The Car Wash Life

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Monday, December 23, 2013

This Is Winter?

Even though winter started on Saturday, the weekend saw us getting springlike temperatures. The warm temperatures and the sun on Saturday made it a nice day to work outside. We showers off and on Sunday. Therefore, business was not busy. The rain was light, thus dirtying vehicles even more. However,... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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