The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Snow and Rain

Sometimes I feel like this blog is every bit as much of a weather blog as it is a blog about my car wash experiences. On Monday night into Tuesday morning we had eight inches of snow dumped on us. The snow was a light snow that was cleared quickly. The roads were dry by Tuesday afternoon. As a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Why Power Failure Occurs

On average Location B has one power outage a week. The average factors in the crazy days like Saturday with twenty power outages. Location B has so many power outages because the business is located in a windy area with above ground powerlines. The normal wind pattern can be enough to knock out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

I Can Fax

A week ago were someone to ask me if I knew to send a fax I would have said that I had forgotten. Back in 1995 when I was ten years old Dad showed me how to use a fax machine. Eventually I came to forget because I was never called upon by anyone to send a fax. Besides, I found the telephone and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Whew!

Yesterday was a long day at Location B with twenty power outages having occurred. We had some serious wind blowing, and the lines did not take well to the wind situation. When I say a power outage, I mean that everything went out. I am talking automatic touch frees, self-service bays and vacuums.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 17, 2011

No Hip Needed

Nearly fourth months back I blogged about how it was looking like Dad was going to be getting a left hip replacement in the spring. Things have changed since then. A couple months ago Dad made an appointment with the surgeon. Dad also made the appointment because his knees were acting up. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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