The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Toe Surgery

Uncle Richard was scheduled to work Thursday morning and Friday evening at Location B. Toe surgery left him in too much pain to work either day. Dad was unable to find anyone to work Thursday morning. With business slow right now it was one of those where if he found someone, great but if not, no... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Filled With Rain

Some Tuesday highlights. The overnight forecast called for freezing rain giving way to rain. I went to bed, expecting to wake up to rain. Instead, when I awoke and looked outside I saw no precipitation or evidence of it. Perhaps the area had lucked out. When I arrived at Location D at around 10... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Removing the Bands

Back in June 2009, Dad's patience had worn out. He was ready to let Location A and D employee Christy go. The reason was a common one. Attitude. Customers and employees were having plenty of issues with her. Dad talked to her several times. She would temporarily change before going back to her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 18, 2013

I Saw Him at Night

I did not see Dad at all during Saturday's work day. He spent most of the day with Howard Booth trying to fix Location D's automatic touch free, which was not dispensing enough soap. Eventually he and Howard figured out what the problem was. I did a temporary fix on the computer that suffices until... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Reaping the Benefits

We have had several snows this winter. What has struck me about those snows is that none of them were more than an inch. For us that is great. All we need is a little snow to bring to get the roads salted. With so little snow the roads are cleared and dry quickly, leading to us getting busy quicker.... Sign in to see full entry.

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