The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

#1: Harry James

Behind Location A is a neighborhood. Harry James started to rent one of the houses behind Location A in 1990. He worked for the county, helping to maintain the roads. Dad and I did not interact at all with Harry. We did our thing while he did his. I do not recall ever having seen him on his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 12, 2011

#2: Harold Walger

Dad met Harold Walger while the latter was working at a 7-11 convenience store as a cashier back in 1999. One time Harold told Dad that he was getting ready to quit. He did not like his boss. Her attitude was not the best, he told Dad. He said that he was going to be looking for a job with better... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 8, 2011

#3: Josh Gabber

Dad and Josh Gabber have been friends for about twenty years now. Josh is a man of many trades, as he can call himself an HVAC man, plumber and electrician. Having one of those areas of expertise is incredible enough in my opinion let alone all three areas. Before Josh was hired by Dad, he would... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

#4: Howard Booth

Car wash mechanic Howard Booth started working for Ray Berkins and Mark Baylor in 1994. The two men owned a chain of car washes/gas stations. Ray is a name that I have mentioned in this blog before. He used to lease Location A from the Oil Company who in turn leases the property from Dad. In 2005... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Odds and Ends...April 2011

April was a slow month. For the first three weeks all it seemed to do was rain, rain and rain some more. Someone once said, "April showers bring May flowers," but I do not think whoever that was had something of Biblical proportion in mind. March was the same way too. I have not seen this much rain... Sign in to see full entry.

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