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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Driverless Concerns - The Car Wash Edition

I'm against autonomous vehicles. Computers are temperamental. Computers being temperamental in a vehicle runs the risk of injury and death. I'm going to be looking at driverless vehicles, vehicles that do not have a person at all in their vehicle. I've already written about why a driverless vehicle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

They Don't Know

I'm on vacation this week, for it is my birthday week. The big day is June 14th. Anyway, I visited William in jail on Monday. Dad told me that William is having prostate problems and is waiting to be taken to the hospital. "Do you know when you're going to the hospital?" I asked. "No," he said,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 9, 2019

One for the Dealers

Early 1997. Randall was a gasoline dealer Dad knew. Like Dad, he was an Oil Company dealer. Randall was a struggling gasoline dealer and auto mechanic. The location was bad. The Oil Company didn't give him competitive pricing. I don't believe he had the business acumen either. He had a drug problem,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 8, 2019

He Thought He Was Late

The other day, Cousin Vince awoke at 8:30. He's supposed to be at work at 8 a.m. That meant he was late. Also, the octegenarian calls his daughter every morning. If he doesn't call, she worries. Vince called his daughter, but she didn't pick up, so he left a message for her to call him. He quickly... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 6, 2019

The Hardest Item to Clean

Broken glass. That's the hardest item to clean at the car washes. When glass breaks, it goes into thousands of shards. I can spend a good amount of time cleaning it up, figuring I've gotten every shard up only to end up seeing thousands more. What also complicates it is when someone breaks glass in... Sign in to see full entry.

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