TNC Staging Area

I'd recommend bringing your on toilet paper the porta potties are in poor shape bring food and drink and it's taking over an hour with 40 cars in the queue. The parking lot a Scenic there are porta potties and trash receptacles it's about a quarter-mile around the parking lot although you might feel like you're in jail as you're walking right along the fence line

I'd rather be out there working and giving rides. I've YET to have a decent outcome from this cesspool (of 5x out there over a 4500 ride timeframe, I've managed a single ride- LINE, to Northfield; $18 for a 2.5hr wait). Every other time, I've been "Next in Queue" for anywhere from 30-181min. [Yes, 3hrs 1min] as every car BUT ME speeds out (THAT is a problem within the APP; I won't risk it again). Of note- It matters which platform & type of vehicle applies to you (Plus/XL, etc. vs. a typical sedan & of course, Lyft or Uber- with the latter having a clear, undeniably larger share of the business out here). Nonetheless, if you head out here-- bring what you anticipate needing within the next 1-4hrs! Think: food, entertainment, a blanket in cooler months, & some throw away toothbrushes (no passenger wants to deal with stank breath because the Driver was asleep for 3hrs, woke up to that ping, and rolls up 7min 37sec. later with puffy eyes & green teeth!). Each time I come out, I swear I'll NEVER come back. I do...then swear all over again! **TIP [common sense]: red-eye flights are a very real thing @3am; especially during heavy travel times & bad weather- but this hole of the devil closes! Sure, you *can* still get "in," but consider a piece of advice: If/When an Officer from any department that is part of the "Proprietary Agreement" on every sign in/out of DIA property rolls up & flips those lights on-- GO! They don't want to talk, see ID, or hear "why you're there"-- they're well aware as to why. So drive away! Sure, there may be surge/PT rates- but this is a COP. Above all- a BORED COP. Don't test them- JUST GO! I've seen more than one person [ignorantly] assert their "right to be there," which is not only erroneous, but flat-out asinine (signs are clearly posted; you'll be cited & its likely rather expensive). When folks learn to quit escalating simple matters with cops, THEN we may see fewer situations escalated to unacceptable levels BY COPS. So, all in all, this place does not work for me; In fact, I DESPISE it. But best of luck to all who are making it work via this game plan!