The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Deb and Louise

Deb and Louise were a sister tandem who frequented Location D for the Pennsylvania State Lottery. Deb was famous around town for having won $1 million and later winning $20,000, both on scratch-offs. When employee Terrence introduced Dad to Deb, Dad jokingly said, "Marry me." Deb got a kick out of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Location B Guy

Generally speaking, there aren't that many self-service customers who I reguarily interact with. The car wash club members are the customer demographic I interact with the most. Location A's conveyor tunnel had me interacting with a lot of customers as well. Self-serve means little interaction.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 17, 2022

Butch

Butch was a car wash club customer at Location D. I only saw him one time. He was such a trusted guy Dad would let him use his trailer. He doesn't let just anybody use it. Butch always returned it in great shape. I interacted with Butch a fair amount over the phone. At times, his credit card payment... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 16, 2022

Lucky 15th

Yesterday was Howard Booth's 70 th birthday. Happy Birthday, Howard! Howard just so happens to not be the only one who has a birthday on a 15 th of the month. Ann's birthday is February 15th. Harold Walger's is June 15th. Cousin Vince's is August 15th's. Then there is Howard's aforementioned... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Rusty

Rusty is one of our original car wash club members. Some people, just through the sight of them, can put you into a good mood. Rusty does that with me. I know I'm going to get a nice conversation when I see Rusty, and I have yet to be wrong. I remember when I first met Rusty. After he signed up as a... Sign in to see full entry.

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