The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

A Change in Plans

Dad made the decision on Thursday for me to switch from teaching Cousin Vince how to empty out Location B to showing Howard Booth, instead. Dad feels that Howard will be better at the job. Dad and I will be away late March and early April in Dallas, so someone needs to empty out while we are away.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 27, 2016

So Windy Out

The intense rain from the middle of the week has given way to sunny, super breezy weather. The wind has been a conversation topic the last couple of days. Fortunately, the car washes have been fine with no power outages. It looks like Keith is going to start doing construction work for Ed Collins... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Gravy Poured

Some Tuesday highlights. Tuesday was a washout. So was yesterday. I believe that does it for the salty run that the car washes have experienced for the last month. Dad and I have no complaints. We always hope to get a week after a salting. Realistically, we know it generally is about three days. So... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 22, 2016

Domination

Yesterday's off day was very nice. Ann and I saw our beloved Baltimore Blast dominate the Harrisburg Heat 9-0. This is the last home regular season game. With a few games to go, the team, having earned a first round bye, will either play the Detroit Waza Flo or the Syracuse Silver Knights.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

My Cool Head

The system that controls the credit cards and RFID scanners to Location B's automatic touch frees went out yesterday. That was the first time in about five months. When Dad called to ask me to come to B first instead of going to C, I was skeptical I would be able to do anything to fix the problem.... Sign in to see full entry.

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