Tuesday, September 18, 2018
A Long Talk
June 2018. I was working in the office on a weekday when I heard a knock on the door. To my surprise, Jake was the person on the other side. I wasn't expecting to see him. Jake was to work that night from 5 to 8. "Is your Dad here?" he asked. I looked and saw Dad pull up, so I said, "He is now."...
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Monday, September 17, 2018
Scoot It
55 gallon drums weight about 550 pounds. The drums are easy to move around thanks to technology. To get the chemicals off of Dad's truck, we use his Bobcat, with forks in tow, to get them off of the truck. The Bobcat is used to place the drums on wooden scooters that will be moved around when...
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Sunday, September 16, 2018
A Girlfriend
Late Spring. "Jake's got himself a girlfriend," Dad told me in Location B's office. "Is it serious?" I asked. "No, I don't believe so," he said. "I think they're both just passing the time. From the sound of it, Jake was having himself a summer fling. There was no immediate effect of Jake having a...
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Saturday, September 15, 2018
Here Comes the Sun
I see a sight that has been rare over the last seven weeks: the sun. Thanks to no rain right now, we are in the process having a nice, busy Saturday. It feels like an eternity since we have had a busy day. Things are going well with the car wash Royal Farms now owns. At first, the person who handles...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Missing Richard
"I want to let you know Uncle Richard's missing," Dad said to me last night. He had called me on my truck phone. "He went to a doctor's appointment, and they don't know where he went. His truck's still in the parking lot. He's not answering his cellphone" I shared the same amount of concern Dad had...
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