The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

A Quick Ford

To replace Dad's Pathfinder, he got himself a 1994 Ford F-150. This was a sleek blue Ford. He bought the truck around October of 1993. I never got to ride in the truck. Three months later, the truck was totaled, the result of black ice on Super Bowl Sunday. Dad flipped the truck. Thankfully, he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

They Want Their Smokes

During last week, when I was working at Location C, I checked out the new Royal Farms convenience store. What struck me most about the place centered around the self-checkout. I have heard of convenience stores having self-checkouts. This was the first time I had seen them there. I do see a major... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Kidney Infection

Over the last week, Dad battled a kidney infection, requiring him to be briefly hospitalized twice. His fever got as high as 102 degrees. The course of antibiotics has worked, and he is back to his old self. We do not know if the kidney infection had anything to do with his knee replacement the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 11, 2020

Pathfinder

Dad decided to buy a 1989 Pathfinder. That vehicle was so reliable. Dad got about 200,000 miles on it in the five years it was his vehicle of choice. In a funny moment, my father, who was tipping the scales at around 330 pounds, crushed the seat, and it had to be replaced. Diet time it should have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Toyota

Dad had himself a small Toyota in the 1980s. The Corvette was a toy. The Toyota was his work truck. As little kid, that is the vehicle I first remember him driving me to work with him in. The first time he took me to work, I cried. I wanted to be home with my mother, but I adjusted. I came to look... Sign in to see full entry.

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