The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, March 1, 2015

Odds and Ends...February 2015

Looking back at this past Salty Season, there are three employees who share the MVP award in my mind. They are Uncle Richard, Leo and Keith. Those three are willing to work without set schedules, and comes at a moment's notice, which is very nice in the car wash industry, where weather can suddenly... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 28, 2015

The End of the Salty Season?

Today is the last day of Salty Season 2014-15. What a Salty Season it has been. Business has been so incredible. This is the best Salty Season since 2010-11. The wintry weather was spaced far enough apart to where Dad could benefit from the road salt. Now it is onto March. March varies. It can be... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Frigid Times

These are The Frigid Times. During my twenty-nine years on this rock we call Earth, this winter has been by far the coldest winter that I have ever experienced. Talking to people who are older than me, they, too, find that this has been the coldest winter by far that they have experienced. As one... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 23, 2015

That Saturday Snow

We ended up receiving eight inches of heavy snow. Right now, the roads are still wet. Yesterday reached forty degrees, which in these times is quite balmy, causing some of the snow to melt onto the roads. Once the roads dry, business is going to boom again. I left Location B at 1 p.m. because of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Checks

Dad accepts checks as a form of payment from select people. Up until recently, he was selective about who he received checks from. Back when he operated Location A, from July 2008 through September 2009, Dad had a list of people who he accepted checks from to pay for gasoline and the convenience... Sign in to see full entry.

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