The Car Wash Life

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Dad and the Tickets

There was a time when Dad had 14 Ravens season tickets. Some of the tickets he did sell. Others were for business purposes. Sometimes, contractors rather than getting paid would barter for Baltimore Ravens football tickets. Other times, Dad would use them to reward employees. Today, we are down to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 29, 2024

Vacation Preparation

I will be on vacation next week. Whenever I go on vacation, I make sure to try to make things as easy as possible for those who are working. That means making sure the supplies I order are plentiful. If there are any mechanical issues, I make sure to bring those up before I go (something I do every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 26, 2024

John Quits

John Booth, Howard's brother, abruptly quit his biweekly job for us of cleaning out the vacuums at Locations B and C. This happened one month ago. Dad and I were unaware that John had quit. First, why did John quit? Back in late August, Robbie told me that John had gotten into it with a vacuum... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 23, 2024

Package in Limbo Update

Remember that package sent via UPS that was in limbo? We had sent a bill changer part. Well, it turns out the package was lost. Filing a claim was really difficult to do because the receipt, which I thought I had at home, could not be found. Fortunately, I was able to get the pertinent information... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 20, 2024

The Prediction Game

Before the pandemic, if you gave me a 7-day forecast, I could predict business performance with the assumption the forecast held up. Nowadays, my predictions are nothing more than shots in the dark. I've seen days that I felt would be busy turn into slow days while predicted slow days have been... Sign in to see full entry.

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