The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

"Maybe That's Why Your Father Is Out of Business"

Kevin Middleton worked for Bob Kendrick at Location A during Winter and Spring 2012. Every day Kevin would head on over to Location A to see if Bob needed him to any work. The jobs were mechanical, landscaping and cleaning. Kevin was willing to do any job Bob wanted him to do. Kevin lived right... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Oversleeping and Tired

Last entry in the Kevin Middleton Series, I wrote, "What cost Kevin his job was not having enough time to sleep..." Some time during either Spring or Summer 2012, Kevin got a construction job where the hours were overnight. He worked for a guy who handled fire restorations. Somewhere in late... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

Difficult to Write About

Writing about the going-ons at Location A is difficult. Between entries so many things happen that I find it difficult as to how to present everything in a single post. Granted I do series but not everything is worth a series. At the end of the day I figure out what information to include and end up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Where Is Everybody?

Beings that I leave for work at nine p.m., I get to avoid rush hour traffic. On the way to Location C the other day, the roads seemed barren even for a drive during non-peak hours. Where is everybody? I wondered to myself. As soon as I thought that question, the answer popped into my mind. Oh yeah,... Sign in to see full entry.

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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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