The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

So Many Structures

Location B is on a tiny piece of property. Every inch there is used up. There is the main building where the self-service bays, automatic touch-free bays and mechanical room are. Vacuums are in the front and back of the property. On the side opposite the entrance is a small booth for employees, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 30, 2022

Writing Pages

When I write at work, I try to write two pages or at least five pages. Two pages is for the colder months when I'm getting up later and am often busier. The warmer months is at least five pages because I get up earlier, and it is not as busy out. I'm glad that I am able to find the time at work to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 29, 2022

An Interested Bull

Dad has a meeting with Bull's Full-Service Wash about leasing Location A to them on May 10th. You might recall Dad contacted BFSW back in February via email. Nothing came out of the email. Dad ran into an office employee of theirs at a car wash they were building. Dad was checking it out. That led... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Matt and Terry's Pole

2010ish. Next to Location A is an automotive shopping center. For a time, we rented a vacant space there for storage and office use. This was right when Location A became a rental in October 2009. Jerry Francona, Sr. owned the oil lube and body shop. Matt worked for the Aamco. The property is a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Bad Customers Wrap-Up

The time has come for me to wrap up Those Bad Customers. When I began this series, I expected it to be about crazy customers, those customers whose antics put them over the top. Some of these customers exhibited crazy behavior. Some of them were just plain bad and to separate the two would've felt... Sign in to see full entry.

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