The Car Wash Life

By FormerStudentIntern - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Journal

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Dry April

Only a handful of days have had rain this month, highly unusual for April. The old saying of, "April showers brings May flowers," has proven true in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area over the years. Now with hardly any rain to speak of business has been doing well. The pollen is lingering at high... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 3:01 PM | add or view comments (13) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Attitude Adjustment

If only I could receive a dime for every time Dad has had to speak to an employee about attitude issues. God only knows how many times Dad has had to speak to employees about their interactions with him, employees and/or customers. He has had so many conversations with employees with regard to the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 3:48 PM | add or view comments (9) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

I Never Get Tired of This

Car wash employee Harold Walger asked me if I ever get tired of counting the money. I gave him a simple, "No." I never get tired of counting the money. Well-aware I am of the fact that the money I am counting enables my family and I to have what we have. How can a person get tired of counting money... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 4:55 PM | add or view comments (12) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Monday, April 19, 2010

Ungrateful

"You ungrateful m-----------," Dad said to Timothy Stockton after he had unexpectedly shown up in his office, earlier than what Timothy expected. The date was April 5, 1997. Here was Timothy, an employee of Dad's since the early 1980s and a manager for the last five, sitting at Dad's desk rolling... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 5:46 AM | add or view comments (11) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, April 17, 2010

He Took it Well

Dad called Donald on Wednesday to let him know there will not be a place for him at Location B. Donald was to return to work on May 1st. For those not familiar with Donald he spends the colder months down in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina while spending the warmer months up in Maryland. Dad made the... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 5:45 AM | add or view comments (11) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

December 2025
SMTWTFS
30123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031123
45678910
Nov | Newest | Jan
About this Blog

This is a blog about my experiences working for my father in the car wash business and the people who are a part of our work lives.

Recent Entries
People
Blogs

Headlines (What is this?)