The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Dad Gets It

I wonder how much time Ray Berkins has left renting Location A from the Oil Company until he decides to walk. Last month Ray's manager, Jim Williams, gave his two week notice. Jim came on with the guys when they got the lease to the business in late September of 2008. By December he hated working... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

He Did Not Call Out

I arrived on a wet Monday morning after a rain at ten a.m. to find Location C with trash cans full, trash strewn along the ground, dirty bays and no Harold Walger around to clean up. Harold works ten a.m. to eleven thirty a.m. during the weekday mornings save for Thursday when he golfs or does odds... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Another Car Wash???

Dad has known Roy Foley for at least thirty some odd years. Roy has been a player in the local car wash industry even before Dad knew him. Roy used to sell and install equipment for a big car wash equipment company. He has also been known to design and build car washes himself. In fact, he our back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Stuck in Mud

Yesterday Dad had manager Josh Gabber, whose specialty is HVAC work, and car wash employee Howard replace one of our two water heaters. Wanting to dispose of the old water heater Dad decided that he would drive his Ford F-150 to the back of our house and get the old water heater from the basement... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

It's Just Lunch

On Tuesday great friend and former coworker Steve Redder called Dad about meeting up for lunch. Whenever Steve wants to meet up with Dad the reason is because Steve needs Dad's advice for something. He values Dad so much as a person when he needs someone to talk to. For his part Dad has still held... Sign in to see full entry.

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