The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Rain or Shine

I did not expect to see John Booth today. John cleans the vacuums at Locations A through C every other Saturday. Today is the normal Saturday. I did not expect to see John because we have buckets of rain falling down. I figured he would either do it tomorrow or push it to next Saturday. Nonetheless,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Jason and Retirement

Jason Abner woke up to a scare on Friday morning; he thought he was having a heart attack, experiencing chest pains. He went to the hospital. Thankfully, he did not have a heart attack. Jason told Dad that the heart attack is making him think. What does he want to do with his life? Jason knows the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Sales Tax Talk

When I heard of a proposal to lower Maryland's sales tax from 6% to 5%, I was excited. Then I hard the caveat. Services would be subjected to the 5% sales tax. The car wash industry would fall under having to charge a sales tax. From the looks of things, the proposal is dead on arrival, thankfully.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 18, 2024

He Cleans That

Saturday was a day in which I received a call asking if Jason Abner would clean vomit as part of the express detail. I told the customer I would check. Jason's answer answer was that yes, he did clean vomit, but he would charge $100 to do so. Jason's highest express detail package is $35. For Jason,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Ready to Wash Lots of Cars

I returned to work on Thursday and have been back since. Returning to work after being sick is always a welcomed milestone. To get back into the swing of things felt good from seeing the employees to doing my work. Yesterday afternoon also was the competition of the antibiotic. I feel great. On the... Sign in to see full entry.

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