The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, November 12, 2022

Pray for Denny

Denny is a plumber Dad has been using for 20 years now. We met him on the job when Location B was built. Denny has saved us dozens of times over the years. A car wash with a water problem of any kind is in big trouble. I found out yesterday from Dad that Denny is experiencing renal failure and is on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 11, 2022

The End of a Commission

Dad has eliminated the $10 commission for car club sales and $5 commission for customers who add a second vehicle. The employees who are affecgted are Robbie, Harold Walger, Bruce and Lois. Dad had long lamented the commmission because it has been a long time since the staff has pushed car clubs.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 10, 2022

Sales Tax Redux

Wes Moore will be the next governor of Maryland. The Democrat replaces term-limited Republican governor Larry Hogan. Hogan was a popular governor. He is still popular statewide in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2 to 1. However, he is not popular within his own party due to standing up... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Robbie Not Doing His Job

On Friday, there was a vacuum at Location B that had poor suction. Poor vacuum is the results from one of two reasons. The first is that the vacuum's motor is broken. The second is that the vacuum is filled with dirt. Filling dirt means its tray and also the bag along the way dirt passes through.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 5, 2022

Powerball Time

As I write this entry, the Powerball jackpot is $1.5 billion. For fun, Ann and I went in together on two tickets. Of course, I don't expect to win, but it's fun right now thinking what I'd do with the money. Really, I bought the ticket, something I've never done for myself before, for the fun of it.... Sign in to see full entry.

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