The Car Wash Life

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Sunday, April 20, 2025

Sleeping Customers

Every now and then, we get a customer who dozes off. They park their car inside the automatic touch-free wash and fall asleep. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not a huge deal—no one can wash until they wake up, but it’s manageable. Thankfully, no one has ever fallen asleep in the conveyor tunnel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 18, 2025

Unprecedented

March 2025. Dad, Ann and I were in the office when Dad received a call from Amelia. William had his parole hearing. My family and I did not connect the dots that it was parole-related news. We wondered what Amelia was calling about. "Hey, Amelia," Dad said, "how are you?...I'm glad you're doing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Appeal Denied

Silas Johnson was not interested in taking William's appeal of his post-conviction denial. He did not feel that an appeal would go anywhere. Since Dave Wittleman was retired, Silas did file the appeal in order to enable William to find representation in the meantime. After filing, Silas came back to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Better Off Not to Have Their Business

There are some people interested in the car wash club who are going to be problem customers. They become argumentative to the questions that they are given or go with impossible unlikely scenarios. There have been times when Dad has told them he does not want their business. He has told me I can do... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 13, 2025

Drying in the Rain

You know what amazes me more than people who wash their vehicles in the rain? It's the people who dry their cars in the rain. The rain is going to prevent the car from being dried, and depending on the quality of the rain, the vehicle may get dirty anyhow. We do sell blue towels for people to dry... Sign in to see full entry.

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