The Car Wash Life

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Monday, December 4, 2023

#1: Business Bankruptcy

July 2010. Never before have I revealed my parents declared chapter 11 business bankruptcy well over a decade ago. I will give the quick gist of it. Dad took out unsecured loans from lenders. Us getting into 2009's refinance roller coaster led to the loans being later being called. Dad had never... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Another Brady Sabbatical

In a development that is not surprising, it looks like Brady is on one of his sabbaticals away from Location A. When Dad told me yesterday that Brady had abruptly left the sober house he was staying at (which he was due to stay until February), I had a feeling he would go away. This morning, he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

#2: Refinance Rollercoaster

2009. Dad went to the Big Bank in February 2009 looking to refinance. He had just signed a new lease-leaseback with the Oil Company that he later planned to invoke the landlord clause of. The meeting quickly turned to Dad looking for a bank. At the time, the Big Bank was determined to get rid of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

#3: Back at A

2021 and 2022. To make a familiar story short, Dad had in his contract with the Oil Company that the latter was to pay for any damaged equipment. Dad figured he would get himself a nice new car wash when the lease expired in February 2024. Dad pushed the Oil Company. They stopped paying rent. Bad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 27, 2023

Two Huskies

It was a site you don't see every day or one that I have seen every decade during my 38 years on earth. I was driving from Location C to Location A on a windy rural road when I saw two huskies on the opposite side of the rode. A state trooper with his lights on was driving slowly. I sure hope the... Sign in to see full entry.

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