The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Not Doing her Job

Due to there being a lot of snow in the Baltimore Area, yours truly is off today. As the manager of Location D, Wanda Sellers did have her plusses. Wanda would often pop into the store to hang out with the employees and to see how things were going. Dad could trust her doing the deposits. Whenever... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Those Half Dollars

The automatic touch frees, self-service bays, vacuums and vending machines do not accept half dollar coins. The coin slots on those machines are not large enough to accept them. Obviously, if half dollar coins were more widely used, the technology would be in place to handle them. I know that I have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Running of Things

Dad had little convenience store experience. He had a snack shop during the first fifteen years he operated Location A, from July 1988 through September 2003. To go from Location A's snack shop to Location D's full blown convenience store was like going from Single A to the Major Leagues. The extent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Worked Out Well

For the first time ever, Dad received a chemical delivery at someone else's car wash. Wednesday morning's ice storm caused Dad to open Location D late and to not bring any help to Locations B and C. Safety and a lack of business were why. I had ordered some chemical bottles that were to be delivered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

What's the Cost?

Location. Location. Location. Just like any piece of property, what attracted Dad towards Location D was where the business is located. Location D is over the Mason-Dixon Line, situated on the Pennsylvania side. Dad started off and on negotiations with Samantha Gannon in July 2006. Those... Sign in to see full entry.

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