The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Things Can Change at the Drop of a Hat

The first half of December was incredibly slow. The state of Maryland has had some frigid weather, and when the weather is frigid customers will not come unless the road salt is on their vehicles. December was looking to be our worst month. Dad said to me several times that things would change with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Missed the Party

"After I leave Location B at 5 p.m., I am going to go back to Location C," I told Dad on Saturday afternoon. Customers use quarters to pay to use the self-service bays. As a convenience to the customer, we have changers where customers can put their bills in and get the necessary quarters needed to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Busy Busy Busy

Thursday afternoon saw my area get about three inches of snow. The roads were dry by the following afternoon with the cars coming in and have not let up since. I have spent plenty of time talking about the impending busy season. Now I can say that the busy season has officially arrived. I plan on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

I Had Fun

I had fun during the Location D Christmas Party on Sunday. The party was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the convenience store. Because we had gotten nailed with rain all day long, the decision was made to instead start the party at 5:30 p.m. I showed up at 5:30 on the nose. Two long tables were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

A Great Person

Today is Dad's best friend, Josh Gabber's sixty-fourth birthday. A year ago I mentioned that it was Josh's birthday on this blog. I am reminded how much things have changed in the last year. A year ago Josh was working full-time as Dad's manager. Back in late June, Josh was a part of cutbacks Dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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