes early at 7:55, on the wrong side of the oval. I run through the rain to find the Uber car. Driver says something about he's been trying to call me. Too tired for this. He debates aloud for 10 minutes in traffic should I take the drive? Complains about the traffic. Finally settles on first.

We hit UN area the traffic snarls. He turns up 39th at 8:15. Sits there 5 minutes. Not even to the mid-block stoplight. Says it's gonna start moving. We wait 5 more minutes. Still logjammed, still pouring rain. Same spot, and the meter's creeping. I have to make a decision. I jump out and walk 10 blocks in monsoon rain to my office. Get in 10 minutes late. Emailed cab reciept is $35. To get me nowhere near work. Screw Uber.