By all reports, local man Brayden was not emotionally prepared for trying to secure a rideshare driver from Perth Airport this afternoon to his relatively nearby home in Vic Park.
Exhausted and irritated with the modern air travel cattle experience, Brayden decided he’d avoid calling in a favour and just catch an Uber, Didi or OIa home. While he thought $25-30 was a little steep he really didn’t give a shit and wanted to get home.
Alas, what followed was a brutal display of drivers accepting his fare and then cancelling when they got closer to him. No doubt due to a juicier fare to the likes of Fremantle or Canning Vale popping up.
After the 20th time this happened, Brayden’s hurt locker bust open. He told The Times,
“Yeah, I started to think of dad leaving the family and that. Then with each new driver that boned me I’d remember my appalling run of luck on the Perth dating circuit. Won’t lie, it stung. Why can’t rideshare drivers give me a chance?”
Not only did the pain of his rough personal life come to a front but the brutal rejection of taxi rinks back in the day started to flood back. He continued,
“After the 30th drive to do it, I started to drift away into a fugue state where i remember being in the Freo taxi rink at 3am desperate to get a taxi ha ha”
At his lowest moment he even considered downloading one of the new taxi apps but remembered his credo to never set foot in one again. Despite rideshare drivers displaying all the same behaviour that led him to abandon taxis in the first place.
We are happy to report that Brayden is dealing with his rejection issues the old fashion way, drinking 20 beers and getting angry at Tinder matches that don’t initiate conversation.
Get some help, big horse.
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