The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, January 9, 2016

Big Jackpot

Location D has been incredibly busy selling Powerball lottery tickets. As I write this, the jackpot is worth $800 million right now. Just about every customer who stops in buys at least one ticket. On Tuesday, a customer bought $236 in Powerball tickets for Wednesday's non-winner. Talk about money... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Scratch That

I completed my entry on car wash mechanic Brad back in early November. Something did not feel right when I completed the entry. I shrugged it off, figuring that whatever was bothering me would go away or that I could edit away the problem. A lot of times with writing, time away is the best cure.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 4, 2016

Yo-Yo Weather

We are getting our first taste of winter this week. From today through Thursday, our highs range from thirty-two to forty-five with lows ranging from fifteen to twenty-five. If the forecast holds up, we will be back in the fifties at the end of the week, keeping up with the trend of yo-yo... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Not an Honest Man

Next to the foremost reason of it being the right thing to do, doing business honestly is the best thing for business. A dishonest businessperson is going to lose business. Not all people realize that. Tony the car wash mechanic I wrote about earlier in this series is an excellent example. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 2, 2016

What Day Is It?

I got to leave work at 1:30 a.m. on New Year's Even to go to Harrisburg with Ann to watch the Baltimore Blast play the Harrisburg Heat. The Blast won 8-3. Because the Blast usually play on Fridays and Saturdays, New Year's Even felt like a Friday. I had to keep reminding myself that I would not be... Sign in to see full entry.

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