Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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.
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.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Sleeping Beauties
Every so often, we get customers who fall asleep in the automatic touch-frees. Generally what happens is that they fall asleep while their car is washing. When the wash is over, they don't go out. The customer behind them starts beeping or gets us. Us employees go in to see what is going on, and we... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
The Buzzer
It was around the early to mid 2000s when Dad put a buzzer in Location A's office to buzz people into it. The way the office was configured, the desk was at the other end of the room. That meant getting up to unlock the door. I remember when Dad first got it in after buzzing me in. "This buzzer is... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
My Dad, the Prankster
Summer 2005ish. Billy was an employee of ours. He came to the car wash in his $70,000 chopper. Supposedly, he got it custom built from the American Choppers crew. I never saw the bike. Billy was the kind of guy who would buy a vehicle and unload it quickly. One time, Billy pulled into Location A... Sign in to see full entry.