The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Read the Labels

I was thrust into the role of emptying out Locations B and C's vacuums during Summer 2009 and October 2009, respectively. There was a thief in our midst at C, and I was the only one who Dad trusted. ALocation A became a rental. I was no longer tied there. At Location B, employee Donald, who handled... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Golfing Instead of Working

I had a nice golf outing with Steve Redder yesterday. I got to leave the middle of the day to golf. I shot a 52 on nine holes. That is really good. Harold Walger and Don cancelled out. Harold's car would not start, so he was tending to that. Don uses Harold as his ride, and I guess he did not feel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Dependable Don

Don is a dependable employee. He works 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday and Sundays. Dad met Dad through Harold Walger. Harold and Don worked together at the General Motors plant in Baltimore. They are also golf buddies. A couple years ago, Dad started golfing reguarily with a combination of Harold,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 16, 2017

A Fat Man's Cold

I have written before that car wash mechanic Brad is about 400 pounds while Dad is around 300 pounds. More than likely, Dad got that cold from Brad. The two were doing a job at Location C on Saturday when Brad said, "I don't believe I gave you that cold. I don't think it's a cold, just sinuses. My... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Talk Talk Talk

As a kid, I worked for Dad at Location A from 1994 through 1997. I was nine through twelve during those years. I was fairly proficient with the gasoline/snack shop register. I also worked on the automatic tunnel and could handle pushing the buttons that gave the wash type and put the vehicle... Sign in to see full entry.

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