The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

"Like the Virgin Birth"

Summer 2002. Father Ernesto showed up to Location A. "I've got great news," he told Dad in the office "I'm a father." "I don't follow," Dad said. "No, you don't understand, I have a triplets now," "You impregnated somebody?" a disgusted Dad said. "No, it was IVF," he said. "It was just like the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

God Wants This

Josh Gabber owned an Izuzu Rodeo for years. He had to have that car for at least 20 years, selling several years ago. There was a time in 2002 when he gave serious thought to selling the vehicle back then.. Father Ernesto wanted to buy the car. Such a statement might seem confusing. You might be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 22, 2024

The Right Thing to Do

At Locations C and D, a car wash club customer can sign up for the membership at the machine. You would be surprised how many people end up signing up and end up not getting their RFID sticker. Because of the recurring nature, billing can go on and on. I try to catch those and stop their billing and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 20, 2024

Where to Find the Truth

The car wash trade magazines are not going to criticize vendors and products. The reason is simple. They do not want to alienate potential and current sponsors. To find out the skinny on vendors and products, us car wash operators talk to one another, and there is carwashforum.com where people can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

The Town Mafia

Dad, Josh Gabber and Father Ernesto spent a whole lot of time together. The town Location A is in was the sort of town where everybody knows everybody. Because of that, everybody seems to know everybody's business. The town has grown a lot over the years, but back then, that sort of small town... Sign in to see full entry.

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