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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Steve Redder - Answering Questions

Some months ago Dad and employee/my great friend Steve Redder had a spat that led to Dad letting Steve go. I have mentioned Steve in my three blogs since then but have not really gone into much detail since then. What is Steve up to now? How did his dismissal influence his relationship with Dad? How... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 9, 2009

Getting it Done

A trait of Michael Gellington, the manager of Location D is that he wants to get tasks done even going so far as to go above and beyond the call of duty to do so. The case I wish to illustrate occurred on Saturday when after a mechanical problem it was discovered by he and Dad that the manual to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

October Stunk

October was a bad month business wise. We had so much rain. I would have to say that it was probably the rainiest October I have ever seen. We had two instances where we had four days straight of rain. On top of that the rain coincided with the weekend. All it takes is one rainy day on a weekend day... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Nervy Nathan

In the building where our new office and storage are located Nathan Anderson owns the auto mechanical shop right to us. When I first met Nathan about a month ago I found him to be an insecure fellow. We had gotten a chemical delivery. Nathan was chatting with the delivery man and I while the two of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

No Bumming Cigarettes

On Sunday Leo called and told Dad he would be coming to the Ravens tailgate party. "That's fine," said Dad, "but you better not bum cigarettes again." According to Dad Leo defensively said he would not. He was so defensive Dad thought he might be a no show. Leo did end up showing, and to his credit... Sign in to see full entry.

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