The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Scrambling Around

I went to the Royal Farms near Location B to get some donuts, M&M's and a pint of milk. The three self-checkout lanes were out of service. Now is there is a lane that the store will only use so long as one gets tobacco purchases. The problem was that it didn't much money in it. The three employees... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Rusty Conveyor

Location A's tunnel has been down since Wednesday. The culprit is the rusty chain conveyor. The conveyor is the piece of equipment that is in the worst shape when we took over from Bob Kendrick in April. You often hear about something being on its last legs. This conveyor is on its last toe.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

Testing Equipment

Testing equipment is a pivotal part of the car wash business. Every operator should do it or have someone they trust do it. Best it is to catch faulty equipment oneself than to have faulty equipment on a customer. With testing, I'm talking about automatics, vacuums and self-service bays. I am the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

No Yellow, Please

With the renovations coming to Location A, there is something that needs to be done. Painting the tunnel building. The basic brown structure is functional. However, it doesn't stand out. Now back in the day, the brown color did not matter. However, with Bob Kendrick having ran the place into the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 15, 2022

So Long, Walgreen's; Hello Another

It's time for me to move on from getting my Citalopram (Selexa) from Walgreen's near Location B. There are the tiresome waits. When they say a prescription fill is five minutes, they really mean a half hour. The pharamacy is close don weekends. The pharmacy manager lacks customer service skills.... Sign in to see full entry.

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