The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Off to Wisconsin

Off to Wisconsin is a series about part-time car wash employee Mark Middleton. 2006 was a big year for Mark. He moved his family of six to a rural area of Wisconsin. The reason? He bought a car wash there. I'm going to discuss Mark before, during and after the move. He is living back here in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

When Gambled His House

2009. Early in Obama's presidency, Steve Redder told me about how there was an assistance program for those who had not made their mortgage payments in a while. Steve decided that he was going to not pay his mortgage for a bit to get the assistance. It sounded like an illegal bad idea, but I let him... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 15, 2023

Getting Up Early

Nowadays, it's very rare for me to get up early for work. The earliest I get up for work is 8 a.m. A while it has been since I would get up before. During busy spells, I would get up early, but nowadays, those are well-covered. Back in the day, I would get up early to work Location A's tunnel. With... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 14, 2023

Height Clearance

Our automatic touch-frees have a height clearance of seven feet. We have a yellow bar with a seven-foot height clearance written on it. That doesn't mean that the bar has served as a deterrent 100% of the time. You get people who do go into the machine, anyway. Fortunately, that is a rare thing, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

$50 Short

At Location A, we have a petty cash. Us employees cash in larger bills to get the smaller bills as needed. Since the renovation, we've been swapping out more bills. Business is busier. Also, we previously had two washes priced at $10 and $15. With our current special of three washes at $5, $9 and... Sign in to see full entry.

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