The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

How They Felt

I have written before that I do not miss Dad owning and operating Location A. I am not the sentimental business sort, and the rent check he receives from the Oil Company was too good to pass up. After missing the business, and even trying to work out a deal to get back in there as dealer and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 2, 2017

Crushed, Trouble Finding, New Truck

I had a very nice off day yesterday. I went to see the Baltimore Ravens play the Pittsburgh Steelers. My beloved Ravens were crushed 26-9. Right now, their offense cannot get it going, and the defense spends too much time on the field, thus making them tired. I still had fun, though. I had a car... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Tunnels Alone

Express exterior conveyor tunnels do not do well by themselves. There needs to be a gas station on-site. Why is that so? I will aim to answer that question. To the best knowledge, this is not a topic that any of the trade magazines have addressed. So at best, I am offering a hypothesis. Most of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Not in My Budget

In the early 1990s, Dad was approached by Exxon to lease one of their gas stations, which was closed at the time. Dad checked out the gas station. He saw potential there. However, he wanted Exxon to pay to make the building bigger so that it could house a full-blown convenience store, replacing the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Former Fast Food Neighbors

Location A used to be situated in between a Burger King and a Wendy's. Both businesses made a fair amount of money off of Dad's employees, including myself. I went to the same K through 8 school with the sons of Wesley Burroughs, the owner of the Burger King. He owned every Burger King in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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