The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

"I Don't Do It Often"

"You won't believe what I just saw," Marty Goldberg laughed on the phone to Dad one July 2009 day. "T--- were flopping around everywhere." Dad asked Marty what he was talking about. "I came in, and Bobby Kidd's screwing a hooker." Bobby Kidd had worked for Dad off and on for nearly thirty years. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 10, 2015

20,000 Hits - Thank You!

Yesterday, The Car Wash Life reached the 20,000 hit milestone. I would like to thank you all for reading me. Here is how the new help is doing. Dee is a fast learner. She has been a breeze to train. Since Seth works on Sundays, I do not have firsthand experience with him. Dad has told me he is doing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 9, 2015

Lunch Time

Today, I am going to take a break from The Time at Y to discuss lunch time at work. Lunch time has evolved over the years. 2002 was when I started working regularity during lunch hours. Save for once in awhile, I did not eat lunch, choosing to starve myself. When I started working full-time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Coke vs. Pepsi

At Location D's convenience, who sells more products? Coke or Pepsi? The answer is overwhelmingly Pepsi. Mountain Dew products sell by far more units than Coke's. It seems like no matter what size, flavor or container, all Mountain Dew products move a lot of units. There is one category, though,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

He Found Him a Tenant

Marty Goldberg continued to operate Location X, his gas station and snack shop, after he started leasing next door Location Y to Dad. X also had self-service bays and a truck bay along with automatics called Robos. Dad received that revenue per their deal. Marty would go back and forth between... Sign in to see full entry.

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