The Car Wash Life

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Busiest Holidays

With today being Columbus Day, a Federal Holiday, I am in the mood to take on a more general topic as it concerns holidays and the Baltimore Area car wash industry. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and President's Day are the busiest holidays we have at the car washes. Both of those holidays are in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Colder or Hotter?

Today is Uncle Richard's birthday. Happy Birthday, Uncle Richard! Is it harder to operate the business under warm or cold temperatures? Hands down, the answer is cold, and by cold, I mean when the temperatures are freezing. Cold weather is tougher on the equipment than hot weather because of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Depression and Work

In my blogs, I have discussed my on again, off again battles with depression, which lasted from March 2001 to January 2012. All in all, I missed only one day of work on account of depression. I enjoy working. For m,e I have found work to be a great temporary escape from whatever was bothering me.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

And That's a Seasonal Wrap

I do not have a favorite car wash season nor do I have a least favorite car wash season. One might have thought that the Salty Season, the busiest season, and the Fall Season were my favorite and least favorite season, respectively. I have long accepted the peaks and valleys that occur within a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Manufacture It

Whenever Dad and I can, we buy car wash parts from the manufacturer. The manufacturer price is going to be cheaper than the distributor's price. We have saved a lot of money by investigating who makes the parts we utilize. Not all manufacturers are willing to sell to non-distributor. Even then, we... Sign in to see full entry.

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