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Monday, May 4, 2015

Sleeping Beauty

One time, Howard Booth entered Location B's office while Dad was sleeping in La-Z-Boy. He needed to talk to Dad about something business related. "Sleeping Beauty," I said to Dad. "That's me," said Dad, his eyes still closed. "Howard's here," I said. Dad opened his eyes and set the chair upright.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Fired...For Two Hours

Josh Gabber can write on his resume that he was "fired" for two hours on April 11, 2009. After weeks of voicing his displeasure to Dad about being told to hold off on his loan, Dad told Josh on that April day that he would be sure to have the one payment he was owed. Even so, Josh continued to voice... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Underneath Cold

"Is the water in the automatic touch frees hot?" a female customer asked me on a busy day back in late January 2014. "I am not sure," I said. "I do know that the undercarriage is cold. I know that because I have gone through it." She got a laugh out of that. Recommended Reading Taste of Spring... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Holding Off Payments

Fast forwarding to March 2009, things were rough on the business front. A horrible 2008 caused Dad to approach The Big Bank about refinancing in February 2009. Instead, The Big Bank told Dad they were going to call his loan, causing The Refinance Roller Coaster. 2009 was a stressful year for Dad.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 27, 2015

What's Next?

Dad and I are talking about whehter to do improvements later this year at Location B or C. I myself want to get a car wash club and the needed RFID technology at Location C while he wants to get the RFID technology on the other two automatics and a bill breaker at Location B. What it boils down to... Sign in to see full entry.

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