The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Text First

Each month, there are Car Wash Club members whose payment is not processed. I have to contact those people. For about the first ten months of the Car Wash Club, I would call the people first. Then if necessary, e-mails and text would follow, the order of which was determined by mood. Now, though, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 1, 2016

Settling Time

October 2003. From my perspective, the result came out of leftfield. Dad settled his best price lawsuit against the Oil Company in October 2003, ending five-plus years of legal battling. Dad ended up with a cash portion, plus new gasoline equipment that helped him renovate Location A, at a sliver of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

The Doors

Car wash doors on the automatic touch frees serve three purposes. During winter, two of those purposes are that they keep the heat inside, helping the equipment, and protect the equipment from the elements. Throughout the year, though, Dad has one door down. That way, wind will not blow off the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 29, 2016

"I Can Fund This Lawsuit for a Long Time

September 14, 2003. After Thomas Whitt quit representing Dad in the latter's best price lawsuit against the Oil Company, things on the lawsuit's activity front became quiet. That was not unusual. I had learned that there were peaks, valleys and blips on the radar when it came to activity. At that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

$5

The prices for scratch offs for the Pennsylvania Lottery are $1, $2, $3, $5, $10 and $20. The $5 scratch offs are the most popular tickets. The amount of potential winnings are what makes $5 the sweet spot for a lot of people. While $10 and $20 are greater, one can obviously buy more $5 tickets. No... Sign in to see full entry.

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