The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Me? A Dealer?

The remote possibility of me becoming the dealer at Location A exists. I have to think the situation would be unique because Dad would be leasing the property to the Oil Company, who in turn would be leasing it to me. The odds of such a situation occurring is highly unlikely. When Dad told me he was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The Oil Company at Location A

October 1st will be the day the Oil Company begins to lease Location A from Dad. The Oil Company does not want to be in this position. For them they would much rather have Dad selling their gas like he always has. They have no choice in the matter. Dad's contract contains a clause that with six... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Gotta Keep My Emotions Under Control

I am not proud of my actions on Saturday. Location A became a mess shortly after I arrived at around tem a.m.. Our pumps and cash register could not accept credit cards (luckily the tunnel and automatic touch free is on a separate network). Trying to get help from the Oil Company proved to be quite... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

On Edge and Bank Robbery

I was on edge Friday because Jennifer called and told me Location D needed hot dog rolls and loaves of bread. I was not planning on going to Location D because Jennifer was to be handling the deposit and paperwork Thursday through Sunday though I should have been since I was still on call when it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

While Michael is Away

Bonnie is in over her head running Location D's convenience store, gas station and car wash while Michael Gellington is away on vacation. When I stopped into the store on Monday to do the deposit and paperwork Bonnie needed the help of part timer Dawn Stenners, who on her off day had stopped in for... Sign in to see full entry.

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