The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

When Jack Tried to Help

2010. Dad took Jack Gabber, Josh Gabber and me for a boat outing. It was Jake's only time out with us on the boat. In hindsight, I wish we could've gotten him out there more. Jack and Josh asked Dad what they wanted him to do to get the boat going. Dad told them not to worry about it. Just stay on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

Easiest First

When it comes to accomplishing my car wash tasks, I like to start off with the easiest first. I liken it to the debt snowball idea. You start off with your smallest debt and knock it out as quickly as possible before moving to the next, accumulating a "snowball." Obviously, there is not any sort of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 15, 2021

Hitches

Truck hitches can be a pain for us. Our spray arches can get tangled up in them, shutting down the wash, forcing them to be reset or have to go through a deeper voice if something is broken. When I see a long hitch, I'm sure to go to the customer and ask them if they've gone through before with that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Linear Miles

March 2007. I went to Washington D.C. to see The Who in concert with Dad, Steve Redder, Josh Gabber and Jack Gabber. The concert was awesome. Seeing The Who was on my bucketlist, and I got to cross off a big one. Jack was working for state highways. On the way back, he kept talking about how after a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Jack and Jack

Josh and Jack Gabber would come to our Baltimore Ravens tailgate parties. They struck up a friendship with Cousin Vince's son-in-law Kurt. This part of the series is more about Kurt than they are, but the two stories I have are funny. Kurt loved his beer. He no longer drinks or smokes. At the time,... Sign in to see full entry.

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