The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, May 1, 2016

So Much Can Go Wrong

For a time, the way in which the automatic touch frees would let the operator know if there was a problem was via pager. The machine would page its number and a code. Operators would either go by memory or a cheat sheet of some sort. Dad himself kept a laminated paper the size of a business card in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 29, 2016

Blame the Sun

The fixing of a mechanical problem all starts with a hypothesis. If the hypothesis is correct, great. Either the problem will be permanently fixed, or one has the solution in one's mental library. If not, the hypothesis will have to be modified or outright eliminated. I have seen mechanics over the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Warm Enough Bonus

Dad's wonderful weekend Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vacation had a nice bonus. It was warm enough to go into the water, unusual for this time of the year. Dad took advantage of the nice bonus, enjoying his time in the Atlantic Ocean. Harry James came by to work three hours at Location B a week ago.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 25, 2016

The Apex

Apex. That is the word that comes to mind for Spring 2015. A two week period during that season served as the apex of the RFID Sticker Problem at Location B. The scanners found themselves not reading about thirty stickers, thus necessitating their replacement. We had that problem here and there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 24, 2016

Spontaneous Vacation

Dad decided on Thursday to take a few day getaway to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He left on Thursday evening. He will be back late tonight or early Monday morning. I am glad to see Dad get away, especially since he was sick during our Dallas vacation. The last two-thirds of April have been on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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