The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

I Still Have the Warm Feeling Inside

I was at Location B's office yesterday afternoon, when an elderly man pulled up to the wash building's equipment. He got out of his vehicle and knocked on the door. I got up from my chair and approached him outside, where we both stopped in front of one of the automatic touch frees to talk. "Hello,"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 30, 2013

"I Forgot What Customers Looked Like"

Things have been busy since Thanksgiving. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we received a ton of rain. With freezing temperatures on Wednesday night, salt was spread, thus causing the car washes to reap the benefits. Thanksgiving was the first busy day the car washes have had since late September. On... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

The Club

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Here is what I have learned about car wash clubs. A car wash club is a year long membership where for the price of two top of the line wash packages, a customer can wash one's vehicle once a day. Each month, the price of those two top of the line... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 25, 2013

"You Must Think I'm a Nut"

Years ago, Dad was walking by Location A's self-service bays, where at one of them, he saw a guy cleaning his car in a t-shirt and shorts on a twenty degree winter day. Seeing Dad, he said, "I just came from the gym. I don't dress like this all of the time. You must think I'm a nut." "Yeah," said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 24, 2013

No Winter Vacations

As a full-time employee, I have taken vacations during the seasons of spring, summer and autumn. I have never taken a winter vacation. For me, a winter vacation is something is not an option. Dad himself has told me that he would be fine with me taking a winter vacation should I ever want to arrange... Sign in to see full entry.

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