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Saturday, April 6, 2013

While Dad's Away

Here is what has been happening since Dad left for his New York vacation on Thursday. Two of the automatic touch frees at Location B broke before Dad went away. Josh Gabber, Ned and Howard Booth worked about two hours, fixing them and are back to running well. Friday was a busy day with plenty of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Okay Thus Far

Today I am taking a break from the Final Two Years series to catch up on other things. The first quarter of 2013 has been an okay business year thus far. January was a great month while February and March were okay with their okayness manifesting itself in different ways. February was consistently... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

A Lack in Efficiency and Assertiveness

I was not an efficient employee during my final two years at Location A. If I had to give myself a grade for efficiency, I would give myself a D. While I had flashes of being proactive (i.e. learning things on the gasoline register, taking initiative and doing errands for the businesses), I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Busy Easter

Easter Weekend was a monster weekend at the businesses. Thankfully, Monday's snow did not give way to hard rain as was in the forecast, leaving us with plenty of salty cars on Friday and Saturday, which had sixty degrees and sunshine were the most beautiful days we had all year. At times the lines... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 30, 2013

He Is Ready

The arrival of April will see Harry James return to work at Location B. He will be working Wednesdays there. During the winter Harry takes off due to the cold weather. At our Wednesday get together, Dad asked Harry if he was ready to return to work in April. "I'll be there," Harry said to me.... Sign in to see full entry.

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