The Car Wash Life

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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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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

No Dumpster

Location A does not have a dumpster. Here is how that came to be. Some years back, Bob Kendrick went into the trash pickup businesswith a partner. They bought a trash truck. Bob eliminated the dumpster at work. He placed 96-gallon trash cans throughout the property and would fill the truck. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Work from Home

If you had told me a decade ago that there would be work I could do from home, I would've said no way. Washing cars isn't something one can do at home nor did I have any other tasks that could. With a car wash phone line I handle, the Internet in my pocket and car wash clubs, there is plenty of work... Sign in to see full entry.

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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.

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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.

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