The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

The Business Ways

I've written a lot about the Elia Family, who have the sub shop across the street from Location B, over the years, so much so much so that I figured I'd be skipping them in Thy Neighbors. Then I thought about doing an in-depth look at Sam Elia. One will see that Sam has some interesting business... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 28, 2019

The One Day

Whenever Dad is on vacation, like he was from the Friday before last through today, there is always that one day while he is away where everything that could go wrong does. That one day during the vacation was the Friday before last, when we had that power surge that ended up knocking us out of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

I Don't Like Nathan

After Location A became a rental in October 2009, we rented some vacant space from Victoria's automotive shopping center next door for a time. It was there I got to know Nathan. He had an automotive shop there. I quickly came to dislike him. My first interaction with Nathan occurred when we got a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

The Franconas

Jerry Francona, Sr. and Jr. own and operate the body shop and the oil lube at the automotive shopping center next to Location A. Senior is the money man while Junior is the know how guy. The industry we are in is why we have interacted with them. Car damage is bound to happen in our businesses, so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

The Power Surges

The time was 3 p.m. on Friday. I had another hour to go before the workday ended at Location B. I was taking Mike, a special adult from The Agency, to that night's ballgame. Dad was on his way to Myrtle Beach. Ann heard a loud boom. I didn't hear it. The end result was a power surge. The power came... Sign in to see full entry.

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