The Car Wash Life

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

Friday, December 30, 2022

Emailing People

For the businesses, I send a fair amount of email. There are delinquent car wash club customers who I need to contact. I also have email queries to address. Then there are vendors who I email orders to. Dad also has me send email to different people he knows. I estimate I send about 50 emails per... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 9:18 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Thursday, December 29, 2022

How Dinner Came to Be

How did it come to be where I eat dinner nearly every Wednesday night with Dad, Josh Gabber, Harold Walger and Tony the contractor at a diner? Things were set into motion during Summer 2007. I would go to Location A on Wednesdays to hang out with Harold and Harry James. When Location A became a... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 8:35 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Christmas Closing

Christmas Weekend had history made. The car washes were closed for the first time. The cold weather that has gripped the nation did not spare Maryland. Things started off innocently on Friday. We were in the 30s as the day rained. Road salt was spread because temperatures were going to go down. Then... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 8:33 AM | add or view comments (4) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Lots of Vending

The car washes go through lots of vending items. Different towels, air fresheners, Armor All products, glass cleaners, leather cleaners and bug remover are popular with our customers. If you're cleaning the car, you're probably in the market to get a product that will clean the inside. So important... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 6:48 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, December 23, 2022

Checking the Weather

How important is looking at the weather for our business? During the colder months of the year from November through March, it is important to look at the weather just to know what the temperatures are going to be. That enables us to be able to address bitter cold weather. We don't need to... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by FormerStudentIntern at 9:20 AM | add or view comments (5) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

May 2025
SMTWTFS
27282930123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
1234567
Apr | Newest | Jun
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?)