The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

The Codes

The automatic touch frees at the businesses Dad owns are set up to take codes. Just key in the number, and the customer receives the wash. I have seen three benefits from codes. One is that our accounts have an easy means by which to get their washes. The second benefit is that they are a way to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Night Drop

When I can, I try to deposit Dad's bank deposits and Henry Barrett's bank deposits in the banks' night drop container. The reason is because of quickness. The night drop enables me to leave the deposit at the bank and go right away. I do not have to stand wait for a teller to count the deposits and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

"I Am Going to Be Home Late"

Dad hired William to work at Location A back in July 2002. Dad met William through Harry James. William and Harry were county coworkers, their job being to do roadwork for the county. When William first came on at Location A, I did not realize just how much the road workers razz one another, and in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 20, 2014

Motorcycles

Motorcycles cannot go through the automatic touch frees. Certainly, a motorcyclist would not want to get drenched with water, soap and waxes. Even if the motorcyclist left one's vehicle in the automatic, it would not come on because it would not sense the motorcycle due to its shape and size.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 19, 2014

The Brush Revolution

Foamer brushes made their way to self-service car washes in the early 1980s, The Brush Revolution as I will call it. As someone born in 1985, I cannot imagine what life was like before The Brush Revolution. Foamer have become such an integral part to self-service washes. To me, it is like trying to... Sign in to see full entry.

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