My Lyft Rental Car Ten Day Driving Experience

Before you decide to rent a car from Lyft to offer rideshare, you need to know

10 days of car rental plus roadside assistance cost me $428.48 in Charlotte, NC

Lyft also considered my refund of $250.00 which was the car rental deposit as "earnings." A refund should be refunded.  

Calling my refund "earnings" and paying me out like a "paycheck" minus additional rental car fees is misleading.

So did I work giving rides?

Yes, 100% Acceptance rate!  Plus, I completed 40 rides in ten days.  That is pretty good considering Lyft gave me a lemon of a rental car for the first 3 days. The Engine light displayed on day 2.  Neither cigarette lighter neither front nor back seats would charge my phone.  The "transmission overheating" light displayed by day 3.  The owner's manual said "DO NOT DRIVE."  I also discovered on day 1 that Hertz roadside assistance is $75.00 extra per dispatch because I picked up a "drill bit" in my rental car tire creating a flat.

So the first weekend of driving was cut short because of Lyft's mechanical CAR FAILURE.

I completed 18 rides within the first three days with a "lemon."  Hurricane Florence came through Charlotte, NC the next week.  So I pick up this college kid who was a rap artist studying music engineering in Charleston, SC who was home because his college evacuated.  On the way to the ATM, the rain plus the dark, winding road created almost ZERO visibility.  It was a long trip.  He was being very dramatic.  He (the passenger Zach) even reached from the backseat trying to turn on my hazard lights.  Luckily, the rain calmed down after ten minutes.  He invaded another bank customer's privacy by running up on him seeking cover under the canopy.  Finally, after finishing his ATM transaction, he gets back in my Lyft rental car to be taken back home.  He is dramatic again worried about creek risings.  Honestly, he was probably under the influence of a controlled substance because Lyft "Trust and Safety" blocked me from accepting rides an hour later saying that "someone reported me for alcohol or operating under a controlled substance" at 9:30pm on a Friday night.  I immediately felt the college kid was the problem, and I went back to lower his rating to three stars so that I will NEVER have to deal with him again. Apparently, Lyft did not like me down rating the  passenger so they subsequently disabled me from being able to adjust the passenger ratings.

Notice: "Rating Not Available" - Rating ability was disabled by Lyft.

Passenger Zach did not want to pay for his ATM run during Hurricane Florence, and he requested two stops.  One to the ATM and Another stop to take him back home.  Apparently, he felt safe enough to get back in my Lyft rental car to return home. Lyft's "NO TOLERANCE" policy had me blocked from working for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Lyft gave me a "green light" at 11pm on Friday night, but they never unblocked my account.  Did "Trust and Safety" take the weekend off?  My Lyft car rental charges continued.  Lyft did not give me any credit toward my rental rate.

So I was paying Lyft out of my own pocket for their Hertz rental car because I had not earned enough rides before getting blocked to cover the rental rate. So they took $97.58 out of my account to cover their weekly rental and they KEPT my $144.84 in earnings to cover the Lyft rental car as well.  Lyft is so greedy!

They only have one pickup and dropoff location in Charlotte, NC.  I have called and emailed Lyft asking for relief and rental credit.  They are being unresponsive.  I don't want to travel across town to be denied any credit.  My Lyft account was still blocked when I returned the rental car as soon as I could.  The local Lyft office questioned whether or not I had the car a whole week because they do not accept early returns on their rental cars.  I could not believe that returning the car had a potential to be an issue.  Luckily, I was at my one week period.

I am now reactivated to drive for Lyft. I just have to update my vehicle information, but I need Lyft to make this situation right before patronizing them again.

I had been a faithful Lyft passenger before becoming a Lyft driver.  Now, I suggest everyone to consider Uber.  Time to Move Forward!

Acknowledgement from the Supreme Court of Georgia

This was not the first time that I had written the Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia.  However, this was the first time that I received some sort of acknowledgement back from their clerks.  I believe that we need to file a different type of writ.  We still have not found an attorney willing to tackle the "untouchables" from the Augusta Richmond County, Georgia area. We are at a standstill right now.

