The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

I Get a Gift

Dad had a nice, belated birthday party at Outback Steakhouse on Monday. His birthday is January 19th, but a cold and busy car washes delayed his celebration. I gave him the old standby, an Outback Steakhouse card, after dinner. Dad generally has me hold onto the cars for him. I feel like I am... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 8, 2016

Sloppy

Just like seemingly everyone, I watched Super Bowl 50 last night. I found the 24-10 Denver Broncos win over the Carolina Panthers to be a boring game as it was sloppily played with lots of penalties, the latter of which really break up a game's momentum. I am happy the Broncos won. I wanted to see... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

No Visit

Some Saturday highlights. It was another busy Saturday at the car washes. Business has recovered nicely from Wednesday's downpour. Because business is booming, Dad scrapped a planned visit for today with William in prison. Not visiting William is no problem. Dad rarely tells William when he is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Nice Run

We received a washout on Wednesday, thus ending what was a nice five day salty run. I have a feeling there is another run or two left this winter. There is snow in Tuesday's forecast, about four to eight inches. What really strikes me about this winter is that the snow forecasts are being made a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Ray

After a long bout with illness, Ray Berkins passed away the other day. The successful car wash operator and gasoline dealer had six businesses. I have spent most of my life living near three of his businesses. As a kid, I loved going to the one closest to my current house. I was a kid who loved the... Sign in to see full entry.

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