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Uber For Seniors (2 Pretty Cool Things) · The Cubby and Christine Morning Show

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  Speaker 1: Okay.
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  Speaker 2: I need to tell you two things.
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  Speaker 1: Cubby and Christine's. Two pretty cool things. Did you know, Christine?
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  Speaker 1: If you did, I didn't know. Pumpkins, squash, and gourds
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  Speaker 1: are all technically the same species. That's right. Your zucchini
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  Speaker 1: and jack-o'-lanterns are one and the same.
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  Speaker 2: Okay.
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  Speaker 1: Cucurbita pepo, a species that originated in Mexico more than
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  Speaker 1: 10,000 years ago, farmers have since developed that into many
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  Speaker 1: other things that we now use today. So pumpkin squash
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  Speaker 1: and gourds, technically the same species.
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  Speaker 2: Very nice.
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  Speaker 1: I thought that was rather cool.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Mexico, for pumpkin spice. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Right. We owe it all to Mexico.
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  Speaker 2: We do.
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  Speaker 1: Do you have a cool thing by chance?
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  Speaker 2: I do. This is awesome. Uber. Uber has heard us.
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  Speaker 2: They have dedicated now accounts for seniors for Uber rides.
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  Speaker 2: You can put it into a mode, right? A simple mode.
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  Speaker 2: which provides larger text, bigger buttons, fewer ride options, and
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  Speaker 2: saved favorite places. Loved ones can set up the account,
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  Speaker 2: manage the payments, and track trips in real time. And
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  Speaker 2: the seniors can call 1-833-USE-UBER. They don't even have to
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  Speaker 2: use the app.
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  Speaker 1: And talk to somebody.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, they can get a human. It's eligible. Some of
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  Speaker 2: the health benefits, eligible medical rides can sometimes be paid
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  Speaker 2: for using linked Medicare Advantage Flex cards. I mean, this
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  Speaker 2: is really, really helpful.
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  Speaker 1: Very smart.
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  Speaker 2: For a lot of us who are trying to help
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  Speaker 2: our friends and family navigate these appointments.
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  Speaker 1: Because sometimes you have to book an Uber for somebody.
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  Speaker 1: Now it might be easy enough for them to do
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  Speaker 1: it themselves.
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  Speaker 2: They're going to feel so much better doing it themselves.
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  Speaker 2: And also when the Uber driver pulls up, they have
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  Speaker 2: the option. They can text, they can ring the phone,
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  Speaker 2: or they can beep the horn. Hi, we're here.
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  Speaker 1: Or like, you know, yell out the window.
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  Speaker 2: Come out, your ride's ready.
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  Speaker 1: All right. Thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Two pretty cool things.