The #exonerateMichael campaign will continue.  The November 2018 elections will hopefully open new doors for us.  The existing system just does not want to correct this injustice.  Everyone knows about it, but it is like a "game."  Let's see if they figure it out.  Unfortunately, Michael can barely get access to the prison's legal library.  I don't reside in Georgia.  It is just ridicious that no one can help finish this process.  The regional exposure and restitution from the State of Georgia should be enough incentive to bring Michael home for Christmas.  Is there one?

Georgia Scandal Continues into Third Year

As the #exonerateMichael campaign unfolds:

November 2015

• DNA Report does NOT show a MATCH for RAPE nor Justification for Life Without Parole Sentencing
• Edward Tarver of U.S. Department of Justice is asked to assist in reviewing the situation.

January 2016

Tarver's Office says they cannot assist, but FBI Augusta has been assigned.

March 2016
FBI Special Agents Chuck McKee and Mac Butts visit Michael C. Blocker at Telfair State Prison.

June 2016

• Judge J. Randal Hall denies Michael C. Blocker's request to return to court. Case CV1:16-34
• Michael C. Blocker is transferred to new prison.

July 2016

• Motion for Reconsideration filed.
• President Obama sent letter acknowledging commitment to prison reform.

October 2016 

• $44k bank levy wipes out advocate (Benita Blocker's) living expenses before the overhead checks could clear. (NOTE:  Unless a 100k deposit was scheduled to be deposited, there was no reason to put a $44k levy on an account that never carries a balance unless you want to make a statement.)
• Jimmonique R. S. Rodger, Deputy Director of Georgia Public Defender Council kindly informs us that direct appellate rights have ended.

November 2016

Attorney General Carr's office says that they are opposing counsel and cannot assist in the matter.

January 2017
Ashley Wright is appointed Judge by Governor Nathan Deal.

March 2017

• Edward Tarver is no longer with U.S. Department of Justice
• Duplicate charges from 2009 legal lawsuits go onto Michael C. Blocker's prison bill.

May 2017

• Judge J. Randal Hall becomes Chief Judge over Judge Lisa Godbey Wood.
• Michael C. Blocker is transferred to a new prison.
• (A scandal within a scandal spirals out for about nine months.)

May 2018
Michael C. Blocker is transferred to a new prison.

June 2018
Motion to Dismiss the Grand Jury Indictment is filed for case 2007RCCR00181.

July 2018
Michael C. Blocker transferred to new prison.

August 2018
Michael C. Blocker is seeking legal assistance to finish up his release since he can not get access to the legal library at the current prison.

We are looking for 13 more signatures at
https://www.change.org/p/non-violent-offender-being-trapped-in-maximum-security-prison?recruiter=532225508&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

My First Tea Party Experience

It was Ladies Day out, and I enjoyed fine china, teapots, table linen, and some English Southern Flair!  

The August 2018 menu:

All the food was very flavorful and rich!  The experience was relaxing and delightful!  The bookstore/Coffee shop location featured artwork from local artists so I did my own art crawl.

The tea service experience was provided by Lady Lillian's Tea.  Her classic and specialty tea services always include fine china with linens, scones, fruit, savories and sweets, and seasonal pots of  teas paired with the menu.  Cost: @$25 per person on average.  The portion sizes were petite but very filling!

North Carolina Lottery Scratch Offs: 000 and 001

Whether $3 or $10 ticket, the beginning of the lottery roll were NOT winning tickets.  000 and 001 were consistently NOT winning tickets based on my North Carolina lottery experiment. 003 and 005 were winning tickets. Also, 148 or 149 seems to be winning tickets.  So if you see  "4 tickets left," one of the tickets are likely to be a winner.  If you see two tickets left, then I would choose a different scratchoff game based on my findings on this experiment.

