The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, June 13, 2015

Almost Vacation Time

My vacation starts at 5 p.m. today. As always, I am looking forward to it. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I will be celebrating that with the family. On Thursday, Dad and I will be eating dinner with Cousin John and his family, family members I rarely see. Father's Day will see Dad and I visit... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Old vs. New

When Dad bought Location A in July 1988, he inherited the automatic tunnel system. Fifteen years later, he installed a new tunnel system. I am going to write about some of the differences between the two tunnel systems. The Original Tunnel worked of counterbalancing. That is how the system knew when... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 8, 2015

Lightning Does Not Strike Twice

Whenever a lottery retailer ends up selling a big winner, that retailer will see a short-term boost in lottery sales. The line of thinking to the lottery customer is that because the store had a big winner, it will have another big winner. I find that it does not work that way. Just like a person... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Learned His Lesson

Back in the early 2000s, Harry James asked Dad to meet in the latter's office. First, some background information must be provided. Dad owns three houses behind Location A. Harry rents one of the houses. An organization that provides shelter to adults with mental health issues rented a house from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Vacations and Rain

Dad was back to work on Monday, rested and tan, after a nice, relaxing Myrtle Beach vacation the week before. I did a fine job running the ship. Mechanically, things were very busy, and I saw to it that those problems were addressed. My first vacation will be the following week. I like that because... Sign in to see full entry.

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