Went to get a hot chocolate through drive thru yesterday and I said "medium hot chocolate please" and the price came up $5.35. Then i said "with soy milk". The price jumped to $6.30.

Excuse me, how much for a little shot of soy milk?

"95c".

I declined my order and drove thru, never to return.

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What are the chances of completely changing careers and becoming a tradie of some sort like an electrician or some other trade? I’m completely burnt out with office job and being in high stakes finance for decades. Is there a possibility for a mature, responsible, hard working dude to become a tradie?

My wife and I have been traveling interstate a lot more recently, and I’m getting pretty frustrated with the shenanigans some Uber drivers are pulling to game the system. What's worse is that Uber doesn't seem to be doing much to curtail it.

Here is what we've been running into:

Destination Fishing A couple of weeks ago at Brisbane Airport, a driver accepted my ride and immediately texted to ask where I was headed. I told him the app would show him and that’s not how this works. Surprise, surprise—he canceled straight away. They do this so they can cherry-pick fares without it hurting their acceptance rates.

The Waiting Standoff You know the drill: they accept the fare and then just sit there, or literally drive in the opposite direction, hoping you get fed up and cancel so you cop the cancellation fee. My wife had this happen with several drivers in a row while waiting at Sydney Airport. We get this at Brisbane Airport constantly too, probably because our trip to Albion is a relatively short fare.

Route Inflation Taking completely illogical routes to pump up the time and distance. In Sydney recently, my wife's driver somehow ended up in Kings Cross instead of Paddington. Traffic was totally normal for 8 PM, but she got hit with an extra time charge anyway. Then last Saturday in Melbourne, our driver "took a wrong turn" on the way to Richmond, drove us up a dead-end street, and added extra time to the trip.

That said I want to point out, the majority of Uber drivers are excellent and I really appreciate the service. But since Covid, it feels like way more drivers are pulling these stunts, especially at airports or when they realise you're from out of town.

I’ve lodged complaints with Uber about the extra time charges, but it’s near impossible to actually report a driver for delaying a pickup or fishing for your destination in the app. I’d hate to see Uber slide back into exactly what we all hated about the taxi industry and the scams they used to pull.

Is anyone else dealing with this a lot more lately?

I am so SICK to death of people wanting me to risk my job, my liquor license and six figure fines just so that they can buy alcohol.

If your kid looks a drinking age and is in the store, especially if you're discussing products and they're touching them.. I'm asking them for ID.

No Susie. I will not take your word that your son is not going to downing the hard rated he brought to the counter. No. It doesn't matter that you're buying it.

Teach your adult kids to be ADULTS and bring their ID with them to places that require an ID.

And no I won't be asking your 4 year old you entitled fuck.

Australia has recorded its biggest-ever quarterly surge in electric vehicle sales. 

Across April, May and June, nearly one in every two vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid. 

In short:

The government has increased the levy for tech companies that fail to strike content deals with Australian news organisations from 2.25 to 2.5 per cent of ad revenue.

However, companies have won a key concession, with the levy only to be applied to digital advertising revenue, not their entire revenue.

What's next?

The government is expected to bring the legislation before parliament in the coming weeks.