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Monday, October 26, 2020

Ford F-250

The 1999 Ford F-250 is old reliable. The vehicle has goten Dad about 730,000 miles. I believe the truck will get to 1,000,000 miles. Dad went with the truck because he wanted a three-quarter ton truck to do hauling. Dad has hauled many a chemical, and the truck has been the transportation for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 23, 2020

1994 Dodge

After Dad's 1994 Ford F-150 was totaled, he got himself a 1994 Dodge Ram. You might wonder why Dad chose to go with Dodge after the Ford. Dad is not a brand loyalist. He is going for the best deal. Dodge had the best deal this time around. I quickly came to love the Dodge. The center had a huge... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

A Quick Ford

To replace Dad's Pathfinder, he got himself a 1994 Ford F-150. This was a sleek blue Ford. He bought the truck around October of 1993. I never got to ride in the truck. Three months later, the truck was totaled, the result of black ice on Super Bowl Sunday. Dad flipped the truck. Thankfully, he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

They Want Their Smokes

During last week, when I was working at Location C, I checked out the new Royal Farms convenience store. What struck me most about the place centered around the self-checkout. I have heard of convenience stores having self-checkouts. This was the first time I had seen them there. I do see a major... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Kidney Infection

Over the last week, Dad battled a kidney infection, requiring him to be briefly hospitalized twice. His fever got as high as 102 degrees. The course of antibiotics has worked, and he is back to his old self. We do not know if the kidney infection had anything to do with his knee replacement the... Sign in to see full entry.

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