The Car Wash Life

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Monday, October 28, 2013

I Feel the Urge to Clean

Dad has a shed behind Location A, where he keeps parts and his motorcycle. Every so often, I go with Dad to the shed to get parts. Any time I am Location A, I am bound to see that business needs to be cleaned in the form of trash being swept up, trash cans being dumped and bays being sprayed.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 27, 2013

The Tale of the Motorcycle Key

I remember a day during either Spring or Summer 2012 -I forget which- when it was one of those chaotic days at Location B. A few things were broken, and Howard Booth was working on them. Dad showed up on his motorcycle and parked in a bay that is rarely used. Dad was going to be washing his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

What an Awesome Feeling

Here are some going ons. Christopher Middleton detailed my car on Monday as planned. My car is looking awesome. What an awesome feeling it was and still is to look at it. This Thursday, it will be Mom's turn. Christopher is going to detail her SUV on that day. I made the suggestion to Dad on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Charity Washes

I recently read, "...the conventional bucket and sponge charity washes are fading out and events hosted and run by professional car washes are increasingly becoming the norm." 1 While the article does not provide hard data nor a source of information, I trust the information provided by Auto... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Tough Loss

Here are a few Sunday off day items. I had a wonderful Sunday off from work, although the Ravens lost to their hated rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 19-16. This week, the Ravens have a bye. With their record at 3-4, hopefully, they can figure things out with the time off. Dad told me that yesterday... Sign in to see full entry.

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