The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, August 7, 2016

Lovingly or Fearfully

When it comes to kids, they either love going through an automated car wash, or they are scared to death of it. And let me tell you, the response is intense either way. Then there are dogs that are indifferent and others that panic. Most adults are fine going through a car wash. However, there are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 5, 2016

Finding Out the Truth

August 2005. I found out about the true settlement amount between Dad and the Oil Company at my family's annual Ocean City, Maryland vacation. It was August 2005, nearly two years after the settlement had been reached. The way in which the truth came out was because I was stressed over the impending... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Text First

Each month, there are Car Wash Club members whose payment is not processed. I have to contact those people. For about the first ten months of the Car Wash Club, I would call the people first. Then if necessary, e-mails and text would follow, the order of which was determined by mood. Now, though, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 1, 2016

Settling Time

October 2003. From my perspective, the result came out of leftfield. Dad settled his best price lawsuit against the Oil Company in October 2003, ending five-plus years of legal battling. Dad ended up with a cash portion, plus new gasoline equipment that helped him renovate Location A, at a sliver of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Doors

Car wash doors on the automatic touch frees serve three purposes. During winter, two of those purposes are that they keep the heat inside, helping the equipment, and protect the equipment from the elements. Throughout the year, though, Dad has one door down. That way, wind will not blow off the... Sign in to see full entry.

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