In fact, there may be no more tortuous sound to male ears than the first 10 to 15 minutes of incessant teen girl jabbering served up here during the carpool ride to school.
And the same goes for ride - sharing, because unlike the old - schoolcarpooling, where just gas (and perhaps parking) costs are shared, today's ride - sharing services are more akin to renting the driver's time than truly just sharing a ride.]