The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Got Overtime

Last week I worked forty-two hours, which means I got two hours overtime. Tomorrow's paycheck will be the first one with overtime in about a year. Normally I work thirty-five hours. With business doing well because of all the road salt Dad needs me around more, and I am happy to work. In working... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

He Offered Me a Bribe

"I'll give you a few bucks if you give me the wash and wax," I heard a customer's voice say to me while I was emptying out Location B on a busy Monday. I was specifically emptying out of the auto cashiers to one of the automatic touch frees. I turned to my left in the direction of the voice and saw... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

He Paid for Some Plowing

Whenever there is a snow that requires plowing at the car wash Dad leases to manager Josh Gabber, Dad will handle the snow removal either by sending an employee to plow the light snows or by sending a construction worker named Ed to handle the bigger ones. Dad does this out of his friendship to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 1, 2010

My Favorite Customer

I do not know the name of my favorite customer. Every time I worked on a Thursday from 2004-2007 I could expect to see him in his blue Honda car (I am aloof when it comes to car models) with a Towson University bumper sticker on the back. Age wise he looked fresh out of college. He would come in and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Another Bill Gone Electronic

Dad was contacted a few days ago by a company that sells electrical equipment to him. He was informed that we had yet to pay a bill that had been outstanding for a bit. What happened was not that we did not have the money to pay it nor were we stiffing them but instead the bill never arrived.... Sign in to see full entry.

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