The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, July 28, 2022

The Times to Vacation

The Elia Family Sub Shop takes a vacation the week of Independence Day. That got me to thinking about when I take my vacations. I always take a staycation during my birth week. It's a present to myself for it being my birthday. My birthday is June 14th. I must say that was well-timed. A winter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

When I Worked Location A

Back in May, I found myself working three Tuesdays in a row at Location A. Employee Brady is an alcoholic who had relapsed. He knocked off early one day when he wasn't supposed to and no-showed working for Jason the detailer the next. Dad and Jason both fired him. Dad shuffled Bruce's schedule from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 24, 2022

Boxes

We get a lot of deliveries for parts and vending. That means we get a lot of boxes. When boxes are no longer needed for storage, I do different things with them. Some I take to my house to put my own recycling in. That way, I don't have to take a recycling can back. Other times, I save them, knowing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 22, 2022

Learning Spanish

Dad told me on Wednesday he wants me to learn Spanish. His reasoning is that there is an untapped Latino market out there that we could reach if we had somebody who speaks Spanish. That would mean a Spanish-language form of our website and Spanish-languages car wash club forms. If we ever went into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Too Much to Drink

You might remember Kenny, who was an employee of Dad's who was lazy. Dad eventually fired him. Anyway, Kenny was there at World Championship Wrestling's Great American Bash held in Baltimore, Maryland in June 2000. I had a lot of fun at the event. Kenny made things very interesting. He was guzzling... Sign in to see full entry.

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