The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, October 22, 2015

I Did Not Want to Leave

Friday, January 31, 2014. Dad had told me that I could leave Location B at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. came. I knew that I was not going nowhere. The night business was doing extremely well. Normally, the swamped days end by the time darkness falls. While it was not swamped, it was still busy with eight cars... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 19, 2015

Relaxing

My first full day of vacation was a wonderful day spent relaxing at home, watching television, save for when I went for my daily walk. A very nice vacation so far. My beloved Baltimore Ravens lost to the San Francisco 49ers 25-20. The Ravens are 1-5. The odds of them turning it around and getting to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

He Called Out

Friday, January 31, 2014. Uncle Richard suffers from depression. He worked for Dad for two and a half years, from March 2001 through September 2003, and began his second stint working for Dad in June 2012. With one exception, he has never missed work on account of the depression. That one day was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

A Workday to Enjoy

At 5 p.m. today, I will officially be on vacation. Between then and now is a workday to enjoy. Location D's convenience store is slowing down, normal for this time of the year. Things will pick back up again around March or April. I said to Dad yesterday, "When are you going to be emptying out Henry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

"He Is Going to Pay for It"

Wednesday, January 29, 2014. After the situation with the customer stuck in one of Location B's automatic touch frees was solved, Dad was in the office. He heard a knock on the door. Upon opening it, Uncle Richard said to him, "One of the automatics did damage to a customer's car." Dad walked out... Sign in to see full entry.

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