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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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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Keep Your Money Organized

"I like how you have all your bills facing the same way," one of the tellers at the Little Bank told me. As a person working in a cash business I know her pain to a degree because a bank teller handles way more money than I. I hate it when customers hand me multiple bills that are not in the same... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

He Wants to Learn

Jack Booth showed me something yesterday. I made a rare Sunday appearance to empty the money out from Locations B and C. Jack was manning Location B. Jack was hired to work every other Sunday a few months back on the recommendation of his brother, car wash employee Howard Booth. Dad has been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Another Blizzard in March?

Dad told me the Farmers' Almanac has predicted another blizzard to hit the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area in March. From a business perspective I am not sure what to make of the news. Really how I feel about a blizzard coming will be determined by how business is doing at the time of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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