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Friday, September 2, 2016

Wrappin' Up the Lawsuit

A lot of things strike me about Dad's best price lawsuit against the Oil Company. After all, I wrote about them. What strikes me most is that the lawsuit lasted more than a third (7 seven years) of my childhood. I was eleven when the rumblings started. I was thirteen when the lawsuit was filed. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Occupying Rainy Time

Even when it rains, there is still plenty to do at any of the car washes. I have learned in life that there is always something to do. I can still empty out, and count the accompanying money, although the depending on the weather, I may be limited. There is plenty of organizing to do. Dad also... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 29, 2016

Would I Take on the Money?

I now come back to when Pop Pop once told Dad, "You can't beat the money." In Dad's case, he did. The lawsuit was a catalyst for Dad getting a sweetheart deal out of the unethical Oil Company. If the two sides had actually been on good terms, I do not believe that excellent deal for Dad never would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Those New Bills

With the $5, $10 and $20 bills all set to undergo new designs, what will the impact be on the businesses? Overall, we employees are going to have to learn what the new bills are. As far as the individual businesses go, the bill changers and automatic touch free auto cashiers will have to undergo... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

"We Won the Lawsuit"

Two months after Dad signed his new deal with the Oil Company, April 2009 to be exact, he gave the Oil Company the required six months notice that he was becoming their landlord. Bill Tunney called Dad. "What're you trying to pull?" the normally affable Bill demanded. "You're kicking us off the... Sign in to see full entry.

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