The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Fully Recovered

Two weeks ago, I wrote that Uncle Richard was not working at Location B for Dad because he was recovering from toe surgery (not sure which toe). I forgot to mention that he is fully recovered and returned to work last week, working Wednesday at Location C and Friday at Location B. As one can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

A Change in the Weather Pattern

When I think about The Great Recession's effect on Location A, the first factor that pops into my mind was the rainy weather pattern. Weather plays a big role in the state of the economy. Anyway, we had a rainy weather pattern that lasted from October 2007 all the way through 2009. 2008's business... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

A Shift and Weaknesses

Dad acquired Location A back in July 1988. What followed was nineteen years of incredible business. Fast forwarding to October 2007, things changed. The next two years ended up being awful business years before Dad made the decision to exercise a clause in his contract with the Oil Company that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Cousin Chat

On Saturday morning, Cousin Vince worked at Location B, his normal day of work for Dad. Very rarely are Dad, Vince and I at Location B together. Saturday was one of those rare days the stars aligned when Dad pulled onto the property right before noon. Instead of heading home when his work day ended... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Go Ahead of the Line

Yesterday, I went to a fast food joint for lunch. The line was moving slowly. The two women together two spots ahead of me looked at the guy behind me. Seeing him in his work uniform, one of the ladies asked him if his lunch break was for an hour to which he said that he said that it was. "You can... Sign in to see full entry.

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