The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Ending Up Working More Than I Expected

January 2008 was a happening month for Dad and I. The New Year opened with the acquisition of Location Y, which Dad leased from landlord and great friend Marty Goldberg. January 28th was when Location D's convenience store, gas station and car wash opened. The middle of the month saw yours truly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Trial Run with Dad

September 5, 2007 was a day in which I made three major decisions. Depression has been a battle for me off and on for nearly a decade. Over the previous month I had been a wreck. Christina the bank teller was not interested in going on a date with me. I had become disenchanted with teaching. I had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Working the Business More

I expected to start working at Location A once my sophomore year of high school concluded in early June. A change of plans occurred in late April of that year when Dad informed me that he wanted me to put in some Saturdays where I would retrain on the cash register. My Saturdays were free,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

How I Came to Work for Dad

I have been working on and off for Dad for sixteen years now. Those of you who know my age to be twenty-five the answer is yes, I started working for my father when I was nine years old. When the summer of 1994 started I was feeling bored and asked Mom if I could work at Location A, pushing buttons... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Life with Cutbacks

The employee cutbacks have been in effect for two and a half weeks and came at an appropriate time in light of what has happened. The past two and a half weeks have been slow. We have been getting some hot weather, as I mentioned a few weeks back. With that hot weather comes the customary... Sign in to see full entry.

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