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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Harry Returns

Yesterday Harry James returned to work at Location B. On January 1st of this year the seventy-nine year old Harry made the decision to retire because he was feeling exhausted. A few weeks later he told Dad that he would be interested in coming back when the weather warmed up. He blamed the cold... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

#7: Michael Gellington

Michael Gellington started working for us part-time in September 2008 after the store had been held up one Monday morning at around 4:30 a.m. when the cashier showed up to open the convenience store/gas station. The night employees were concerned about being robbed. To make them feel safer Dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

#8: Donald

Donald started working for Dad in 2001. He worked for Dad until May 2010. At the time Donald was hired Dad needed a part-time employee at Location A's tunnel. One of our employees, a fellow named Ted said his father-in-law Donald was looking for part-time work. Dad met with Donald where he Donald... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

I Was Sick as a Dog

Yesterday morning I awoke at around 12:40 a.m. with a fever, chills and feeling incredibly weak. After calling my mother who then called my father, I had both my parents spend the rest of the evening at my house. Because I did not feel well I ended up taking yesterday off. Instead of cleaning up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Sold

On Tuesday the settlement went off as planned. Ben Graham officially purchased the Location Z property from Dad and the Location Z business from Dad's best friend and former manager, Josh Gabber. Dad originally leased the Location Z property from a landlord starting in October 1980 and as was... Sign in to see full entry.

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