The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Birthday Boy Used to Work for Us

Happy Birthday Uncle Richard! Today marks my Uncle's 58th birthday. For those not familiar with my uncle, he is Mom's brother-in-law, the husband of Mom's sister, Aunt Sandra. Uncle Richard worked for Dad from March 2001 to September 2003 at Location A. More specifically he worked the automatic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Two Years Ago

October 1st marked the two year anniversary of Location A becoming a rental. Dad's contract with the Oil Company has a clause that enabled Dad to become the landlord with the Oil Company becoming his tenant. To me, it seems like a long time ago that we were operating Location A. What I feel is the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Part You Miss the Most

Friday night saw Dad, Josh Gabber and I go on an enjoyable boat ride. After the boat ride we went by Location Z to see how new owner Ben Graham was doing with the business. While there Josh, who sold the business to Ben back in march, recognized a customer there. The two of them chatted for about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Machines Let Him Know

When Dad opened Location B nearly a decade ago, I was amazed at how the automatic touch free would page Dad whenever there was an issue. When an issue would happen the machine would page Dad a specific code. Dad had a small laminated business card that he could use to determine what the problem was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Sub Shop Family

Here and there I have mentioned that Cousin Vince and I clean the Elia Family's vehicles. They own the sub shop across the street from Location B. Right now I am in the mood to do a post where I briefly discuss all three family members. Sam Elia is the one who greets me the most. He gets me the keys... Sign in to see full entry.

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