The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 30, 2013

He Is Ready

The arrival of April will see Harry James return to work at Location B. He will be working Wednesdays there. During the winter Harry takes off due to the cold weather. At our Wednesday get together, Dad asked Harry if he was ready to return to work in April. "I'll be there," Harry said to me.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Bugs and Not Enough Help

The new automatic conveyor tunnel was not a reliable system. Every week of its existence saw it have at least one mechanical breakdown, causing us to lose business. Dad talked to Brad, a car wash mechanic who works for the company who installed it, after Location A became a rental and brought up how... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Not In-House

Dad installed a new automatic conveyor tunnel system and a new automatic touch free system at Location A during Fall 2003 and Summer 2006, respectively. Dad and the employees did not know how to do preventive maintenance on the new system, therefore, it was not completed. Take preventive maintenance... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 25, 2013

Spring Snow

The calendar says that it is is spring. Outside tells a different story. As I write this entry, it is snowing with about an inch already accumulated on the ground. The forecast did call for snow, but with so many incorrect snow forecasts during the past two winters, just about everyone was skeptical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

So Much Bigger

When Dad went into business for himself back in 1980. the company he purchased most of his car wash supplies from had a one page catalogue. This is the company that hosts the car wash convention that I recently went to. Fast forward to 2012. The catalogue is now 630 pages. That is quite the increase... Sign in to see full entry.

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