The Car Wash Life

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Gettysburg

When Dad and I lived at Mom's house, we would end our nights together, shooting the breeze and watching television in the family room. I remember a February 2005 night, when Dad told me with a beer in his hand, "I see us developing real estate. We'll get car washes going and sell them for huge... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Getting Y

For years, Dad wanted to acquire Location Y. In fact, when Dad was looking to go into business for himself, Location Y was one of the businesses he looked at. Talks never got far with the owner there. Marty Goldberg ended up acquiring it. Dad acquired Location Z. The business owners got to know one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 4, 2018

Vacation Odds and Ends

I'm having a nice vacation so far. Saturday's Baltimore Orioles game with The Agency was a lot of fun, although the Orioles lost 8-5. There was an odd element to the game. It was delayed nearly two hours because of the threat of rain. When it started to rain, the game started. Yesterday was a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 2, 2018

Sudden Vacation

I was talking to Dad while we were at Location B when the subject of when I would take my vacation came up. Dad looked into his phone's calendar. "You can start Saturday and be back the following Saturday," he told me. Taking a vacation works out well now. I am going to an Orioles game today and a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Getting D

Dad acquiring Location D in October 2007 was seen as a major milestone by me. Location D is located in Pennsylvania. We're going nationwide, baby! I felt that D was the next logical step in going ultra big. Another wrinkle to D was its convenience store. I felt that we had found another way to make... Sign in to see full entry.

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