The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

#10: Ellen Gellington

Part-timer Ellen Gellington was the first of the Gellingtons at Location D. Later, her mother Martha, sister Brianna and father, manager Michael Gellington would be hired by Dad. Only Michael works for them to this day. Anyway, Ellen had worked for D under Samantha Gannon. She had been let go due to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 17, 2017

Self-Service Blues

What is the most common problem on self-service equipment? The answer has to do with how much chemical the equipment is outputting. Soap and wax are what comes out in wands. Brushes, of course, have soap. Generally, there are things that cause too much or too little chemical to come out. It can be... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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