The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 2, 2013

Go Ahead of the Line

Yesterday, I went to a fast food joint for lunch. The line was moving slowly. The two women together two spots ahead of me looked at the guy behind me. Seeing him in his work uniform, one of the ladies asked him if his lunch break was for an hour to which he said that he said that it was. "You can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Car Breaks Down, Stocking, Competition?

Some Monday and Tuesday highlights. A customer's car broke down on her in one of Location C's automatic touch frees. The vehicle would start, but she could not get it out of park. Because she could not put the car into neutral, I could not push her out of the touch free. The other touch free was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Locked Out

I locked my keys in car my at the bank on Saturday. A few things struck me about the episode, the first of which was the team effort that came through for me. Dad was my first choice to pick me up when I called him. I asked him if he was at nearby Location B. He said that he was still at home. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Working More

During the winter Leo works for Dad on an on call basis. During the warmer months Leo operates his boat cleaning business. Winter 2012 saw Leo work just Christmas Eve. So far this winter I estimate that he has worked twenty days for Dad. What changed from one year to the next. Well in 2012 we did... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Toe Surgery

Uncle Richard was scheduled to work Thursday morning and Friday evening at Location B. Toe surgery left him in too much pain to work either day. Dad was unable to find anyone to work Thursday morning. With business slow right now it was one of those where if he found someone, great but if not, no... Sign in to see full entry.

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