Changing of the Guard
After months of Sturm and Drang, Travis Kalanik finally succumbed to the pressure the board (and the public, I presume) applied and resigned as CEO of Uber. I am sure there was a collective sigh of relief from all involved. Sadly, Mr. K suffered an unimaginable loss in the passing of his mother in a tragic boating accident. Irrespective of any business issues, my hope is he can use the time out of the limelight to grieve. I wish him well. Since my last missive, I had one occasion to use Uber and it was oddly familiar - my car was in the shop. Not the X4 I used for my Uber/Lyft experiment but a little convertible. Seems it rolled down the hill in front of my house and smashed into the neighbor's house (and car). $13k in damage to my vehicle. Plus $13k to his house and car. At first blush, it appears I forgot to set the brake! Upon further review, it would have been impossible to do so without running myself over! So, it appears someone may have tampered with it. Regardless, le