The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

#10: Hiring Jake

Hiring Jake proved to be a great move. We hired Jake part-time in 2013. Howard Booth was a big proponent of hiring him. Howard and Jake had worked together for Ray Berkins. Jake's time with Ray ended when Jake got into a drunk-driving ATV accident, landing on his head, requiring surgeries and lots... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

15 Years

December will mark a milestone for me: 15 years working full-time for Dad. When I thought about that a few moments ago, I thought it would be neat to rank the 10 biggest car wash events during my time working full-time. Therefore, this is the first entry to the series 15 Years. What determines where... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 28, 2023

One of Those Mornings

'Twas one of those mornings at Location B. A waterline broke at the car wash, damaging some equipment in the mechanical room. That meant two of the four automatic touch-frees were out. Then something happened with a third, so we were running with a third. All of this was occurring on a busy,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Don't Raise Now

Dad informed me late last week that he is most likely going to raise the price of the automatic touch-frees by one dollar. The car wash club prices would be unaffected. I am not keen on such a move. Neither are Mom and Ann. Dad's whole reason for doing so he says is due to rising costs from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 22, 2023

The Monday Night Man

Tomorrow will be the second Monday I have worked from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bruce opted to take his vacation week in the form of five Mondays off. Brady, who covers Bruce most of the day, has to leave at 5 p.m. because of the curfew his sober house has in place. I like working the 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.... Sign in to see full entry.

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