Do you have a friend who always asks for rides everywhere?
It’s ruining the friendship. Who in their late 20s doesn’t have a vehicle??? Not counting big city people with public transit.
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Had a sister that was doing that several times a week. The bus stop was right in front of her apartment but she wanted to be chauffeured to the stores etc. Her bragging on how much money she saved by not having a car and paying for insurance, registration and maintenance didn’t set with me either. Not to mention gas. She got a bus pass shortly after I stopped taking her places.
Colonelmustardseed · 41-45
Yeah. He’s got some medical condition that keeps him from being able to get a license. I forget what, but it wasn’t seizures.
It really is difficult to do some everyday things when you can’t drive yourself. I get if people can’t afford a car; especially these days. But it’s very limiting to be without one.
It really is difficult to do some everyday things when you can’t drive yourself. I get if people can’t afford a car; especially these days. But it’s very limiting to be without one.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
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@CrazyMusicLover Same I live in a small town and don't have a car. If I really need a lift for some reason, I do pay the person. It's super rare that I need it though, only if I have to take my dog somewhere, since he's on the bigger side.
spice1 · M
I've always been fortunate that I've always had a car since I was 15 but I've learned that besides being able to afford a car you also have insurance and maintenance expenses that go with it, now a days it's not that easy when you're first starting out, luckily I don't have many friends and the friends I have all have cars.
Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@SW-User most wouldn’t mind but when you hear someone brag on how much money they are saving by not having a vehicle and then using you for a taxi service it gets old. She should have kept her mouth shut about that. Someone else did the same thing where I worked and would demand rides. When she started talking about how she didn’t need a car, could get a ride any time she needed it and about all the money she was saving those rides ended. They both had enough money to buy and maintain a vehicle if they wanted to.
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Flenflyys · 31-35, F
@Ghostinthemachine sounds like good friends
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No, but I do have friends who are constantly asking for loans because they make bad financial decisions. :(
ThaiGirl · 26-30, F
Actually I'm that friend sometimes 😅
I don't know how to drive any vehicle
I don't know how to drive any vehicle
DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
I tell them I’m busy and suggest they ask you instead
Ducky · 31-35, F
I have a spouse who does.
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
my cousin..
EnigmaticGeek · 61-69, M
No, but I do have a 92 yo mom who does...
JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
@JaggedLittlePill I would drive my own child, and a teenager is different. Where I live it’s impossible to go without a vehicle. If someone has mental health issues affecting their ability to drive they need to live in an area with good public transit if they want any quality of life
MrSmooTh · 31-35, M
You mean you have a sidekick? I want one.
HannibalMontanimal · 26-30, M
There was a guy who I used to work with he would always get rides from his grandma. I would always come up to him and ask him when he’s buying his own fucking car he would always make up some lame excuse and he’s 26 years old no license no car he just spends all his money on video games
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My ex-gf before Covid was in her late 20s and didn’t have a car. She refused to even try to get her license because of anxiety. It became a burden to always have to drive her along with everything else I needed to be responsible for.
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
@SW-User that sounds awful. Was it a factor in breaking up?
StygianKohlrabi · M
I got along without a car by riding a bike for a while. But that was because I was in between cars. Luckily I survived this period, somehow, and anyone with a job should be able to get a used car.
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
I dunno. Poor people or people with disabilities?
Flenflyys · 31-35, F
@basilfawlty89 I’m talking specifically about my non disabled friend. She’s not exactly poor but if she is it’s because of her choices. Capability is not an issue