The Car Wash Life

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Jeff's Diagnosis

Jeff has plans to leave Location A. Originally, the plan had been for him to take off a good chunk of the winter down in Sarasota, where he owns a condo, before returning. However, he’s told Dad that when he comes back, he won’t be working at Location A. What happened? Jeff was recently diagnosed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

He's Got a Deli

Peter now has himself a deli at Location D. He started it on Tuesday with the sandwiches. He started the subs on Friday. The subs have been a hit. I have to hand it to Peter. He is a go-getter who is always looking to add something to his store to capture a new market. Whether it was fishing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 10, 2025

Lots of Coors

I brought cans to the scrapyard today. There was one person ahead of me in line. Now when I bring cans, I bring many different beverage containers. Whatever I find at the car wash is what I go with. Now this guy had six bags. What struck me was that they were all Coors Light Cans. There must have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

The Penny Effect

With pennies no longer being made, there will not be an effect on the car washes. We do not price our services to the penny. Therefore, it will be business as usual. As pennies make their way out of the money supply, there will be a personal effect on me in that I will not find them as often as I do... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

T-Bar Down

Along the sides of the automatic touch-frees are T-Bars. The upside-down t-shaped devices help measure vehicles. Well, at Location B someone drove into one of them when we were not around, which shuts down the machine completely. I know the first thing on Howard Booth's to-do list tomorrow.... Sign in to see full entry.

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