The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Assertive Cleaning

I have talked plenty about Kevin's training to be a car wash mechanic. Now I am going to focus on Kevin when he manned the businesses. In the early months, there were issues of Kevin not cleaning bays, dumping trash and sweeping up. Dad told me that he had had several talks with Kevin. While... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Not Really Short

I made a huge mistake that involved Kevin Middleton. Fortunately, circumstances enabled me to make up for the mistake. I arrived at Location C on a summer Saturday morning last year. One of the first things that I do when I arrive at C is count the bank. When I counted the bank, I counted it short.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Passed the Rainy Test

June was a washout. When I watched the news on the 19th, we had already received about 6.5 inches of rain, about four inches more than the average for the entire month itself. The rain continued throughout the month since then, but I was unable to find the new rainfall tally for the month. Anyway,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Rain Showers: Not So Bad

Often I write about how rain is bad for business. The things though is that the level of rain varies along with the impact the rain has on business. Take rain showers for instance. Rain showers are good for business. Light rains are not strong or long lasting enough to clean vehicles. In fact, they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

"You Broke the Bays"

"I am calling to let you know that the self-service bays at Location B are out," Dad said to me via phone while I was at Location C on a Saturday June 2012 morning. "I am aware of it, and Josh, Howard and Ned are working on it." Dad was spending the weekend in Annapolis. Even though he was in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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