[therein]

> The taxi experience in cities other than NYC, Chicago, and SF got a million times better. Before Uber in a city like Nashville you call for a taxi and maybe one shows up at some point. Since Uber you can reliably get a ride whenever you want. And that's not even talking about discrimination.

That is a good point I hadn't considered until now.

I remember back in my college days in Champaign, IL right before Uber's debut, I would have to call three separate cab companies a day ahead of time and then the day of to get a ride to the airport, and only one would maybe show up.

I ended up befriending an Ethiopian cab driver that was really kind and responsible and only then this challenge came to an end.

[steve_musk]

As a recent UIUC grad, it takes a few minutes to get an Uber there now.

[therein]

Glad to hear a confirmation that what GP is talking about has had that positive impact as it sounds like Uber solved a genuine problem that existed there. :)

[da02]

What do you mean by, "and only then this challenge came to an end."? You simply stopped calling him?

[aplummer]

They mean: only after befriending the cab driver did the challenge of getting to the airport become easy.

[therein]

Exactly.