The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, July 5, 2026

Peter's Gas Blue

Peter is not happy. He spent a bunch of money to bring gas back to Location D; he might not be able to sell it, after all. Peter had gotten his approval to start selling gas. Fuel was delivered. Then, the person who had approved it was overruled. It turned out Peter had to have a camera go into each... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Howard's Health and Dad's Aversion

Lost in the shuffle of Bruce's health problems is Howard Booth was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. He may have a blockage. To compensate for Howard's health, Dad is using Howard's brain while Don does the grunt work for mechanical matters. Dad told me Howard's spirits are good. I haven't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

An Appointment Is On

I took Bruce yesterday to get his angiograms. He was moving slower and using the walker. Before, when I took him to his appointments last week, he carried the walker as a security blanket. I still feel that he is 100% legit that he is not feeling well to the point where he cannot work. Dad and I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 29, 2026

Laying Off Bruce

Dad laid Bruce off. Bruce was supposed to work yesterday. He showed up in a walker, saying he was not feeling well. Bruce also said his left hand felt numb. It was at that point Dad told Bruce he had to lay him off with two weeks' severance pay. Dad recommended he file for unemployment. Bruce did... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 27, 2026

The Cops Came

I went into work today thinking, What am I going to blog about? A half hour ago, a town police officer pulled over someone on Location A's lot. Then two more cops came. This could get interesting. I don't know the end result of whether the guy was ticketed, but he was not arrested. The guy then... Sign in to see full entry.

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