{"product_id":"9781937165406","title":"Washing Cars \u0026 Wasting Time","description":"Have you ever been given the impromptu offer to buy a crossbow from a random stranger? \u003cp\u003eHas your life ever been threatened over $1.75 in quarters? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan you say that you have ever been so bored that sifting through broken glass and cigarette butts constituted an accepted pastime? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose are just a sampling of the many adventures that I had while working as an attendant at Speedee Car Wash in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I also learned to never untie a plastic grocery bag that you find in the trash. I was taught that there is not as great of a distinction between a car wash and a pawnshop as most people may think and that there are fewer bikini-clad girls washing cars than Hollywood would have people believe. Despite all of the abrasive customers; cold, tiring winter hours; hot, boredom-filled, and even longer summer hours, I got some great stories to tell out of those years. And they are compiled here in Washing Cars \u0026amp; Wasting Time. Oh yeah . . . and we managed to wash a couple of cars amidst all of the chaos as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orange Hat Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040327713008,"sku":"9781937165406","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937165406_p0.jpg?v=1763661115","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937165406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}