The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 14, 2015

Guess Who Worked By Himself

Poor Ann has pink eye, causing her to miss work at Location D yesterday. Michael Gellington, who normally leaves at 10 a.m., stayed until 10:15. Mom came in at 10:30 a.m. So who worked the fifteen minutes neither one was there? Me. That was the first time I handled the register without any other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Dad Would Rather Have Laundromats?

Dad and I had a Saturday conversation that, from my end, anyway, took an unexpected turn. Dad knows a guy with a chain of Laundromats. A few years ago, the guy built a car wash. I asked Dad how the guy's car wash was doing. "It does well, but it's not meeting his expectations," Dad said. "He hasn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 9, 2015

Not Tired

Daylight Savings Time does not make me feel tired at work. The time I go to bed ranges from 11 p.m. to midnight. So all I have to do is go to bed at 11 p.m., and I end up with a normal night's sleep, anyway. I am off on Sundays. so if I ever did have an issue, I could work it out on my off day and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Leo and the Salt

Here is what happened with Leo and the water softening salt. Location B needed water softening salt, which Dad and I got from the salt company, which put a one ton pallet on Dad's truck. Leo, Uncle Richard and I were involved in the process of filling the salt tank. One by onje, I grabbed the bags... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Ten Inches

Because of ten inches of snow, I was off on Thursday. I had a nice, relaxing off day. So far, March has been an extension of the Salty Season. If the forecast holds up, we are expected to now start experiencing a warm up. Dad and I hang out a lot during the workday. The vast majority of the time, we... Sign in to see full entry.

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