"McMike" (mcmike)
03/03/2015 at 10:56 • Filed to: None
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"McMike" (mcmike)
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I was curious how old this WD40 was that I found at my Mom's house the other day was.
I know it couldn't be any newer than 2003, since that's when all Trak Autos in our area closed. She wouldn't have found herself in a auto parts store, so I was wondering... Did I leave it behind when I moved out 26 years ago? Maybe dad purchased it 30+ years ago?
Bored and hoping to narrow it down, I tried to look up some history of the little shopping center near her house (where the store used to be) to see if I could find any history of when that Trak Auto opened.
While I didn't find that, I found a few tidbits about when the center was built, about how it has always had vacancies, the failed movie theater that was once there, etc, etc...
Then I read about the pizza place, which I kind of remembered as a kid. I don't ever remember eating there, but I do remember it being kind of a dive. I think it was owned by Asian immigrants, and that they served underage kids, which would explain all the cigarette smoke and kids in there on Saturday afternoons.
Then I read about who owned it. Here they are in 1976 shortly after they opened.
For those of you not familiar with his earlier work....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyn_Ng…
Agrajag
> McMike
03/03/2015 at 11:04 |
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Whoa!
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> McMike
03/03/2015 at 11:09 |
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Wow, nice detective work there. And...that's a pretty amazing random bit of history.
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McMike
> NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
03/03/2015 at 11:20 |
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I had no idea. I used to just walk past it on my way to get cheesy 80's accessories for my car.
....and oil. Holy shit, the $0.38/qt oil.
FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> McMike
03/03/2015 at 11:47 |
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Wow that's crazy.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> McMike
03/03/2015 at 12:34 |
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That's pretty amazing snooping. TIL WD40 is good for finding out more about your town.
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McMike
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
03/03/2015 at 13:08 |
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Come sit around the fire, kids. Dad's pulling out the cans again.