The Car Wash Life

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Monday, December 29, 2025

AppWash

Dad and I recently met with Stu from AppWash. AppWash is a subscription-based car wash membership service that would allow customers to sign up as members through their platform. Customers would manage their subscriptions themselves, including updates and cancellations. There’s no cost to install... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 28, 2025

Memorizing Numbers

Given my good memory, it probably comes as no surprise that I have the car washes’ bank account numbers memorized. I also have Ann and Howard Booth’s account numbers committed to memory. Now that Big Bank has switched to virtual deposit slips and debit cards, I won’t be using those memorized numbers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 27, 2025

Creepy Palm

I’ve heard that in some places you can wave your palm to pay for things. Will car washes start adopting that? I don’t know—and I’d rather they didn’t. Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer people to use cash, cards, or their phones. The whole palm-scanning thing just feels creepy to me. Recommended... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas

I would like to start off by wishing each and every one of you a Merry Christmas. Things have been going so fast since Thanksgiving. I feel like we just had turkey. Dad is doing well with his COVID. He says he sounds much worse than what he actually is. When Dad gets sick, his voice does tend to go... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

A Second Family Member Is Sick

I wasn’t the only one to come down with an illness this Christmas week. While I was dealing with strep throat, Dad was diagnosed with COVID this morning. He’s experiencing what he describes as minor discomfort and is resting comfortably while waiting it out. Thankfully, the prognosis is very good.... Sign in to see full entry.

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