The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

So Long Steve Part 1

When I was in the middle of emptying out one of the bays at Location D on Monday the 27th Michael Gellington came outside to tell me Dad was on the phone and that it was important. I quickly finished up the bay and headed inside to hear what Dad had to say. "I need you to come to Location A," he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Dad is Stressed

The past few weeks have been very stressful on my father. Oh where to start. First of all, we had another bank interested in what has become a never ending quest to refinance. Sadly that bank does not have any money to lend right now, which makes it pretty darn hard to do a deal. So that makes it... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

A Robbery Story

The recent murder of my friend Wally's father at his cash business made think of when Wanda Sellers was robbed at gunpoint at Location D. Unlike Wally's father Wanda is fortunate to be able to tell her tale along with the fact that we now know who did it. Wanda was robbed at Location D on September... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Rough on the Health Front

The last few weeks have not been too kind to my health. Complaining is not something I will do. My health battles this month have been short term. Compared to people with long term and/or fatal health issues that really puts things into perspective. Awhile ago a kid's bicycle handlebar struck my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Friday and Saturday Chaos

Manager Michael Gellington asked and received Dad's permission to off both Thursday and Friday. Michael is a chef by trade and has a catering business that has been suffering tremendously because of the poor state of the economy. A couple big catering jobs came up those days, which led to him to ask... Sign in to see full entry.

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