The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

He Paid for Some Plowing

Whenever there is a snow that requires plowing at the car wash Dad leases to manager Josh Gabber, Dad will handle the snow removal either by sending an employee to plow the light snows or by sending a construction worker named Ed to handle the bigger ones. Dad does this out of his friendship to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

My Favorite Customer

I do not know the name of my favorite customer. Every time I worked on a Thursday from 2004-2007 I could expect to see him in his blue Honda car (I am aloof when it comes to car models) with a Towson University bumper sticker on the back. Age wise he looked fresh out of college. He would come in and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Another Bill Gone Electronic

Dad was contacted a few days ago by a company that sells electrical equipment to him. He was informed that we had yet to pay a bill that had been outstanding for a bit. What happened was not that we did not have the money to pay it nor were we stiffing them but instead the bill never arrived.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Left in the Dark

I was doing some work in the equipment room at Location B when the place went dark. Immediately I knew what happened. I knew that Josh Gabber had gone into the narrow hallway outside of the room, saw the light switch on and flipped it off. I opened up my cellphone, hoping that it would provide me... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ten Years Left

"It's hard to believe we have ten years left on the lease at Location C," Dad said to Cousin Vince and I yesterday. We were on a ride to Location C on a rainy day to fix a small mechanical problem. "I mean, I know it's ten years, but it's going to fly by." A little over five years ago Dad signed the... Sign in to see full entry.

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