The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Merle and Shannon

1995. Shannon and her father, Merle, did not last long at Location A. Shannon was a gasoline cashier at Location A, and Merle worked at the tunnel there. Shannon was 18 at the time. She one time showed up with purple hair. Dad sent her home. Nowadays, someone with colorful hair would not be given... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 24, 2020

Country People

Out of the city, the suburbs and the country, car washes are least popular in the country. For a lot of country people, vehicles are about function. Looks are not much part of the equation, so if a car is dirty on the inside or out, no big deal it is. As long as their vehicles run, that is all they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 22, 2020

The Form of Contact

Out of the three ways customers contact us (call, text, email), most customers contact us via calls. The reason for that is because of immediacy. People need to speak someone right away, and while there is no guarantee of getting someone, calling is the closest guarantee as opposed to a text or an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Janet and Brian

Janet and Brian were a husband and wife. Janet worked at Location A as a gasoline cashier. Brian worked as a handyman and did his work at A and at my house. I used to work Friday nights at A as a kid. Ann was coming along during the time Janet was there. We would act up doing rabble rousing kid... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Jamie

"I'm not going to make it to 21," Jamie boasted to Dad. "That's not something to be proud of," Dad said. Jamie was Location A employee who worked on the automatic tunnel. He had a plate in his head stemming from a one-car accident he was in. Jamie was flying on the road. The road had a bend, and he... Sign in to see full entry.

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