The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Irene

I am pleased to report that my Baltimore brethren and I are doing well after Hurricane Irene. Irene never officially made landfall in Maryland. The hurricane was close enough though that we still received the weather effects of the storm, which came in the form of about 4.5 inches of rain and heavy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Earthquake

I was sitting in Location B's office. More specifically I was surfing the Internet. The day was August 23, 2011. To the best of my knowledge I was the only person on the lot. While online I could feel the office, a cabin, started to shake. The first second I thought nothing of it. The office is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

This Is What I Intend to Do Today

If someone were to ask me if I have learned anything after having posted my work schedule online, I would say that I have learned that most schedules are general. Before embarking on this series of posts I would see or hear someone's schedule and believe that was that person's schedule come hell or... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Sunday

During the seventeen-plus years that I have worked for Dad, my work schedule has undergone changes throughout the years. Despite each and every change that occurred one constant has been in place. I had never been penciled in as a regular summer employee. Now I have worked on Sundays. I have covered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Saturday

I wake up at the typical time of 8 a.m. I leave at 8:50 a.m. I arrive at Location C at around 9:30 a.m. No nightdrop bags having to be picked up at the Big Bank makes things go faster. The lot is swept. The bays are sprayed. The trash is dumped. All this takes anywhere from fifteen minutes to a half... Sign in to see full entry.

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