The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

The Nail Salon

Next to Location A is a house zoned for commercial use. For a long time, a hair salon was there. For a brief time, a nail salon. In early Fall 2008, Dad signed a 50-year lease with landlord William Schriefer. I witnessed the lease being signed. Dad's logic for doing the lease was to provide more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 11, 2018

While I Was Away...

Here are some thing that happened while I was away on vacation. Dad yelled at Howard Booth on Sunday, June 3. What happened was that one of Location C's automatics was having a soap problem. Howard used the test function. The test function does not do much. One has to run a vehicle in it. Dad came... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 9, 2018

Nice Vacation

Today is my first day back to work from my sudden vacation. What a nice vacation it was. I got to enjoy an Orioles baseball game a week ago. I got to see the Washington Capitals win Game 4 over the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. Then on Thursday, the Caps wrapped up the series,... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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