The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

New Wheels and Training

Now is the time to tie up a couple loose ends I have left you all hanging with. Ann has herself a new car, a sharp-looking Volvo XC90. Since her accident, she was borrowing my Volvo. I had told Ann to take her time and that she could borrow my car for as long as needed. I didn't want her to make a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Training Day

Today I am going to be training Mark at Location A. I believe training will go well. I've trained people before with success, and having known Mark from his time at the old oil lube next door, there is no doubt in my mind he has the ability to do it. I do like training people. I guess it's the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 27, 2026

The Permanent Fix Plan

Jake, Brad and I talked to the tech guy from AppWash because of our issue of club members not being able to wash at Location B. We powered each of the four machines down, and they worked. It turned out what happened was that a power surge knocked them out. B is prone to power surges, so Jake and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

B AppWash Issues

AppWash has been having issues at Location B. The connection to the touch-frees is getting lost, which means AppWash members cannot wash there. B is well-attended, so we are putting people through. However, there was a misunderstanding. Matt and Don were having them call AppWash, which works under... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Christy In and Out

After Dad fired Adam, he called former Location A and D employee Christy about if she had any interest in working at Location A. She said she could do Mondays and Tuesdays from 2 to 5. Dad said he would take her. Dad would be the one to initially train her. He worked this past Monday and Tuesday all... Sign in to see full entry.

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