The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Working Overtime

Over the years, the amount of overtime that I have worked has decreased. The busy winter season has been the only time that I have worked overtime. Winter 2009 was my first winter as a permanent full-time employee and was the winter I worked the most overtime. The winter was busy non-stop. Some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

How My Vacation Went

While I was on vacation last week, I did not blog about how my vacation went. In this entry, I will now do so. I had a wonderful vacation. Yours truly did a whole lot of relaxing. The batteries were recharged. Most of my vacation was spent at my house, doing whatever I wanted to do whether it be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Busiest Holidays

With today being Columbus Day, a Federal Holiday, I am in the mood to take on a more general topic as it concerns holidays and the Baltimore Area car wash industry. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and President's Day are the busiest holidays we have at the car washes. Both of those holidays are in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Colder or Hotter?

Today is Uncle Richard's birthday. Happy Birthday, Uncle Richard! Is it harder to operate the business under warm or cold temperatures? Hands down, the answer is cold, and by cold, I mean when the temperatures are freezing. Cold weather is tougher on the equipment than hot weather because of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Depression and Work

In my blogs, I have discussed my on again, off again battles with depression, which lasted from March 2001 to January 2012. All in all, I missed only one day of work on account of depression. I enjoy working. For m,e I have found work to be a great temporary escape from whatever was bothering me.... Sign in to see full entry.

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