My first job was at a car wash. I live in Ohio. Our seasons are as follows:
1) Almost winter
2) Winter
3) Still winter
4) Construction
Now, I'm kind of a freak because I LOVE winter and the cold. I usually wear shorts all year unless I'm working.
Further, some people need to pay more attention to basic science, more specifically, the temperature at which water freezes.
One morning, about a dozen customers IN A ROW asked the owner what would freeze if they got a wash. He got tired of the answer of, "Anywhere that is wet," and just started to list every part on the car he could think of that would get wet... "Breaks, doors, mirrors, sunroof..."
--------------------------------
There was a day that it was actually cold enough to make me wear pants (cold weather+shorts+water= ice covered shins). I was wearing windpants over jeans, gloves, hat, and the heaviest jacket I had when a guy complains...
"Why is my car and everything in the wash frozen?"
"Because they are wet and it's 5 degrees."
"Why does that matter?"
"Water freezes at 32 degrees."
"Turn on the heat."
(with a dead stare) "It is set to full blast, but it doesn't matter because people like you keep showing up and we can't keep the doors closed long enough to thaw anything, thus everything, including my towels, have ice on them."
"Oh." *drives off*
1) Almost winter
2) Winter
3) Still winter
4) Construction
Now, I'm kind of a freak because I LOVE winter and the cold. I usually wear shorts all year unless I'm working.
Further, some people need to pay more attention to basic science, more specifically, the temperature at which water freezes.
One morning, about a dozen customers IN A ROW asked the owner what would freeze if they got a wash. He got tired of the answer of, "Anywhere that is wet," and just started to list every part on the car he could think of that would get wet... "Breaks, doors, mirrors, sunroof..."
--------------------------------
There was a day that it was actually cold enough to make me wear pants (cold weather+shorts+water= ice covered shins). I was wearing windpants over jeans, gloves, hat, and the heaviest jacket I had when a guy complains...
"Why is my car and everything in the wash frozen?"
"Because they are wet and it's 5 degrees."
"Why does that matter?"
"Water freezes at 32 degrees."
"Turn on the heat."
(with a dead stare) "It is set to full blast, but it doesn't matter because people like you keep showing up and we can't keep the doors closed long enough to thaw anything, thus everything, including my towels, have ice on them."
"Oh." *drives off*
Comment