The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, May 25, 2025

A Car Wash Without Water

Friday was an exciting day at Location C and not in a good way. What happened was that we were not getting any water pressure. No good a car wash is if it cannot get water. Howard Booth was the one to diagnose the cause. A coil or something or the other had broken. Howard was able to fix the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 23, 2025

Good Thing I Proofread

2015-ish. Speaking any text into a phone is going to create situations where the text does not come out properly. Here is the case in point. One of our vendors at Location D was the George J. Falter Company. Falter delivered us our candy and cigarettes. We would give Falter a check every week. By... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

He's Feeling Down

William is feeling down. How can he feel down? you ask. He is getting out of prison on parole. Now is the time to be practicing cartwheels in his cell. The reason has to do with the expectation of getting out earlier. William was told that he would be getting out in four to six months. This was back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Mom Update

Mom was able to get an appointment for yesterday with the orthopedist for her knee issues instead of Thursday as originally scheduled. She received a cortisone shot in the left knee. She is doing a lot better. She is able to go up to the second floor of her house and is able to drive. She will go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 18, 2025

The Prodigal Dave Returns

I showed up Location A, where much to my surprise, Dave is already back working for Jason. My surprise is not that Dave returned; I expected that. The surprise lies in how quickly he returned. I figured that with detox and rehab that Dave would be at least a month before returning. I do not know if... Sign in to see full entry.

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