It's becoming hard to tell who's managing the San Diego Airport Rideshare Staging Lot — a professional business or April Fool pranksters? On Monday 01 April 2019 (April Fools day) signs appeared on each of …
April 1, 2019
Articles by Grant Madden
Message at airport on Uber-Lyft staging area a joke?
Uber/Lyft staging area closed at airport
Early on the morning of Monday, January 7, the lot which has been assigned to rideshare (Uber/Lyft) vehicles was closed. Uber drivers and other rideshare companies arriving to stage for the collection of inbound passengers …
January 7, 2019
Uber glitch not paying drivers
A glitch within the Uber driver payment system is forcing San Diego drivers off the road, and riders are paying for it with higher charges. Uber drivers earn a commission on each drive that they …
September 15, 2018
Good morning, Ma'am. I'm your Uber driver today.
At no time previously did I ever have aspirations to have an Uber career. On the last Friday in March, Good Friday, I arrived at my corporate office shortly before 6 am. Friday is always …
August 10, 2018
El Cajon blackout goes on past schedule
In a letter dated August 16, 2013, San Diego Gas and Electric advised residents of a planned power outage scheduled to commence on August 24, 2013 at 10pm, and last until August 25, 2013 at …
August 26, 2013
Carpool with my wife on La Jolla Village Drive
A middle-aged husband and middle-aged wife can’t find a good reason not to share the lengthy commute to work.
February 27, 2013
Rollover on Genesee Avenue
One vehicle rolled over and another was severely damaged shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 3. A white hatchback owned by All Counties Courier was traversing Genesee Avenue just north of La Jolla Village …
February 5, 2011
Who’s Minding the Store?
An El Cajon supermarket is irritating its customer base by allegedly scheduling staff below an acceptable standard. On March 20, shortly before 8 p.m., approximately 30 customers were lined up at the two checkstands open …
March 25, 2010
Dude, GPS My Car
The Boy Scouts of America has created a variation of the traditional Pinewood Derby through the use of “geocaching,” in which “Travel Bug” cars are hidden and then found by scouts using GPS devices. Once …
March 11, 2010