The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Odds and Ends...October 2012

October is traditionally the slowest month during the year. October 2012 was no exception to the trend. No surprise there. Dad and I are still pleased with how business has gone this year. As far as how October 2012 compares with October 2011, October 2011 was busier. The difference was that this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 5, 2012

Part Animal

Back when Dad was operating Location A, he was taking a nap. Having finished office work, I was getting ready to go on out to work on the tunnel and was in the process of putting on my shoes. As is normal for Dad, he was snoring. While tying my shoes, I saw and heard him let out a huge snore,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Leaves, Sticks, Grass and Mud

I have been seeing lots of leaves, sticks, grass and mud in the car wash bays, both self-service and automatic. People are now starting to come in to get the yard materials and mud off of their vehicles that resulted from Hurricane Sandy. Assuming the five day forecast of no rain holds up, I see... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Hurricane Sandy

On a normal day I would have gone back to work after a one week vacation. Monday though was anything but a normal day. While Maryland was fortunately spared a direct hit from Hurricane Sandy, we still felt its effects. With wind and rain, Governor Martin O'Malley told us to stay off the roads unless... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Enjoying the Time Off

Here are some more vacation highlights. For me it was a typical Wednesday, vacation or not. I watched The Price Is Right. Then there was another nice trail walk on a day in the low eighties. I did my volunteer work at The Agency. Then there was a nice dinner at a local diner with Dad, Harry James... Sign in to see full entry.

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