The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

The Effort Was There

Uncle Richard tried training at Location D's cash register and lottery machine from the middle of August 2012 through early October 2012. Halfway through Uncle Richard's time training at Location D, Dad was ready to pull the plug. Learning the register and lottery machine was a struggle for Uncle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Booming

Business is booming right now. Even though the snow from a week ago gave way to an unexpected rain, the cars are still plenty salty, and Dad has reaped the benefits. That makes the anger I felt over the unexpected rain even more of a waste of energy. The fact business still ended up doing well in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Willing to Give Him a Shot

Hiring Uncle Richard immediately paid off. He enthusiastically asked questions, wanting to learn everything that he possibly could about Location B. He was great with customers. He made sure the car wash was clean. Almost immediately, there were times when he was covering for employees. We also... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 16, 2013

Weather Setback

I had a weather setback on Saturday night. As expected, a couple inches of snow fell. With a great forecast, I felt an incredibly high, knowing that Dad was going to be swamped. What the forecast did not anticipate, though, was the snow giving way to a nighttime rain. My elation gave way to anger,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

A Change of Heart

Last entry, I wrote that renal failure and an upper respiratory infection caused Dad to again bring up the subject of hiring Uncle Richard at Location B part-time and caused me to become receptive to Dad hiring him. May 21st, 2012 is a day that I will never forget. Dad was admitted to the hospital... Sign in to see full entry.

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