The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

March

When it comes to the car wash season of March, one trite saying springs to mind. The saying is, "Expect the unexpected." In March, the weather may feel like winter. Other times, it may bring about an early spring. Then there are those Marches where the weather varies day to day, feeling like winter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 16, 2013

The Beeps Tell Me What to Do

I can tell from the beeping what is going on with an automatic touch free. A singular beep means that the machine is getting ready to wash the car. Frantic beeping means that the car needs to back up. Slow beeping means that the car needs to pull out. One of the newer touch free models at Location B... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Silly Me

Shortly after I started helping stock the cooler at Location D in late February, Ann and I were in the cooler with her showing me what went where. "How cold is it in here, twenty five?" I asked. "Wait a second, it can't be that cold or else the water would freeze. Silly me." The other beverages... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Salty Season

The Salty Season traditionally lasts from December through February. Given that I live in the Baltimore Area, one can deduce that the Salty Season occurs during the coldest months of the year and that it is a season where snow occurs. The Salty Season by far is the busiest season during the car wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Car Wash Seasons

I used to look at the car wash year as having two seasons. The Busy Season went from November through the end of winter. The rest of March through the end of October was the Slow Season. Over the last year, I found myself thinking about how too simplistic it was to look at the car wash year has... Sign in to see full entry.

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