European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Washing and waxing to foot College Bills by Brenda Hosier Statt writer Hole Many american College students spend Summers gelling we and Tan Al Iho Beach tool them in Germany have found a Way to have Sun and Lun and earn some Money Al Iho same Lime Mike Farmer. 21. And roman Weathers 20. Arc the proprietors of wan world a car washing and waxing business that earns them Money to help pay for College expenses every summer since 1978, Farmer has set up the business on the Corner of Rhei Strasse in the Mark Twain Village family housing area and a enl to Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg Farmer started the business after his elderly neighbor asked him to Wash and Wax his two cars it was something to do and gel a Low Bucks out of it. He said. Besides. I was helping the Guy out. As Farmer and a Friend were washing i a Man s cars other motorists slopped and asked How much they charged we old hem be weren 1 in the car washing business Farmer said but later he asked his lather. I col Michael Farmer it he could Wash and Wax cars during she summer and How much they should charge we charged $7 for a car and s10 for a Van to said we Laler had to give 5 percent of our profit to the Community morale welfare and recreation fund because we were using government facilities water but we really did t mind because we were still making enough Money " the Young men said they gave $600 to the Community s mar fund last year Weathers joined the business two years ale when Farmer s original buddy moved Back to the states today the two Young entrepreneurs charge Between �25 and $80 for a Wash and Wax Job the iop Price covers a Large Van and includes compounding with a deep cleaner waxing with the Best wan and Complete inferior cleaning All vehicles no matter what me sire get a Wash Wax Interior cleaning Chrome polishing including the wheels and windows cleaned. The prices vary depending on the service requested and the size of the vehicle Weathers said Farmer said they do a belter Job now than they did when they Hrat started. We rarely gel dissatisfied customers he said we usually gel complaints about missed spots or something like that. But we aim to please them so we Fry to Correct any oversights Overall customers Are satisfied with our  that might explain Why they have a two week wailing list Tor their monday through Friday work week despite the Cost. Erma Bombeck Sis Mala by Ken George every Gumtner we Fay it s the last summer Mike Farmer right with partner roman Weathers. We raised our prices hoping Only to Al Kracl the serious customer and keep the wailing list to one week but thai did t to a " Weathers said an average of five to Aix cars can be washed and waxed in one Day Whan we have smaller cars we can do More Farmer said Farmer and Weathers Are proud of heir summer Success and say they owe a great Deal to their parents they taught us to be polite and use Good business  Farmer said. Although the Young men May have missed out on some of the summer fun other College students enjoy they feel they be Learned something far More important we be Learned How to communicate with people and How to manage Money Farmer said and we Are Given a great Deal of responsibility with each car that is brought to us Weathers added particularly when you figure thai each car is Worth Al least $10,000." the Young men Hope of open tvs air own business in Houston someday. Bui when their summer ends in Early August Farmer will go Back to school in the Stales to major in business admins Srafion at either the University o Texas Al Elpaso or Webster University in is. Louis Weathers will return id the University of Maryland Munich Campus majoring in communications. Will they return next year every summer we say it s the last summer Farmer said. If the Corner is empty next summer Ihen you la know we be turned in our  Everue Ellie you re a 45 a p m record in cassette world you Don t fit Iho equipment you can t get anyone to repair you and you re going at the wrong Speed. Obviously quite a few of you do who wrote in response to the column on summer evenings when life was slower and you sat for hours on the Iron porch and listened to the swing squeak. One woman said our life nowadays is by appointment Only the More you have on your Calendar. Iha More successful you feel. Another said her children Are running around from one event to the other like a blur. She asks. Where is everybody going so fast and furious t wish i knew. Turn right on red. Fast Forward to eliminate the commercials just add water heat and serve reach out end touch someone and drive at the same time. At the sound of the beep you have five seconds to Teav your message i Mink it All began when we thought in we could shorten the time in took us to do chores we would have a lot More time for Leisure. But then we started knocking minutes o f of  boats went faster books became condensed picnics were catered planes chopped off travel Lime and we watched one to show while we aped another one. To passed the disease on to our children. Don l sit around the House. Get out there and play organized Ball twirl a Baton gel a Black Bell play a tuba learn to act sing in a choir pitch a Lent and weave a Sil upon that you will never sit on but do something every morning of our lives when to gel up we must dress for Success say something meaningful make a commitment to something fulfil a goal and seek fulfilment. I m not even sure what All that Means. I heard a career woman say the other Day. Wednesday july 9. 1966 tomorrow i have to take the car in. Do the laundry go to the dentist grocery shop pick out new fabric for the sofa go to a luncheon and car Pool att i school thank god for a Day off she was serious. I m a heavy contributor to the problem. Recently. I used a deodorant that i would apply Only once saving eight seconds took a headache Tablet that raced to my stomach is seconds faster than its competitor and climbed in a car with an additive in the gasoline that saved me possibly five seconds on my Starling time. At lunch. I used a Catsup that saved me six seconds by coming out of the bottle faster than Brand a ran Oft some copies on a copier that did the Job in 20 seconds less than the former one and later put a hot dog in the microwave that chopped 60 seconds Olf the traditional Way of cooking. As i slept Little Blue men were in my toilet bowl making bubbles that saved me 45 seconds of scrubbing. I had saved a total of two minutes 39 seconds. How Many squeaks in a swing is that i 1888, i Wangdu to non by Idun the stars and stripes Page 17