The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

400,000 Miles

Dad's 1999 Ford F-250 reached 400,000 miles earlier this week. About a year ago the thought the truck could reach that many miles did not seem likely. I remember blogging about how the truck kept breaking down on Dad. Only a matter of time it was until he would tire of the breakdowns and get a new... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Surprise Snowfall

I awoke his morning expecting to see icy conditions resulting from the tail end of a wintry mix. Instead I looked out my window and found a blanket of white snow covering the earth. A pleasant and welcome surprise it was. I got an extra hour's worth of sleep, went into work three hours later (roads... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

She Is Not Too Popular

Mom and Dad did not pay the taxes to the local township where Location D is located on time. Because of their lateness the township would only accept payment in the form of cash or cashier's checks. I was going to be getting cashier's checks from the local M&T Bank and paying them in person. Mom... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Forgot Her Present

"Give this to your sister, and tell her I hope she feels better," Location B employee Harry James said in reference to my sister Ann's cracked ankle. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet, proceeding to pull out money to give her. Before he could pull out a bill or two to give me... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 28, 2009

Dad Wants Back In

Ray Berkins is most definitely losing money at Location A. Ray subleases the property was the Oil Company, an entity that in turn is leasing the property from my father, the former operator. With our office next door to Ray's business one can safely assume Ray is not making money when looking... Sign in to see full entry.

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