The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Waiting for the Send Off

Today we are expected to get some snow coming in. As to when, I am not sure. Forecasts have been all over the place. Therefore, I am at Location B, waiting for snow and a send off from Dad. In the meantime, there is plenty of work for me to do while waiting. Recommended Reading Busy, Busy, Busy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Super Bowl Sunday: Don't Remember

I do not recall ever having worked on a Super Bowl Sunday. If I did, it was because we were swamped, and my presence was needed. After all, Sunday is one of my days off from work. I cannot think of any times off-hand where I ended up working. Recommended Reading Super Bowl Impact... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Dencar

Over the next month (weather depending, a caveat that always has to be applied this time of the year), Dad and I will head up to Akron, Ohio to check out Dencar. What is Dencar, you ask? Dencar is a company that specializes in car wash club technology. Customers can manage their memberships online... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Ned and Once a Month

Ned has been working for us every other Sunday for several years now. This month begins him cutting back to one Sunday a month. Dad might be cutting out Ned to an as-needed basis. I will discuss both the why Ned wants to cutback and why Dad wants to cut out Ned. Ned's full-time job is with car wash... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Sewage Man

Location A is located next to a stream. The set-up is our vacuums, some grass and some trees, the latter of which hide the stream. Many years ago, Dad saw a guy park his RV at one of the vacs. The guy got out and was ready to discharge his sewage. "You can't do that," Dad said once he got up to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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