The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, July 15, 2017

The Ten Worst Employees

Dad has had hundreds of employees in his lifetime. A fair amount of those employees have been horrible. It has been a while since I have done a series where I have done any sort of ranking. Years ago, I ranked my favorite businesses of Dad, plus my favorite employees. If I do my favorite employees,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Ice Cream Blues

I know the Elia Family was not happy when the shopping center they lease from put an ice cream stand in the back of their building behind their sub shop. They felt that it violated their deal of no competition on the property, for they sell ice cream and milkshakes. They never pursued the matter in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Doing the Pits

From the car washes, water, chemicals and whatever is on a car makes it way to the pits, located in the center of each bay. Not all of the dirt, mud, mulch (banned but people slip through) and zillions of other things do not make their way to the sanitary sewer. It accumulates in the pit. Every so... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 10, 2017

Them Temperatures

I often talk about how precipitation affects business. Here is how the temperature affects business. The car washes do their best business from forty degrees to eighty degrees. Anything colder or hotter slows business down. The exceptions for colder and hotter are road salt and pollen, respectively.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 8, 2017

"He's With Another Woman"

Kenny worked for Dad off and on from 1994 to 2002. He is best described as a shit stirrer. The following story best illustrates that negative trait of his. Former manager Timothy Stockton's wife Lois is controlling and possessive. Timothy cannot breath without her permission. Even an innocent hello... Sign in to see full entry.

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