Interview with GMR at an ungodly hour

I strategically arranged to meet GMR at the coffee shop at Manchester Fort. The Fort is the big shopping precinct, housing all the usual suspects - a certain DIY chain, a certain designer outlet, a certain large pharmacy - and The Coffee Outlet.....the reason for meeting there was mainly the coffee - and once stoked up with a large americano, we drove convoy style into Wash and Glow round the corner. This Car Wash has become my default Car Wash - partly due to proximity with the Fort. They actully sell their own coffee at the car wash, but they dont open at the hour that the lovely Rachel from GMR wanted me. So we stood in the sunshine and waited for Beswick to finish his patter and then proceeeded with the interview, where I managed to explain something about the proposed project.
Bemused Car Wash operatives began to stroll in whilst the manager was bringing out the various components of the job - large vats of detergents and water, hoses, gloves etc, lining them up on the forecourt. Meanwhile the workers, of a variety of languages gathered to chat and smoke - an advantage in this job I imagine - you dont have to go outside for a fag - your already there...

picture shows the entrance to Manchester Fort