The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Odds and Ends...October 2013

October went down as the slowest business month of the year. Given that October is traditionally the slowest business month of the year, the lack of business thus came as no surprise. I wrote about how slow October is in the recent Car Wash Seasons Series. No need to beat a dead horse there as to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Two Different Days

Halloween was not a busy day. Rain in the forecast for later that night and the following morning amounted to it being slow. I am one happy Baltimore Ravens fan. The Cincinnati Bengals, who are in first place in their division, lost to the Miami Dolphins on Halloween night. If the Ravens beat the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

The Errands

One of my responsibilities is to do business-related errands. Going to the bank and going to the Elia Family Sub Shop are errands woven into my schedule. With the way things are set up, I go to anywhere from one to four bank branches to do banking for the three businesses and Henry Barrett's car... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 28, 2013

I Feel the Urge to Clean

Dad has a shed behind Location A, where he keeps parts and his motorcycle. Every so often, I go with Dad to the shed to get parts. Any time I am Location A, I am bound to see that business needs to be cleaned in the form of trash being swept up, trash cans being dumped and bays being sprayed.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Tale of the Motorcycle Key

I remember a day during either Spring or Summer 2012 -I forget which- when it was one of those chaotic days at Location B. A few things were broken, and Howard Booth was working on them. Dad showed up on his motorcycle and parked in a bay that is rarely used. Dad was going to be washing his... Sign in to see full entry.

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