The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Robbie: Still Here

You might recall Dad telling Robbie that the latter needed to find a new job in three months. Dad was tired of Robbie's attitude. The conversation occurred on February 13th. Today, we are well past May 13th. Robbie is still employed by Dad. What happened? Like anything development or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

An Update Crashed the System

Yesterday, Location A's cash register went down. We were able to still operate. Cash could be collected. The Square was used for credit card purchases. The problem was fixed this morning. It turns out that in the wee hours of Sunday night and/or Monday morning, the company that hosts the system ran... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 25, 2025

A Car Wash Without Water

Friday was an exciting day at Location C and not in a good way. What happened was that we were not getting any water pressure. No good a car wash is if it cannot get water. Howard Booth was the one to diagnose the cause. A coil or something or the other had broken. Howard was able to fix the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Good Thing I Proofread

2015-ish. Speaking any text into a phone is going to create situations where the text does not come out properly. Here is the case in point. One of our vendors at Location D was the George J. Falter Company. Falter delivered us our candy and cigarettes. We would give Falter a check every week. By... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

He's Feeling Down

William is feeling down. How can he feel down? you ask. He is getting out of prison on parole. Now is the time to be practicing cartwheels in his cell. The reason has to do with the expectation of getting out earlier. William was told that he would be getting out in four to six months. This was back... Sign in to see full entry.

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