The Car Wash Life

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Friday, November 28, 2025

A Heartwarming Thanksgiving Eve Story

A Location A customer locked his keys in his car on Thanksgiving Eve, when Dad was on-site. The guy was Latino and was signing to Dad what happened. The man did not realize that iPhones have a translate app. Dad used the translate app to communicate with him. What Dad did was he called a tow truck... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

He Inspired the Car Wash Club

If I were to make a top-ten list of the most influential people in my life, Bob Kendrick would definitely be on it. Why? Because he was the first car wash operator I knew who introduced a car wash club—and he wouldn’t stop encouraging Dad to start one too. At first, Dad was skeptical. So was I. How... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Blowing the Leaves Away

There are some trees around Location B. That means when the leaves fall, our lot can get covered with them. Fortunately, we have Matt and Don to leaf blow them out of the way. As I look outside, I see a clear lot. The trees are barren of leaves, so I believe the autumn work is done. Recommended... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, November 23, 2025

PO Box

We have a PO Box that is for all the car washes. We do not need it as much as we did back in the day - email has taken away the bulk of our mail. However, there are still entities that use mail. Sure, we could use our mailboxes at the car wash. However, we have found mail to be more reliable coming... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 21, 2025

Trashman

I was excited when Dad told me that Bob Kendrick had started a trash pickup company. Bob had gone into partnership with a police officer. The officer would drive the truck and handle the physical trash removal, while Bob would take care of the office work. I was thrilled because I’ve always loved... Sign in to see full entry.

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