The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Keeping Bruce

Bob Kendrick does not want his employees to know that he is soon-to-be out the door at Location A. In particular, he doesn't want Bruce to know. Bruce has been with Bob the entirety of the latter's nearly 10-year run at Location A. In fact, he predates Bob, having started there under the brief time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

No Crown and More

I have some fabulous dental news. Early in what was supposed to be a crown fitting and capping, my dentist saw that a filling could be tried, instead. Hallelujah. Let me tell you. The difference in cost between fillings and crowns is as wide as the Grand Canyon. So I got my filling, no crown. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Crown Me

I will be leaving work early on Monday. No, no, not due to pleasure. I will be receiving my first dental crown. Monday's appointment is assessment and capping. Then the crown comes in a few weeks later. I'm a night grinder. By the time I received a nightguard in 2012, I had done some serious wear.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 28, 2022

A Settlement Today?

Today could very well be the biggest day of the 2020s, and we're nowhere near halfway through. Dad is going to settle with the Oil Company if everything goes to plan at 10 a.m. We'll officially be back at Location A, although Bob Kendrick is sticking around for a bit. Bob is talking about leaving... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

The Effect of A

I wrote how us going back into Location A will affect me. There are other employees who will be affected. The car wash mechanics (Howard Booth, Jake, Brad and Ned) will have another car wash to do work at. You might recall that Ned might be on the way out of his full-time car wash gig. If Ned does... Sign in to see full entry.

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