The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

Me or Dad?

I had a physical with Dr. Tom yesterday. Everything went well. The only snafu was that Dad, who is named a Senior while I'm named his Junior, had some medical records in my file. Dr. Tom asked me about when I twisted my knee and needed surgery. You might recall it was actually Dad. I straightened it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

Super Sleuth Don

On Monday, Cousin Vince told me that part of the starting bank at Location B was missing. I contacted Don and Robbie, who worked the day before about it. Neither of them had accidentally taken it. I didn't believe anybody stole it. I figured it'd turn up somehow. Poor Don couldn't sleep on Monday... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Cheap Ricky

Ricky Michaels owned a piece of land that was next to and north of Location A. The building was an automotive shopping center. There was the oil lube, the bodywork shop, the general mechanic, the Aamco transmission place and a revolving door for the fifth tenant. Ricky operated the oil lube himself.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 14, 2019

Spoke too Soon? In a Good Way

Somehow, someway Location D's automatic touch-free has been fixed. That didn't seem possible on Thursday for a long while. The long conversations car wash mechanic Brad had with the manufacturer paid off. Right now, I'm knocking on every bit of wood I see. Thankfully, the customers have been patient... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 13, 2019

Vietnamese Tension

Eddie and his wife were the tenants in the building next door after Nick the Pervert left in 2005. They opened up a nail salon there. Eddie and his wife often had their toddler son with him. He was so cute. Like most of the nail salons in the area, Eddie's was Vietnamese owned. What I didn't realize... Sign in to see full entry.

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