The Car Wash Life

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Monday, February 6, 2012

20 Cent Plan

At exactly two-tenths of a mile away from Location C is an Oil Company convenience store/gas station. The business used to do incredible business. When Dad entered his lease at Location C in late 2004 the business was packed. Unfortunately for the dealer there everything came crashing down in early... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Was Still Able to Help

I was working at Location B on Friday when a guy in a huge box truck pulled onto the lot. Seeing that he did not have enough clearance to fit in the bays he quickly approached me and asked me if I knew of anywhere that had a truck bay. Truck bays are bays that have no second wall or roof and get... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Working Out Well

Kevin Middleton has been working for us for about a month at Locations B and C. So far he is working out well. Kevin has a great attitude. He is pleasant to talk to. The employees like him as do customers. He maintains a clean business. When Dad asks him to help Josh Gabber and Howard Booth with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Odds and Ends...January 2012

The first week was decent. The last week was great. The rest of January was incredibly slow. Seemingly everywhere has been having a mild winter. Maryland is no exception. We have had some unseasonably warm days. The middle of the month had a sixty-five degree Saturday! I was left wondering whether... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Made Them Happy

A few weeks back Josh Gabber sent me on a mission. First a quick back story is needed. Some of the triple combo vacuums use a particular type of fragrance tubing. The fragrances pass through this type of tubing. Like any sort of part it is bound to show wear and tear. The product was ordered for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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