Friday, November 18, 2022
At Location C, we hide the keys for the automatic touch free pay stations on a ledge that is on the back of our floor heat boiler. To make sure I always put the keys back, we have a trash dolly next to the floor heat boiler. I pull that out onto the middle of the floor before I grab the keys. When I... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
2022 Convention
Yesterday was the car wash convention I go to with my father and sister. We hadn't been in four years. The biannual event is held in even years. You can guess why there wasn't one in 2020. I made some observations. It wasn't as crowded this time around. There were less car wash operators and vendors... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Called the Cops
On Saturday, a female customer at Location B, where I was manning, told me there was a guy in one of the self-serve bays pulling his pants up and down, throwing up and staggering. Vacuum employee John Booth told me the guy apologized to him for going to the bathroom in the bay. I myself walked to... Sign in to see full entry.
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.
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.