The Car Wash Life

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Monday, April 1, 2024

New Signage

Part of my commute to Location C takes me through the Baltimore Beltway, where the Key Bridge used to be until its tragic collapse last Tuesday. I did not take the Key Bridge to get to work. Now there is signage noting: KEY BRIDGE CLOSED - USE ALTERNATE ROUTE. When I see the signage, I think back to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 30, 2024

I Don't Feel Like I'm Working Today

Due to Don being off for his Easter celebration today, Steve Redder worked until one today instead of his typical noon. It was nice. Don was also at Location B when I arrived around noon, and the two of us did a ton of talking in the office. Great conversation was there. This is one of those days... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

New Soaps

We are switching to a new soap company for Locations C and D's automatic touch-frees. The old soaps were not cleaning as well as they had in the past. I would say those car washes were doing an okay job. Obviously, we want to be better than okay hence the switch. The new soap company is already used... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

3/26/24: A Horrible Day

My heart is heavy. In the wee hours of the morning, a cargo ship collided with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge collapsed, sending eight people down to the water below. Two of the eight have been rescued, one with no injuries and one who is in serious condition. Search efforts are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 25, 2024

Once a Week

Generally, I wash my vehicles once a week. For me, washing my vehicles is an easy thing to do given that I work at car washes. Sometimes, I'll wash a vehicle more than once a week because I either have to test a machine, or the road salt is so much to where I want to get it off. By and large,... Sign in to see full entry.

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