The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, February 13, 2021

Inspection Report

Wednesday was inspection day at Location A. Most of what was bad was what I expected. Most concerning was the roof in the automatic touch-free. There are some big holes and wooden beams holding it up. Dad had his lawyer contact the Oil Company's lawyer to get that fixed immediately. There are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Back in the Fold - Carl

Dad rehired Carl to work at Location D on Saturdays and to help when needed for car club matters the rest of the week. Carl had been fired about a year ago due to laziness. Dad brought him back because business has been busy, and we do need someone around. Definitely a case of it being better to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 7, 2021

A Customer Dies

Jake told Dad and me yesterday a customer was sleeping in one of the self-service bays. Dad and I went to go wake him up. The man looked about 85. I tapped on the window. Nothing. I had a bad feeling about this. "He's dead," Dad said. I started banging on the window. Dad thought to open his SUV... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

Inspection Time

Dad is having Location A inspected. As landlord, he is able to do that and have the Oil Company fix any issues. Let me tell you. There will be issues. Under Bob Kendrick, the equipment has gone downhill and so has the business. For the car wash, Dad is using a guy named David Eastman. He used to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021

New Normal - Golf

The golf course I frequent every week changed a lot of things. The pin had to stay in the hole. Rakes for the sand traps were not around. Ball cleaners and the water containers were taken away. Unless you are in contact with another golfer, you are not allowed to share carts with others. Whenever... Sign in to see full entry.

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