The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Time to Reveal the Big Development

The big development has come to fruition. Yesterday marked the first day of Dad managing Henry Barrett's car wash, thus earning him a management fee. The car wash self-service car wash with an in-bay automatic is near Location C. Off and on during the last eight years, Dad talked to Henry about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

If They Blogged...

In this entry I am going to imagine what a few people I know would be blogging about if they had a blog here on Blogit. The four people I will be discussing are people who I have a work connection with. Harry James worked on a farm for thirty-six years. He then spent sixteen years as a county... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 13, 2013

No Pigs Allowed

My sister Ann's favorite animal is the pig. She talks about how she wants a pet pig, whose name would be Oinkers. One time at Location D, manager Michael Gellington told me that one of the customers was looking to give away their pet pig. He did not tell me what was going on there that led to that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Car Wash Radar

Walter is now caught up on the rent and electric bill. There is something about car washes and cops taking radar. Over the years I have seen plenty of cops taking radar near the three businesses. At Location B, there is a bend where the speed limit is thirty miles. People often blow through it at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Off Day Calls, New/Old Vehicle, Train and More

Here are some going ons during the last eight days. The Wednesday before last I was in the midst of an off day when Harry James called to inform me that the two vending machines at Location B were not taking coins. I tried calling both Josh Gabber and Dad with their phones going to voicemail. Harry... Sign in to see full entry.

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