The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Us vs. Oil

You probably the short of it. Last year, Dad did an inspection at Location A. There was plenty of damage. Per Dad's agreement with the Oil Company, they are to have it in working order. When Dad brought that up, the Oil Company stopped paying rent. They ended up buying out the door in late January.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Employee vs. Independent Contractor

I would much rather be paid as an employee than as an independent contractor working for Dad. I am paid as an employee. First off, you have to be meticulous with your records so as to afford yourself the ability to write off what you can. I don't want to put that effort. Then there is taxes. I find... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 7, 2023

Texting Myself

When it comes to emptying out, there are keys to lock up. Our emptying out keys are kept in bill changers. There is a risk for me that I could end up not putting the keys back or not locking the changer. To solve this potential thing I can do, I end up texting myself when I do the job. That way, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 6, 2023

The Doors

Sometimes, our automatic touch-free doors will pop up. The reason is because of sunlight triggering it eyes. We keep our entrance doors down. Therefore, it is the exit doors where that can happen to. The vast majority of the year, I don't see it happen because sunset is well after work. Before the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 5, 2023

When a Customer Died at Location Z

The sad situation Demarr Hamlin finds himself in made me think about a couple years ago, when a Location B customer died in one of our self-service bays. I have detailed that story, which you can see via the Recommended Reading section. That was the first time a customer died at one our car washes.... Sign in to see full entry.

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