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It really blew me away when I found out about “Google Street.” Have you seen or heard of this site? I’ve embedded “Market Street,” where Shoreline of Tahoe is located. So let me tell you about “Grandpa Charlie.” This is one of the many nicknames for our beloved head technician. Grandpa Charlie is one of the most loved Shoreline employees. My wife and I often receive compliments about Charlie. “Charlie did a great job fixing my skis, he tuned up my bike like new, and he is so nice to my children.” Charlie this and Charlie that. My wife and I are very happy to hear this. In an age where computers are turning us all into loveless machines, this kind of personal treatment is like going back in time. A time when people would say “howdy” and pass the time talking and relating to each other because relationships used to be important to Americans. I have to take this time to mention what kind of person “Ol Charlie” is so you can truly enjoy the fact that as the Google Street van came by our shop it captured Charlie teaching a three year old boy to skateboard. When I saw this picture of Charlie I yelled across the store, “You’re so Fired!” Think about it purely from a business perspective and this is a total misuse of time. I would think that maybe some employers would fire an employee for this abuse of company time but not me. The more I thought about the odds of the Google Street camera van catching Charlie helping this little kid skateboard the more I was impressed with Charlie’s commitment to treat everyone like a person, even 3 year olds. So if you stop by Shoreline and can’t seem to locate an employee don’t forget to check outside and see if we’re skateboarding for the Google Street cameras.