The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Hot and Busy

Hot and busy. Those are the first two words that pop into my mind when I think about Summer 2002. Just about every day was at least ninety degrees. There was a whole lot of sweating in the Baltimore Area that summer. Often when I talk about hot weather, I mention how slow the car washes are. Summer... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Every Time I Look

As part of a Mountain Dew promotion at Location D, Pepsi gave us a cooler with a life size Batman attached. God only knows how many times I have been in the convenience store, looked over at the cooler and thought that Batman was a customer before quickly realizing, Oh it's just Batman. The other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 6, 2012

Magical

In late June 2001, Dad told me that I would be returning to Location A's tunnel. The prior year Dad had told me that I had to work at Location A. I was not keen on doing so because of laziness, shyness, and a fear of goofing up and thus looking stupid in front of others. A year later I was fine with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 5, 2012

That Was Slow

July was a slow month. In fact, it has been the slowest month so far this year. The reasons for the slow business center around the usual suspect. Weather. With the scorching temperatures not too many people are going to utilize a self-service bay or vacuum their vehicles. While the rain... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

That's My Boy

A few years ago Dad and I went on a ride. The ride was comprised mostly back roads that were unfamiliar to me. Around the middle of the ride, we came to a road that had no sign. I recognized the road. "I know that road," I said to Dad and told him the name of it. "Yes, it is," said Dad. "How'd you... Sign in to see full entry.

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