The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

"What the Hell Is Wrong With Your Father?"

Back in June 1994, when I was nine years old, I started working at Location A. I got to a point where I could do most of the transactions on the gasoline/snack shop register and could operate the buttons that controlled the automatic tunnel. For every day I worked, I received one dollar. No matter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Good Business

One day, when he was seven years old, Brian Gabber was hanging out with his father, Josh, and I at Location A. Seeing gasoline customers come back inside to get their change led to a cute Brian moment. "He runs a good business," Brian said, referring to Dad. "He gives his customers money."... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Employees I Miss

Throughout life, there are going to be people who we fall out of contact with and thus end up missing them. In the car wash, there are employees of Dad's who no longer work for him and who I ended up missing. Here are three employees who I miss. All three are missed evenly. Therefore, I ordered them... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 12, 2014

BeetleToe

One time, Dad was in the La-Z-Boy at Location B. He had his sandals off. Looking at his right foot, I noticed that something was awry. "Your right big toe looks lower than what it should be," I said. Dad then started spinning his right big toe around in circles. "I can have it go any which way you... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

"Do I Know You?"

"Do I know you?" a customer at Location D asked one time back in late 2013. "No," Ann answered for me. "You look familiar," he said. "No," said Ann. "I know you from somewhere. Did we work together?" "No." "At Robertson Construction." "No, I have not worked there," I said. "No," Ann said. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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