Tangentially related.
csb?
On Sunday, Uber from airport to NW Austin was $75. WTF? Tried Lyft: $43. OK great. Driver opens trunk to load up my bags and I see he's packing a 9mm - clearly visible. I proceed to ask about it. Open carry proponent? Past incidents? Nope. Just finished police academy and is waiting for a position in (formerly rural now a suburb of Austin) ISD for next year. OK. Proceeds to tell me about moving from Brooklyn, his family, damn near everything about his life. I am sure I contributed because I asked a few questions. "Oh, you drove for a delivery company that delivered to Brooklyn, Staten, and Jersey. Did you ever drive through Manhattan?" "I fucking hate Manhattan. My last GF wanted me to take her on a date there and I refused." etc. He moved here to get better work in a better weather environment (as most are, I guess). I still wonder if $75 might have been a better deal, but I contributed to my own discomfort.
/csb?