The Car Wash Life

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

What's With the Attitude?

The trash can was blocking one of the doors to the convenience store. Figuring the cold wind was the culprit I moved it out of the way. Next thing I know, Martha Gellington, was lecturing me about how the trash can needed to be there because somehow wind whipping through could lead to the glass... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Problems with Coke

Manager Michael Gellington has been having a ton of problems out of Coca-Cola ever since becoming the manager at Location D back in late March. Coke has never been happy with us while Michael has ran the show. Coke is determined for us to buy certain amounts of their products. Michael has always... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

A Lot on the Line

I am surprised and not in a good way. The snowfall came as expected. The salt trucks were busy spreading salt and plowing snow. The roads were cleared and dry within a day. I figured by now I would be blogging about how busy we are with our car washes facing long lines and raking in money. Instead I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

A Nice Christmas Party

So I went to the Location D party and had a good time. A low key affair it was with ten people total including Dad and myself. Everybody seemed pretty relaxed. Often I have read and heard of Christmas party where someone or some people end up saying or doing something stupid. Nothing of that sort... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Frozen Fingers

Two of the most miserable days I ever worked occurred in February 2005. For today's entry I will be telling the first miserable day. At some point in time I will be telling the second story. First, a quick back story is needed. Our Location A when it was busy needed three employees. We needed a... Sign in to see full entry.

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