The Car Wash Life

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Friday, May 7, 2021

AMEX

American Express is the least used of the big four credit card companies at the car washes. I believe it stems from the fact that American Express is the least used overall. Not many places take American Express due to it fees. The car wash has not bucked the trend of it's lack of use. It's funny.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Low Standards

Kenny was not married when he worked for us. He did do a fair amount of dating. I do not believe Kenny loved any of the women. The only love he experienced was toward his mother. Kenny had a tendency of dating druggies. Given his drug addiction to cocaine, this was not a situation of the good boy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Back in the Fold - Kenny

After Kenny's firing, his mother called Dad. She told Dad that Kenny was doing cocaine. A severe drug habit added another layer to the poor attitude. I was not a sheltered kid. My dad was always open to me about different friends of his who had done drugs. Kenny was the first someone I knew of who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Dad Fires Kenny

February 2000. Once a week, Dad and some employees would do maintenance on Location A's conveyor tunnel. To make sure we had no downtime, the job was done late on a weeknight. I am talking from close around 9 p.m. to around midnight or so. Kenny was one of those employees who was being used for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 25, 2021

Saving Grandma

My paternal grandmother was never officially diagnosed with dementia. I firmly believe she had it as all of her family does. She was saying and doing things that had us knowing that she did. One time, she walked home a mile from a shopping center, saying her car had been stolen. The car was there.... Sign in to see full entry.

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