The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

When Dad Lost His Temper

Saturday, November 22, 2014. I thought I had fixed the glitch of the new credit card system charging customers a false tax when the Car Wash Club technology as installed in November 2014. The following day, I found out I had not. When it worked properly on my card, it was just one of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Finally, Some Rain

Yesterday, my day off, was the first slow car wash day in a good while. We received a significant amount of rain for the first time in a few weeks. Last week's midweek temperatures of near eighty have given way to more typical temperatures in the fifties. Now that I have had that taste of warm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 13, 2016

The Tax Glitch

Friday, November 21, 2014. The Car Wash Club technology did not only bring with it RFID technology. It required going from using a telephone line to process credit cards to Internet. The day after it launched, I saw that we had a problem. Most customers were being charged a tax, according to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 12, 2016

Last Day at C

Today is Leo's last day at Location C. He owns a boat cleaning business. The arrival of springlike weather means boat cleaning is in season now. I am sure he will be back next winter. Ann, Dad and I saw an incredible Baltimore Blast game. The team defeated the Syracuse Silver Knights 6-5 in triple... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

The Typical Job

The installation of the Car Wash Club technology was supposed to take WashWell two business days to install. It ended up taking fourteen. The conversation between Nate and Dad best describes what happened. "They didn't give me all the parts I need," Nate said. "So it's the typical WashWell job," Dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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