The Car Wash Life

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Monday, May 14, 2012

The Forecast

Before The Great Recession, the weather forecast did not have any effect on business. People would keep on washing their vehicles until precipitation came. Even on days when rain was called for later in the day, customers would still wash their vehicles, often cracking, "It's definitely going to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mother's Day

Today I would like to wish all of the mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day! While at it I may as well connect Mother's Day to the car wash business. Mother's Day weekend is a busy weekend at the car washes if we get the right weather conditions. As a present people wash Mom and Grandma's cars.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Volunteering

1. Kevin Middleton is planning on volunteering at a nearby volunteer fire department. 2. May has been slow thus far due to rain and lots of clouds. 3. Josh Gabber has gotten a job driving a tow truck. 4. Harold Walger's mother is still not doing well. 5. I found out that Rick, who works for the Elia... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Bag Man

He is the most distinct homeless person, who I have ever seen. He frequents the area Location Y is in. He has long dreadlocks that come all the way down his back Male or female he is the person with the longest hair I have ever seen. Then there is his "clothing" if one can call it that. For clothes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 7, 2012

Texting

Texting is all the rage nowadays. To me it feels like everyone is impacted by texting whether it be by sending texts and/or reading them. When it comes to doing business I find there to be lots of benefits with texting. For one thing texting can be faster than a phone call. Every day I text Dad the... Sign in to see full entry.

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