The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

Clouds and Drizzle...Now Sun

Most of this week was cloudy and drizzily. On Thursday afternoon, the drizzle and rain finally broke for sunshine. If the weather forecast holds up, we are in for some nice weather over the next several days. I cannot believe November is almost half over. Where has this month gone? Ann stops in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

Kept Busy on a Rainy Day

Tuesday was a rainy day. Fortunately, there was still plenty to be done to occupy my time. I edited forty pages of Dad's latest book. His Jeep had its routine maintenance completed at the dealership, so I went with him to pick it up. When rainy days occurred, I used to worry about getting extremely... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 9, 2015

Great October

October was a very nice month at the car washes. October 2015 went down as the best October since October 2007. Previously, with no road salt or pollen, October was normally a slow month. However, the Car Wash Club provides a good foundation, and with members washing their vehicles, they attract... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

A Car Wash Dream

I had a car wash dream the other night. Dad and I were at Henry Barrett's car wash. For those unaware, Dad manages Henry's car wash. A hefty customer with a blue lunchbox wanted change. Seeing that lunchbox made me believe the customer was going to try to rob us. Dad said we would give him change,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 7, 2015

Car Wash MVP

Yesterday's Car Wash MVP was not a person. It was the iPad Dad keeps at Location B. Yesterday morning, Location B's credit card system went down. Cousin Vince used the iPad was used to process credit/debit customers before car wash mechanic Brad fixed the problem. Before yesterday, Brad scheduled a... Sign in to see full entry.

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