The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Is the Honeymoon Over?

When we came back to Location A on April 8, 2022, I have to say that things went extremely well in the beginning. Pollen season enabled us to be busy. Outside of a nagging tire chemical issue on the self-service bays that saw it leaking, things went along nicely mechanically. We were hoping to get a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 16, 2022

Putting the Customer Through

Some customers will ask for an employee to drive their vehicle through the automatic tunnel at Location A or take it through the automatic touch-free. We accomodate those customers. Some car washes will actually charge extra for that service. I don't believe in doing that. Someone either has a fear... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 15, 2022

A Hellish Storm

We received one of the biggest storms I've ever seen on Tuesday evening. Trees down. Power outages. I was going to go to Mom's house for dinner, but all the road closures, one of which was an ambulance that went off a windy road, caused me to go home. It took me two hours to get home, far from the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

When Bruce Spent the Night

Bruce and his wife Vera live in a Motel 6. Back around the time we first started at Location A, Jason, the manager and detailer informed Dad that Bruce spent the night at Location A. He and Vera got into a fight. Couch duty for a man at a motel isn't the same at a typical home. That is why he slept... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

The Mulchy Bed

The other day, I was emptying out money from the back vacuums at Location B when I saw a pickup truck full of mulch pull onto the lot. Oh, hell no was this guy going to wash here. Mulch is messy to clean. It goes everywhere. Mulch can mess up other vehicles. Then there is the clogging factor. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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