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Saturday, October 10, 2015

A Vacation, a Retirement Delay, a Winner

My second vacation of the year will be occurring on the week of the 18th. As always, I am looking forward to a nice time spent relaxing at home. Howard Booth's boss has talked him into remaining at his full-time job through the end of the year. Howard's plan had been to retire from the job... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 8, 2015

I LIke Him Now

Tuesday, January 28, 2014. I arrived at Location C to empty out during what I knew was going to be a nice winter run. The roads had just dried after a snow. The day was a frigid one, but it did not matter. The cars were caked with salt. The washes were going to be busy. When I showed up, I saw that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 5, 2015

What a Rainy Week

Last week was a rainy weak. The rain kept on coming with it feeling like there was no end in sight. Yesterday evening, some blue sky poked through, the first time anyone has seen it in awhile. I have written before that I can keep myself occupied. Last week was a test I passed. Howard Booth will... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

The Wacky Six Days

This is a series about The Wacky Six Days. The Wacky Six Days lasted from January 28, 2014 through Feburary 2, 2014. It was a six day time period where it was one thing after the other. Any one of those events would have made it an interesting week. The seven that of which ended up occurring made... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

The Busiest Summer and Autumn

I have written many a time over the years how slow business gets during summer and most of autumn. There wash, however, one exception. That would be Summer and Autumn 2002. Maryland was in the midst of a moratorium on home car washing. So the car washes ended up getting lots of customers who would... Sign in to see full entry.

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