The Car Wash Life

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Weather Setback

I had a weather setback on Saturday night. As expected, a couple inches of snow fell. With a great forecast, I felt an incredibly high, knowing that Dad was going to be swamped. What the forecast did not anticipate, though, was the snow giving way to a nighttime rain. My elation gave way to anger,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

A Change of Heart

Last entry, I wrote that renal failure and an upper respiratory infection caused Dad to again bring up the subject of hiring Uncle Richard at Location B part-time and caused me to become receptive to Dad hiring him. May 21st, 2012 is a day that I will never forget. Dad was admitted to the hospital... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Long Run Ahead?

I was off on Monday and Tuesday thanks to snow. With Sunday and Wednesday being normal off days, I had a nice vacation there. When I wrote about how I did not take vacations during winter, I did not think about how the weather may give me one. Business has been good since Wednesday, when the roads... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Against Hiring Him

In March 2012, two months after the sudden end of Uncle Richard's security gig at Location B, Dad told me that he was going to offer Uncle Richard a job at Location B. He said that we could use another person who knew the ins and outs of the car washes. If one learns any of the businesses, one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 9, 2013

I'm Off Today

Sunday's precipitation ended up turning into snow. We in the Baltimore Area ended up with several inches of snow. Overnight, we ended up getting ice. Therefore, due to the roads not being safe, I am not going to work today. I look forward to a nice, relaxing day off from work. Hopefully, the weather... Sign in to see full entry.

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