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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Not Ready

"Josh Gabber wants to sell Location Z's business," Dad said to me one day during April 2009. "Would you be interested?" I had not given thought to having a car wash of my own in fourteen years, when I was in elementary school. As a youngster, I dreamed about owning and operating Locations A and Z.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 6, 2014

Will They Wash?

Salt on the roads and frigid temperatures over the next couple of days have inspired today's entry. When there is salt on the roads, frigid temperatures do not effect business at all. People wash their vehicles no matter what the temperature is. By the way, for those wondering, there is technology... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Buyout?

Dad had an interesting telephone conversation with Peter. The conversation took place on Monday afternoon. Peter is the landlord at Location C. He told Dad that he has been approached by a megaconvenience store that wants to build a convenience store and gas station on Location C's property. Dad has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Chalk It Up

Yesterday, the credit card system to Location B's self-service bays went down. I could not figure out how to solve the problem. Therefore, I had to call the software company, to fix the problem. They use a website called BeamYourScreen.com, a website that enables the company to fix their customers'... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Richard Wrap-Up

The time has come for me to conclude The Uncle Richard Series. A fun part of writing is seeing where things go. We can do all of the planning in the world. Once we get to the actual writing part, we find ourselves changing plans in the middle. In the case of The Uncle Richard Series, I decided not... Sign in to see full entry.

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