I also text the driver telling him that I am blind with and with a cane. What 
three letters do you use for the replacement? I never thought of doing that and 
that sounds like a good idea.

John
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> On May 10, 2019, at 2:53 PM, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I use the text replace feature on the iPhone to compose a text that  I can 
> send that says that I am blind and am carrying a white cane.  I only have to 
> hit a 3 letter combo to send it.
> 
> Andy
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Merritt" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 11:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Using Uber app
> 
> 
> Personally, I would close the app until you need it, since it will
> continue to use your location and could potentially drain your
> battery. As others have noted, I usually contact the drivers after
> requesting the ride so they can find me quickly and easily. I contact
> them via text, but I will call them if they arrive without a response
> back, or if the app gives me a limited time to contact them before it
> leaves. This has happened with Lyft. Both Uber and Lyft may send an
> automated response after the first text letting you know the person is
> driving and may not respond. However, most of the drivers I have asked
> when in the ride, have reported they did get my message. Sometimes I
> will even get a reply back from them, but not often.
> 
> Good luck,
> Wayne
> 
>> On 5/10/19, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> I don't usually explicitly close the app.  I do not have to sign in every
>> time.  When you request a ride tonight, it should recognize your location,
>> and you would then have to put the address where you want to go.
>> 
>> And yes, I have found that calling the driver to let them know I am blind
>> and where to look for me has worked well.
>> 
>> Good luck,
>> Pam
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________________
>> From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Bill
>> Outman [[email protected]]
>> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 1:14 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Using Uber app
>> 
>> Okay.
>> 
>> Jennie’s observation about the menu button was correc, and I got the check
>> card updated.
>> 
>> What I am wondering is if I can now close the app until I am ready to order
>> my trip tonight.  If I do, will I have to sign in with my password again?
>> 
>> My trip plan is to order a trip home from the local minor league baseball
>> game I will be attending, which in the past I would have taken a cab home
>> from, as it is after hours for my residence on paratransit.
>> 
>> I figured this would be a good opportunity to do an actual trip, as I would
>> have the advantage of others around me if I needed help.  My biggest fear
>> has been identifying the driver, being a total, though I understand there is
>> a way to call or text from within the app; calling has been the consensus on
>> this list.
>> 
>> I know the Where To button is where to start an order.  I may play around in
>> that menu this afternoon before leaving for the game.  I have paratransit on
>> the way to the ballpark.
>> 
>> Bill Outman
>> Daytona Beach, Florida
>> 
>> 
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