The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Went to Work

I awoke to no wintry mix or rain. From 11:40 a.m. to 3 p.m. I ended up working at Locations C and B where I did some much needed cleaning. Trash cans needed to be dumped and bays washed. At Location B I had a few mechanical hiccups that I was able to deal with quickly and thus efficiently. Business... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Finally, A Busy Day!

Yesterday we had our first real busy day. All the businesses were busy. In fact, Harry James told me that at Location B we had cars lined out to the street. At that business to get to the street we need to have about fifteen cars or so. Finally the effect of the road salt is starting to be seen.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

One Less Business

Come January 1st Dad will hand the keys to Location Y back to landlord and great friend Marty Goldberg. Two years it will have been since Dad began his lease with Marty. The first year we lost money. Because of us losing money Marty was willing for the year of 2009 to knock one third off the rent.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Working Christmas?

A very real possibility exists of yours truly having to work Christmas day from 10 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon. Because our washes are automated with self-service bays and automatic touch free washes Christmas is the only day of the year Dad does not have anyone working our businesses. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Day Off From Work

To answer, Tzippy's question in the comments section to last entry I ended up taking a day off from work on Saturday on account of the blizzard. Shortly after Saturday's entry Dad, who had been plowing Location B since around 7 a.m., called Mom and had her relay to me that he would pick me up... Sign in to see full entry.

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