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Friday, November 8, 2019

What I Like About the C-Store Industry

For about a decade, we operated Location D's convenience store before the arrival of Royal Farms proved to be too much for the store. I'm going to take the time now to write an entry about what I like about the convenience store industry. I like the fact that the convenience store industry's busy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

When Josh Had the Flu

There was a time in the late 1990s, when Josh Gabber came down with the flu. Business was busy, which meant Location A was going to be without its manager during a busy time. Amazingly, Josh worked through it for the week he had the flu. I don't know how he did it. Whenever I get sick, it's a near... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

The Jeep Man

Howard Booth's Dodge Ram will be in the shop for about three weeks on account of the deer he hit. He's now driving his Jeep until the truck is repaired. It's weird to me seeing a car wash mechanic not driving a pickup truck or an SUV. I imagine it feels very weird for Howard as well. Howard has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 2, 2019

No Rofo?

It looks like there won't be a Royal Farms opening up near Location A. I'm not sure whether Dad received bad intel or if the mega-copnvenience store chain's deal with the cycle dealership fell through. I do know the cycle dealership had been telling customers they were going to close a couple of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 1, 2019

Fixing Up B

We've been doing a lot of home improvement projects at Location B. We had Ed Collins paint our office, the employee both and put a new roof on the office. We also did some major asphalt work. There's always something refreshing about completing home improvement projects, plus a joy that comes with... Sign in to see full entry.

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