The Car Wash Life

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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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Saturday, July 9, 2022

Not Voting

Per Maryland state law, on election day, an employer is required to give two hours paid leave to an employee whose schedule does not provide two consecutive hours to vote. I asked Bruce at Location A if he votes. He's the only one who would be affected by such a rule. He does not. "I've never seen... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 8, 2022

Getting Up Dark

Rarely do I have to wake up when it's dark. It does happen once in a while when Dad needs me early for something. Doing so enables me to get up easily. With Daylight Savings Time set to become permanent next year, there will be some spring and summer days where I'm up when it is dark. I'm curious to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 7, 2022

Location C: Early Days Wrap-Up

This entry does it for Location C. What's interesting about this series is that I didn't experience many of those events firsthand. At the time, I was in college and worked part-time for Dad. My part-time work took me to Location A. I wouldn't start regularly working at C until 2009. The reasons why... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Electric Blues

Dad did three major renovations to car washes that required electricians. Each time, the electricians were horrible. Location A was done in 2003. Danny the electrician stalled a lot. A job that should've been done in early November ended up being ready to go December 31 st that year. Then there was... Sign in to see full entry.

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