The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

How Do They Know So Much?

Over the years I have met many people who possess a vast amount of knowledge. Focusing on the car wash industry I have seen people ranging from Dad to employees to contractors use that vast amount of knowledge to interact with other people, complete tasks and fix complex problems. How do they know... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Most of My Time

I work a thirty-five hour work week. Twenty-five of my work hours are spent every week at Location B. I prefer spending most of my work week at Location B. Out of the three car washes that Dad operates, Location B is by far the busiest. I want to be at the car wash that receives the most action. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

First Order of Business

Dad called me late yesterday afternoon to inform me that an employee called him and told him one of Location C's two bill changers was out of service. Beings that it was late in the day and that the weekend had been slow on account of rain, Dad told me to attempt to fix the changer tomorrow when I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Time Flew

Yesterday was a rainy day. Because I did not have much on tap to do and with the knowledge that customers would be few and far between, I expected yesterday to be boring. Instead the day went by quickly, as I spent most of it with Dad. We spent most of the morning delivering an automatic touch free... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 19, 2012

When in Doubt

There is an old saying that goes, "When in doubt, kill power." The car wash industry is no different. I would say that about seventy-five percent of our mechanical issues are resolved by turning off the power. Once the power is turned back on, the gremlin that caused the problem goes away. Because... Sign in to see full entry.

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