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Saturday, September 10, 2022

Bruce on Weather

Bruce obsesses about weather. One of the tabs, often opened on the work computer, is the forecast. He's bound to tell me what the weather will be. Bruce isn't sent home when there is inclement weather. Still, it is boring when it is rainy at A, so I imagine that he's got the forecast around in hopes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 9, 2022

The Least Ug day

There isn't a particular day of the week when I find myself going, "Ug, I am not looking forward to that day." Ug days, as I call them, can happen any day of the week. I would say out of all my workdays, Saturdays are the last likely. There is generally always something to look forward to naturally... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

The Vietnam Vet

The Vietnam Vet Location A had a customer who was a Vietnam vet. He looked like one of those backwoods Vietnam vets. He had the long hair, bear and Yosemite Sam mustache. His clothing often had patches on it saying "Vietnam Vet." He would get gas. He was always pleasant to talk to. He was in and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Old Reliable

Old Reliable was a Location A customer who I saw from around 2006 to our end there in October 2009. I never got his name. Every Saturday, I could expect to see him from four p.m. to 6 p.m. to wash his white SUV. He would get his regular wash unless there was salt on the ground, necessitating a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 3, 2022

False Alarm Beeps

If customers are having a problem with an automatic, they will sometimes beep to attract the attention of us attendants. We are here to help and will do so. Sometimes, though, there aren't beeps for us. What happens is that a customer is cleaning the steering wheel and accidentally honks the horn.... Sign in to see full entry.

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