The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Counting Coins

At Location B, there is a coin counter. In Dad's case, the coin counter is used to count the car washes' quarters. I am thankful that there is a coin counter. The coin counter speeds up counting considerably. Without a coin counter, I do not know what I would do. Recommended Reading Vac-It-Up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

How It Came to Be

Often, I write about how Dad invoked a clause in his contract with the Oil Company that enabled him to become the landlord and they the tenant at Location A, starting in October 2009. How did such a clause come into being, and why was it invoked when it was? I am going to answer both of those... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 21, 2014

The Time to Vacuum

The vacuums at the businesses do better during the warmer months than they do during the colder months. When it is cold, people want to spend as little time as possible outside. Vacuuming one's car does not gel with that plan. Even those who vacuum their vehicles in the colder months will draw the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Trash Lecture

Location D manager Michael Gellington goes above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to trying to stop people from dumping trash bags full of garbage in the dumpster. He will actually rip open the bags and go through the contents, looking for contact information of either the person or the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Stormy

July has been one stormy month. I have lost track as to how many storms we have had this month. Because of the storms, July has been a slow month. The good news is that the storms stopped a few days ago, and business has been picking up each day. The temperatures since the storms have stopped have... Sign in to see full entry.

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