Anybody on here car-pool/ share?

andyseadog

Hi guys, first time poster around here...

Long story extremely short, i go to college 35 miles away (70 mile a day round trip fot the mathematically impared :P) since september i've not car pooled so to speak, but 2 other lads travel with me each day (they don't own cars but they travel with me every day, i pick them up at their houses and drop them off their too, somewhat out of my way) and in return they give me a fiver each for every day they travel (train ticket to the same location costs E17.00).

when i started college this seemed like a good idea, a bit of company in the car and a help with the fuel bills. but as things have moved along, its not been working out. one guy in my class is just the most unhelpful sod and would never do a tap of a favour for me in return if i needed any info/ class notes i may have missed etc he would never help, very selfish imo. passenger 2 is a nice lad, harmless but just so messy, always malling my steamy windows, putting his feet on the seat backs and eating and generally causing a ****ing mess.

i grew sick of it and today i just text them both and said i didn't want to take them anymore and to find their own way from now on. they've both called me since and i havn't answered. i just dont want to have to entertain/ babysit them anymore.

but now guilt has set in. i've nearly x4'd their daily travel costs and it was short notice. any opinions or advice welcome

Aard

In parts of the US, car-pooling is a fine art. In Washington DC they call it slugging. There's strict unwritten rule like no eating, no talking unless the driver initiates, no radio requests, and definitely no writing on fogged up windows.

A fiver is an absolute bargain for this ungrateful pair. Either up the price to €15, or hold your decision to give them the boot. You don't need their stress, and let's face it -- €5 probably barely covers the cost of the extra weight so it's unlikely to be a net financial loss for you.

Why should you care about "upping" their travel costs? Really, you've been subsidising them for the past few months. If they were worried about costs, then maybe they should have done their homework before starting college so far away.

andyseadog

thanks for that reply, its the validation i was looking for :P i may be a bit pathetic.

i always put a pleasant face on things, they had no idea of my disliking to them. i mean they aren't the worlds worst two people, i just dont want to spend 2 hours a day in a metal box with them because they can grate on me.
aside from the bad form in the sense of the short notice of my telling them to sod off, my consceince is relatively clean i suppose.