The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Very Good Month

April ended up being a very good car wash month. Things can change at the drop of a hat. Before last weekend, I would have said that April was a slow month. April was filled with overcast days, and when it rained, the rains were hard, causing vehicles to not need to be washed for a few days. What... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Bad Money, No Show, Rent and More

Some Tuesday highlights... Before I left Location D in the morning, I bought myself a Twix candy bar and some Lay's Potato Chips. Ann had trouble putting the bills into the till, as they would not lie straight in the till slot. "Straighten up that money," I playfully scolded Ann to which she said,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Mud

We all know know-it-alls. Kevin Middleton is one of those people. Ask Kevin a question about anything, and he is bound to answer as though he knows everything about the subject at hand. Of course no one knows everything, therefore, those that do put themselves in situations where they get exposed.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

"I Got to Get Away More"

Business was swamped from Thursday all the way to Sunday afternoon at which point showers arrived. The weather was great with sunny days ranging from the upper sixties to the low seventies, causing pollen to come out in full force. Customers kept coming on in with their cars caked with the green... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Things Work Out

I got my car back from the body shop yesterday afternoon. Yesterday morning was "one of those mornings." Fortunately, everything that did go wrong was quickly fixed. Howard Booth called me, telling me that one of the automatic touch frees at Location C went down. I was the one to fix that, making C... Sign in to see full entry.

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