The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, May 28, 2022

Priorities

Certain things must be done when I first arrive at Location b. First off, I relieve Vince. He will tell me anything important that I need to know at which point I will start addressing those matters. Then it's onto car wash messages. Dad needs to know the prior day's car wash numbers. After that, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 27, 2022

Ma'am

2008ish. I filled up my car at Location A only to find out from Dad a few minutes later that he wanted to gas prices to be lowered. Such was life at times. I lowered the prices. Later that day, I was in the cashier's area with Vince and Ann. A woman came in annoyed. "I filled up an hour ago, and the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Five Things You Didn't Know About...Howard Booth

Howard spent a year in jail. Around 1993, Howard got his seventh DUI. He ended up getting one year of jail for it. The year away in the can did him good. Howard has not had a drink since. Sometimes, jail is the best rehab. Howard worked for Bob Curlin. Bob was a gasoline dealer and auto mechanic. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

When Supplies Run Low

We prefer to get our big chemicals in 55-gallon drums. That way, it's cheapest per ounce. However, there are times when they do not enough 55-gallon drums for us. When that happens, it's onto the 30-galllon drums and if crap really hits the fan, it's the 5-gallon buckets. When we do get the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 21, 2022

The Proportion

What percentage of our daily numbers are car wash club customers? The short answer is that it varies. The longer answer is that the busier it is, the less the proportion is. On our super busy days, we're at around 30%. On average days, around 50%. On super slow days, at least 75%. My belief is that... Sign in to see full entry.

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