[Nfbmt] Uber

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Thu Dec 17 18:55:22 UTC 2015


I sure don't blame you for that.
Good to hear from you.

Original message:
> In Hamilton there is only one cab & it costs $20 to go from Corvallis to
> Hamilton.  In this case I would welcome Uber if cheaper.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bruce&Joy
> Breslauer via Nfbmt
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 8:04 AM
> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
> Cc: Bruce&Joy Breslauer
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Uber

> What is a typical fare for a Uber ride as compared to a cab ride, or how is
> it determined?  How do you know how long it will take to be picked up?  So
> if there's no restrictions on community size, is Uber going to be available
> in Havre, Hobson, Hamilton, Belt, Stanford, Shepherd, Forsyth, Winifred,
> Wilsal, little towns like that, with maybe a hundred residents or less? I'm
> sure the cab companies aren't liking it.  It may force them to be more
> responsive, or it may put them out of business.  I find it interesting that
> a global entity can come in and just tear up the economy of the local
> businesses in a small town.  If I have a choice, I always like to go local.
> It's what keeps smaller towns alive.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina via
> Nfbmt
> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 7:23 AM
> To: nfbmt at nfbnet.org
> Cc: d m gina
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Uber

> I don't think there has to be a size.
> We know the cab drivers here in town are quite unhappy about this.
> They even told Jim that the prices would be higher than they would be.
> We know for a fact this isn't true. Where the drivers want to keep the
> customers.
> I as many are tired of waiting over an hour if not more for transportation.
> What I said was, maybe I can buy ice cream now, and it won't be melted by
> the time I get home.

> Original message:
>> How large does a community have to be before Uber comes in?

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James
>> Aldrich via Nfbmt
>> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:45 AM
>> To: NFB of Montana Discussion List
>> Cc: James Aldrich
>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] Uber

>> Hi all,

>> Yes!  We heard it on Q2 news as well as Associated Press on Newsline!
>> It is now in Uber's hands!

>> Jim

>> Sent from my iPod

>>> On Dec 16, 2015, at 8:32 PM, Bruce&Joy Breslauer via Nfbmt
>> <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>>> Did anybody else hear on the news that Uber's application was
>>> accepted in Montana?



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