Lucky No. 7 scratch offs (May 2018 Launch date) and Block-O Bingo (June 2018 Launch date)

PNC Bank's 2018 Response: Misidentifcation and Misinformation

Wrong Name and Wrong information.

On April 12, 2018, PNC Bank called me in response to my escalated CFPB complaint. I kindly asked her if she was requesting 5 minutes or 30 minutes of my time. She replied five minutes because PNC intended to respond in writing, but they needed to know the name that the check was made payable to and if the check had been cashed. Then PNC spent about 60 days in tiered review processes to generate a response which identified an unknown individual (Matthew Christopher ???) as the payee.

PNC policy states that third party checks can be cashed for PNC Bank deposit customers only. However, I offered repeatedly to open a deposit account in my name if it would mean cashing the check. However, PNC refused to offer me the paperwork to open a PNC deposit account after I shared my intent to close my account after I got the third party check cashed.

PNC Policy states that only accountholders can engage in legal document review. PNC VIOLATED their PNC policy and submitted the POA documents for legal review on at least three occasions seeking approval to open an account in a third party name, deposit the third party check, and give me a debit card to withdraw the funds for the third party. After submitting three different POA documents for three different legal document reviews over three different weeks, I was declined three different times for three different reasons for declination. Eventually, PNC told me to go away, and they would not allow me to open any deposit accounts for myself nor a third party. I was so horrified that I wrote the C.E.O. on March 22, 2018. The certified letter was delivered on March 26,  2018. The US postal tracking number 7018 0360 0000 8158 5189

PNC called to acknowledge receipt of the letter on April 5, 2018; yet, they did not offer relief nor apology for my dissatisfactory customer experience.

I filed my CFPB complaint on April 11,  2018 only to wait an additional sixty days to receive a letter of misidentification and misinformation. I would have gladly opened a PNC deposit account if it would have granted me third party check cashing and save me over four months of discussion of this horrible experience with PNC Bank.

State Exhibit 6 was Weak before the Jury was even charged in 2008

Ashley Wright (the State) request to charge the jury dated 2007; yet, certificate of service to public defender Hugh Hadden is dated 2008. (Pictured above)

 . . . and in the form set forth in the attached Exhibits 1 through 15.

Pictured is Exhibit 6.

As the #exonerateMichael good fight continues, Mr. Blocker noticed that Exhibit 6 was missing from the paperwork that I mailed to him.  I thought that maybe it was missing as a result of a copier paper jam, but no, upon examining the original paperwork, Exhibit 6 (six) was truly missing from the rest of the pages.  Luckily, I remember seeing that document within a MASTER set of paperwork.  I found it!  It surrounds reliability of Identification.  This exhibit is so weak that I do not understand how the State was even able to Charge the jury.

Let us examine Exhibit 6.

"Identity is a question of fact for you to determine.  Your Determination of Identity is dependent upon the credibility of the witness or witnesses offered for this purpose. You should consider all of the factors previously charged you regarding credibility of witnesses."

1. Mr. Blocker was arrested one week after alleged burglary and alleged rape "monster hunt."  
2. The mugshot which the alleged victim picked out from the pre-existing mugshot collection that was presented to her did not look like Mr. Blocker.
3. No rape DNA match was EVER identified.
4. The allegedly victim fabricated other parts of her story like outgoing phone calls on the land line which proved be to falsehoods.
5. The "second burglar" concept was never addressed possibly because a separate "deal to squeal" was worked out?

Shall I continue?

Rest assured that Michael Christopher Blocker did not sit in jail for a whole year just to sign a guilty plea for crimes that he DID NOT commit.  The State is guilty of prosecutorial misconduct surrounding the phony indictment 2007-RCCR-181 The State should be ashamed of robbing Mr. Blocker's parents of their health so that they could use Michael Christopher Blocker as a scapegoat to get a series of promotions during the 2008 election year.

The Grand jury INDICTMENT should be removed and Michael Christopher Blocker should be exonerated.