ARGH....I was 35 minutes late for work today...and it was all the Ride's fault. First they picked me up 25 minutes late. When I got on the van there were three people on it. A woman and her son...and another guy. First we dropped the son off at school in Cambridge. Then the driver tells me that we have to drop the other guy off in Allston. He then went on to explain that he wasn't sure why they scheduled it this way...because Allston is out of the way. Tell me about it. So I said...."ok so we are going to Allston first....I need to be at work at 8:00 a.m." At this point it was 7:40 a.m. So....somewhere along the way we ended up on Commonwealth Avenue....up by BU. We dropped the woman off at the T. This woman and her son seem very nice......but I don't really understand them. I have never seen them pay. AND....we always bring the boy to school..and she either jumps out at a red light...and runs to catch a bus....or we drop her off near the T. I literally have seen her run for the bus. I'm not sure which one of them is the eligible Ride passenger. Not to mention that I'm not positive what the destination of their Ride is supposed to be......the school where the boy attends...or a random stop near the T. ARGH. OK...so we dropped the woman off on Commonwealth Ave. Then we took the other guy to where he was was going in Allston. We couldn't find a good place to park....and then the driver had to escort the passenger into the building. This was a slow process. At this point it was clear that the driver was very annoyed...and it was already 8:05 a.m. Eventually he got back into the van...used a few choice words under his breath and we were finally off to Waltham. I got to work late again. This is the second time I have been late this week because of the ride. Needless to say......I'm very pissed off.